Opinion

Milan Community Column

B-R-R-R. What a way to start a whole new year. And the dog still needs walking, as do I. But it has been brutal walking outside Saturday and Sunday mornings. I do layer and bundle up, but you can't cover your eyes. And this morning I had little droplets of ice form on my eyelashes. The walk was shorter than usual.

Praire Notebook

Happy New Year everyone, May you enjoy a healthy, loving and respectful 2022! Seems like the fanfare of putting up the Christmas tree is a lot more thoughtful than taking it down and getting rid of it. Riding around town it’s not surprising to see a dried-out spruce tree lying in the snow outside the backdoor or in some cases still ablaze with lights through the front window a week or two after the holidays.