While many embrace the latest “smart” tech daily, I’ve found myself doing just the opposite. It became apparent to me at some point that I was...

He is perhaps Minnesota’s best known governor—but he launched his political career as a loser. Rudy Perpich lost his first election in 1955,...

Red letter dates for the United States—and its Armed Services—are being observed in 2025-26. First and foremost, the U.S. will be celebrating its...

Have you ever served on a board or committee? If not, it may be just what you would like, or it could “fit your fancy.”Many people have served multiple times, and many...

Congress is on an expense paid vacation because Speaker of the U.S. House Johnson won't re-open congress until he gets his way. How do you negotiate by sitting in a corner...

Question: I have a new driver. Can you give some advice on what a person should do if their windshield wipers quit or their car hood comes open while driving?Answer: If...

I think the great tragedy of the recent pandemic is that it has hastened our rush to abandon so-called “third spaces” seemingly at all costs.The millions of lives lost and...

Artificial intelligence is going to transform everything we watch, hear and read.  You can already see it happening.Asking and AI search engine a...

It is a sad coincidence that the Pelican Rapids Oktoberfest will fall on the same day as the funeral of one of its founders and avid promoters.Many...

National Newspaper Week is Oct. 5 to Oct. 11. Small-town newspapers, including those in Otter Tail County, will point out that local reporting...

My heavens, what a difficult couple of weeks it’s been. Amen?The Charlie Kirk assassination dropped a match into what was already a box of...

It saddens me that people are celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk. He was a man of peace. People who believe the opinions of the news media have apparently not...

I did not vote for Donald Trump in 2016, 2020, or 2024. It was a very easy decision for me each time.  For those of you who did vote for him in 2016, I can offer a small...

Charlie Kirk had a strong love for this nation, for family, and for God. Through scripture, Charlie countered the societal concepts that marriage isn’t important, that we...

In the wake of the Charlie Kirk slaying, we’ve received an unusual number of letters to the editor. The Pelican Rapids Press welcomes letters to the editor, regardless of...