The rampant flitting of butterflies in one’s stomach upon a mere thought or glimpse.  The electrifying spark capable of commencing a wildfire extending from a graze or touch.  The slight coloring of cheeks and avoidance of eye contact upon noticing the directed affectionate gaze of another.  The continual craving for the missing piece to the puzzle and overall commitment for … [Read more...]

By Deanna Kay Phillips For my last article I decided to to interview Michelle McClain-Kruse on April 23, 2018, who has had success with her own business. She has been a major influence in my life.  Whether it was teaching me more about horses or declaring herself my college mom, she has been there for it all. Her business is Thunder Rode, Inc. It provides a place of safety … [Read more...]

By Ashley Haugerud The future is unfortunately quite unpredictable. There is no “right time” in life, you never know what is going to happen next, but ultimately, everything will work out how it should. In 10 years, I see myself wherever life takes me. Many people wonder when they should start thinking about their future plans, but the truth is; there is no right time. … [Read more...]

By Laura Vettleson-Trutza Have you ever been afraid of something just because you thought it was “bad luck”? Maybe seeing number 13, or seeing a black cat cross the road ahead of you. As you probably already know, these are examples of superstitions. Almost everyone has some kind of superstition whether it’s good or bad. However, where exactly did these ideas and beliefs come … [Read more...]

By Abad Macabanding As a YES Student, it is our goal to promote mutual understanding between two countries, foster longer ties, bridge the gap between the cultural differences of two countries by sharing and adapting each other’s culture and  most importantly, to acquire leadership skills which can benefit our community by using and applying those skills and knowledge that we … [Read more...]

By Annalise Shupe I have recently realized that a person cannot obtain coldness, they simply have the absence of heat. Very similar to light; a room doesn’t have darkness, it has the absence of light. This made me think of love and hate... maybe hate doesn’t exist, but it’s merely the absence of love in our lives. It is no secret that it seems easier to blame life’s … [Read more...]

By Travis Vatland In the United States, there is an estimated 50,000 non-primitive species, with about 4,500 of those non- primitive species   considered invasive. Some of the most notorious invasive animals in the United States include the Burmese python, emerald ash borer, zebra mussels, and the common carp. In Minnesota, some of the most common invasive species include … [Read more...]

You are clearly just looking for attention.  Oh, eat a cheeseburger and some fries.  It is all in your head; everyone has bad days.  Come on, others have it way worse.  You are making the choice to live this way – do you not want to get better?  But you have a lot to be happy about.  Stop feeling so sorry for yourself. Though indisputably a rather unfortunate and detrimental … [Read more...]

By Deanna Kay Phillips Lately this is an over-talked subject that has people rolling their eyes and going “Oh no, not again,” or, “Oh no, not another article about guns and how people are mishandling them.” As I was searching for a topic for this article, it was brought to my attention by classmates that I have been focusing on the big topics that are over talked a lot. My … [Read more...]

By Ashley Haugerud I believe continuous complaining will not resolve any issues one may be complaining about. There are many forms of complaint, such as complaining about the same thing over and over again, complaining about everything possible, and complaining only for sympathy. Continuous complaining has became one of my biggest pet peeves. I know there is always a solution … [Read more...]

By Laura Vettleson-Trutza Climate change is something that has been overlooked for a long time. It is also something that no one really thinks about, and sometimes they don’t want to think about it. There are also some that don’t believe in climate change. They believe that this has been happening for years, and this is all natural. In a way these people are right. It is … [Read more...]

By Abad Macabanding Philippines is a country located in the southeastern most part of Asia comprising about 7,107 islands. These islands are separated into three sovereign states, namely Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippines has a population of more than 100 million people with different traditions and cultures. The Philippines has more than a hundred ethnolinguistic … [Read more...]

By Annalise Shupe It is a common opinion that high school competitions have gone soft. Every team makes the play-offs and many receive awards. Nonetheless there is always a declared winner and loser ... except on February 3, 2018. On this day the declared winner became the loser as the declared loser became the winner. On February 3, 2018, in Stewartville, Minn., the … [Read more...]

By Travis Vatland “I’ll be back!” Arnold Schwarzenegger said, while acting in Terminator, a movie about a cyborg assassin from the future.  Having recently watched Terminator, I wondered about how Artificial Intelligence will impact our lives, good and bad, and perhaps the most important, where is the line drawn? However, before we get into the article, what is artificial … [Read more...]

Harvey Weinstein.  James Franco.  Matt Lauer.  Roy Moore.  Mario Batali.  George H.W. Bush.  James Rosen.  Even one of Minnesota’s own, former Democratic Senator Al Franken. With the extensive availability of current proceedings made accessible through the various means of media present in our world today, a majority of individuals have likely heard of at least one of the … [Read more...]