LINDSBORG – End of April, end of the Brunswick. It was once a proud place and even as it grew old and worn, it tried to keep the certain dignity of fallen royalty, its jewels gone, finery in... Read more

Six weeks ago the reunion committee for the Lincoln High School Class of 1965 decided that, given the corona threat, this year’s event will be next year. Our class of 53 graduates prom... Read more

The Internet, with its infinite slate of fantasy and entertainment, now throbs with lists of things to do while we hunker, unmasked, at home. Baking has begun to climb up the queue. Jigsaw p... Read more

LINDSBORG – As the witch Corona lurks, we share a time of anxiety and hope in equal parts. We’re uncertain about many things, starting with our health, our work, our humanity, our fait... Read more

We see people on foot or cycle along Lindsborg's Välkommen Trail, the city's open-air asylum from the virus witch Corona. It may help to remember what inspired this roomy, four-mil... Read more

“…Spring put on her gayest pastel frock to call on the Parson, who was deep in gloom at the state of the world and his unhappiness with it. She twirled before him, her flowing sk... Read more

The current pandemic recalls one from yesteryear, the Hong Kong Flu, and how it suddenly slammed me into a sickbed. This virus had begun in Hong Kong in the summer of 1968 and spread to Viet... Read more

When I was in the single-digit age group, springtime was especially glorious, for it signaled the approach of liberation, the end of a school year, the promise of baseball. Baseball was a ch... Read more

(Second of two articles) Imagine the state budget as a pizza, laden with toppings (no anchovies, please). A fine pie, thick with sauce, meat and vegetables, but without support – a foundatio... Read more

The state budget (First of two articles) Following the money trails of government finance is like trying to track a column of hair lice on a sheep dog. Nonetheless, a basic understanding of... Read more