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The ‘state fair’ of agriculture – Food, farming, stewardship can bridge cultural, ideological differences

The ‘state fair’ of agriculture – Food, farming, stewardship can bridge cultural, ideological differences

by Forrest Peterson | Aug 6, 2026 | Words on Paper

Minnesota gubernatorial candidates at the Minnesota FarmFest candidate forum Aug. 5, (L-R): Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Demuth, Mike Lindell, Kendall Qualls. With all the contentiousness these days among issues involving politics, economics, and culture including religion,...
The hockey stick economy – Reforms following Gilded Age in peril from today’s wealth disparity

The hockey stick economy – Reforms following Gilded Age in peril from today’s wealth disparity

by Forrest Peterson | Jul 30, 2026 | Words on Paper

Pond hockey in the 1950s, when winter had good ice and many families were middle class, enjoying benefits from the reforms of the Progressive Era. Today, a hockey stick-shaped graph shows the wealth disparity between mid-century and now. On summer evenings I often...
It’s a jungle out there – Government regulation an essential ingredient for food safety

It’s a jungle out there – Government regulation an essential ingredient for food safety

by Forrest Peterson | Jul 23, 2026 | Words on Paper

Left: Hokey Pokey caramel corn, $9.98 per pound. Right: Penguin Books cover of “The Jungle,” 1906 novel by Upton Sinclair. Grocery shopping the other day I succumbed to an impulse purchase. Just before checking out, a 15-oz. bag of Hokey Pokey Caramel Corn was calling...
Let’s celebrate Canada, eh? – Our northern neighbors offer far more than wildfire smoke

Let’s celebrate Canada, eh? – Our northern neighbors offer far more than wildfire smoke

by Forrest Peterson | Jul 16, 2026 | Words on Paper

Street scene in old Quebec City. Ron Dobson sounded hurried when he answered my phone call July 1. It was Canada Day, and like our Fourth of July, the celebration was keeping him busy as owner, publisher, editor, reporter, and probably ad sales too, of the Flin Flon,...
‘Land of neighbors’ – Celebrating 250 years of ‘freedom’ ignores uncertain future of democracy

‘Land of neighbors’ – Celebrating 250 years of ‘freedom’ ignores uncertain future of democracy

by Forrest Peterson | Jul 9, 2026 | Words on Paper

Tourists commemorate democracy and enjoy the view from the authentic Liberty Bell looking across Independence Square in Philadelphia. Around ten-thirty Sunday evening, July 5, our quiet neighborhood came under bombardment. Launched from the residence across the road,...
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