Recent content from Jeff Strickler
Ask Amy: Should a will be used to send a message?
Dear Amy: I have two daughters and a son. All are adults. I am divorced from their father and am still single 17 years after…
Ask Amy: Recipient is free to share letter's content
Dear Amy: In 2020, my nephew, "TJ," graduated from high school. My husband and I are especially close to him.Because of the pandemic, there was…
Montana students were just horsing around
According to the Conrad Public School District in Conrad, Mont., there's an old law on the books that stipulates that a school principal is responsible…
Sound Advice: Swollen battery poses a serious fire risk
Q: I have a 1970s vintage receiver I love, but the radio reception is awful. I don't own a smartphone and use an iPod Touch…
A good man: Exhibits honor 'Peanuts' creator, Minnesota native Schulz on 100th
Museums celebrate the Minnesota-born cartoonist on the centenary of his birth.
News of the Weird: Tape keeps tacos in check
Students at Johns Hopkins University are putting their expensive education to good use. Whiting School of Engineering students have invented Tastee Tape for their school's…
Minnesota crime novelist David Housewright took a 'no pressure' route to success
His latest, "Something Wicked," touches on COVID and the aftermath of George Floyd's murder.
Pandemic unleashes a tsunami of weddings in Minnesota
There are too many ceremonies and not enough venues.
Ask Amy: Crisis overreaction divides family
Dear Amy: We are a family of seven siblings, all in our 60s.My brother "Brian" lost his teenage daughter to a sudden medical event in…
News of the Weird: Leapin' lizards, check out this smuggler
U.S. border agents at the San Ysidro crossing in California stopped a 30-year-old man driving a truck on Feb. 25 as he attempted to cross…