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I would like to think that I am smarter because of Artificial Intelligence (AI). I mean, if I don’t know something, I can ask AI to help me find the answer. For example, I didn’t know when Mardi Gras was celebrated. So I asked my AI assistant when it was. It went on to tell me not only when it was, but also what it was. I find that a lot of time my assistant (I call him Buddy) tells me much more than I want to know. Sometimes I have to tell him to back off and tell me less b

This month’s Book Club book was “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini. The story takes place in a changing Afghanistan and explores themes of friendship, betrayal, and the journey to find redemption. It looks at decades of conflict before, during, and after the Russian invasion and the rise of the Taliban, talking about the experiences of the Afghan people. The main characters, Amir and Hassan, share a complicated friendship. They start as loyal friends in childhood, but the

To the Editor: The week of April 19–25 marks the 45th anniversary of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW). It is an important time to recognize crime victims and survivors, to honor their experiences, and to make sure their voices are heard. When survivors speak, we all have an opportunity to listen, learn, and do better. This year’s theme, CommUNITY, highlights the strength that comes from people coming together to support victims. Survivors are supported every day

By the time you finish reading this, AI will already be different. Everything seems to be happening at the speed of NOW. Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are moving faster than a person can blink. What was true yesterday may have changed in major ways overnight. I subscribe to several newsletters that are supposed to help people keep up with AI—tips, strategies, updates. They can’t keep up. And tracking this is literally their job. I recently came across an

A recent jury verdict against Meta (Facebook) and YouTube is quite ironic. These platforms, which are central to a lot of our daily communication, are now facing criticism for creating features that make it hard for people to stop using their apps. The case focused on the idea that social media companies designed their apps to keep users’ attention for as long as possible. Features like infinite scrolling, autoplay videos, constant notifications, and personalized recommendat

To the Editor: April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month This month and throughout the year, Todd County Health and Human Services encourage all individuals and organizations to play a role in making Todd County a healthy place for children and families. By ensuring that parents have the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to care for their children, we can help prevent child abuse and neglect by making meaningful connections with children, youth and families in

To the Editor: “Resurrection Power” (Why Jesus Died) I saw a cartoon the other day, a good one. It was a picture of some monkeys in a cage looking out through the bars at some people who had come to look at them. The human beings were on one end of the cage, and the monkeys were on the other end. One of the older monkeys turned to another monkey and said, “I wonder if we really are descended from them?” And there were looks of distress on the faces of all the monkeys!

March 17 is more than just St. Patrick’s Day; it’s also St. Gertrude Day, a feast day dedicated to Gertrude of Nivelles, a remarkable 7th-century abbess in what is now Belgium. This day is an opportunity to remember her legacy of hospitality, care for the earth, and protection of animals—especially our beloved cats. Gertrude’s fame as the patron saint of travelers stems from her deep commitment to helping those on the move. Her monastery, located along key travel routes, bec

To the Editor: On Saturday, March 28, Resist! Long Prairie will once again gather at the stoplights at the intersection of Highway 71 and County 38 from 2-3 p.m. to protest and demand a halt to Trump’s war and mushrooming evil authoritarianism. Our protest will be in conjunction with the national No Kings mobilization. We hope that you can come, bring a protest sign, and demand an end to policies that harm children, elders, and our families. We reject Trump and Fischbach’s

To the Editor: I’m going to speak about our growing population. Is it just me or is our world’s population growing? I’ll tell you, it isn’t just me, our population is growing by leaps and bounds, in places and in ways our ancestors probably would have never believed. And it’s a real problem; it is already affecting our world in many negative ways. If you have any mental capacity then by now you have probably guessed that I am speaking about individuals growing larger and