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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,...
Reflecting on a pool – Big or small, man-made or natural, all water bodies need care and protection

Reflecting on a pool – Big or small, man-made or natural, all water bodies need care and protection

by Forrest Peterson | Jun 18, 2026 | Words on Paper

Our house is reflected in a small backyard pool The renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., causes me to reflect on the condition of the small pool in our backyard. The contrast between them is similar to the vast disparity between the...
Enough! Jan. 6, now Jan. 7 – Honor public servants who truly protect and serve

Enough! Jan. 6, now Jan. 7 – Honor public servants who truly protect and serve

by Forrest Peterson | Jan 8, 2026 | Words on Paper

Does anyone remember Cassidy Hutchinson, the government employee who told the truth about things happening or not happening at the White House on Jan. 6, 2021? The title of Cassidy Hutchinson’s book, Enough, is even more resounding today than when it was published in...
Where turkeys gobble, bison once grazed – On native prairie bison inspired thanks for physical and spiritual sustenance

Where turkeys gobble, bison once grazed – On native prairie bison inspired thanks for physical and spiritual sustenance

by Forrest Peterson | Nov 28, 2025 | Words on Paper

Bison have the right-of-way across a road through Minneopa State Park near Mankato, MN. Many mornings looking out a back window I enjoy seeing the sunrise glinting across rolling fields rimmed by woodlands. Two hundred years ago and more the landscape was all prairie....
Go with the flow – Paddling rivers and streams offers escape, opportunity for unity

Go with the flow – Paddling rivers and streams offers escape, opportunity for unity

by Forrest Peterson | Nov 20, 2025 | Words on Paper

Fishing at the confluence of the Minnesota River (left) and Yellow Medicine River. Superimpose a map of major rivers in the U.S. over a map showing states, colored red or blue according to election results. The Mississippi begins in northern Minnesota (blue), flows...
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