May 8, 2021

As the Twin Cities supermarket battle heats up, who is No. 1?

The pandemic not only increased grocery profits as restrictions forced people to eat at home, it also intensified an already competitive market in the Twin […]
May 8, 2021

Schafer: Why cars, chips, lumber and other goods are suddenly more expensive

The value of my car, which has been gathering dust in our garage for most of the pandemic, increased lately after 12 years of declining. […]
May 8, 2021

Backing for preschool scholarships grows at Minnesota Legislature

The Minnesota Legislature appears ready to pass a significant increase in early-learning scholarships with rare bipartisan support on behalf of needy Minnesota families whose kids […]
May 8, 2021

Minnesota couple's new 'adventure': Turning shipping containers into custom studios

Every studio has a story, Andy Berg likes to say about the spaces he builds out of old shipping containers. On a recent blustery spring […]
May 8, 2021

5 sure-fire signs of a stock market bubble

It seems like the stock market is hitting all-time highs just about every week in 2021. While stocks have shown a serious bounce since the […]
May 8, 2021

Regulators let banks give people more access to savings in the pandemic

A year ago, as the U.S. economy shut down during the pandemic and millions lost their jobs, the Federal Reserve Board changed a banking rule […]
May 8, 2021

6 tips to streamline insurance payment on home damage claims

Maybe it’s a loud crash overhead. Maybe it’s shattering glass. For a homeowner, these sounds might mean that you are about to get acquainted with […]
May 8, 2021

Commercial property owners say pandemic lowered value of their real estate holdings

“No doubt the residential market is booming and doing great things. But the absolute inverse has occurred for commercial properties because of the pandemic,” said […]
May 8, 2021

Another adjustment of the sails on life's journey

At the end of the 2019 season, we traveled to Thibodaux, La., for an FCS playoff game. After that tough loss, Hunter shared with his […]
May 8, 2021

Babe the Blue Ox to take up residence outside Pequot Lakes Chamber building, just off the Paul Bunyan Trail

A fundraising campaign is underway to refurbish an ox statue and place it outside the Pequot Lakes Chamber Welcome Center in Trailside Park, just off […]