This is the day of the year when the president pardons a turkey at the White House and for seven years, Malia and Sasha Obama have been good soldiers for the photo-op. Today was no different. They stood by their father’s side for the cause of tradition on the day we realized — again –that time moves on, and little kids grow up too fast.
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These are tough times on the farm, we’re told. Commodity prices are down and the harvest again was way too bountiful. Many farmers are now losing money.
It’s not that we disbelieve any of the stories we’re hearing. We just wonder what it is that farmer Derek Klingenberg is doing right to make the business consistently look so gosh darned fun. Read more →
The forthcoming issue of ESPN the Magazine has a fascinating inside look at Minnesota Timberwolves legend Kevin Garnett and the things that make him tick. And, for once, we understand why the NBA fossil is so slow to retire. Read more →
We ignore the usual warnings because it’s just the way we are. Part of it is because we don’t see the tears in the eyes of people like Courtney Pogones, of Austin, Minn. Read more →
According to the University of Wisconsin Police Department in Madison, nobody likes coconut doughnuts. That’s why they make the perfect symbol of protest for a UW fan who was thrown out of Camp Randall recently. Read more →
An Eau Claire farmer planted sunflowers in memory of his wife, who died of cancer a year ago. Now the seeds he’s harvesting will help other cancer patients. Read more →
When it comes to TV news personalities, the viewers often have a difficult time understanding their boundaries. Read more →
This is an incredible video put together by Milan Vuckovic, a Berlin designer who started putting it together after the attacks in Paris.
He documented every terrorist attack in the last 15 years in which at least 21 people died. Read more →
The mere mention of the word ‘clown’ can send people into hiding.
A clown with an orange jumpsuit has Waukesha, Wisc., under the covers. Read more →
It’s not too late to stop the nation’s descent. It only takes the courage for someone to stand up to say ‘this is wrong.’ Read more →
Mackenzie Berry might have also died in the crash that killed her father had it not been for her ‘angel.’ Read more →
Rod Carew is 70, a fact that’s a cold bucket of water in the face for baseball fans who idolized the Minnesota Twins and California Angels hitter, one of the best pure hitters in the history of baseball.
So perhaps it shouldn’t surprise us that his health is in peril, and yet it does. Read more →
Here’s the Saturday Night Live skit that we talked about on The Current’s Morning Show this morning. Read more →
A survey by a website that evaluates higher education choices has listed an area college on its list of colleges that aren’t worth the money. Read more →
There’s always that one home in many towns that’s the must-see Christmas lights house. The newfangled computer-controlled lighting displays are now match for a guy who started with one display and then got carried away in an ongoing effort to make some people happy. Read more →
Bob Collins