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Sue Bruns

June 8, 2017

PRIME TIME: Patience, understanding helps bring family pets back

After driving from southern Minnesota a few weeks ago, my son Eric and his wife Krista were involved in a collision just two miles from our home....

Columns June 8, 2017 - 9:20am

May 11, 2017

PRIME TIME: We should all graduate every spring

May is the month of graduations, marked by many commencement ceremonies. This year our family celebrated daughter-in-law Krista’s graduation...

Columns May 11, 2017 - 10:18am

February 9, 2017

PRIME TIME: Ode to a pencil sharpener (or What’s the Point, Anyway?)

Many machines that were common parts of my growing up survive today as superior tools to digital and electronic upgrades that have all but replaced...

Columns February 9, 2017 - 9:19am

January 12, 2017

PRIME TIME: I probably shouldn’t say anything, but. . .

many people, I start a new year by reflecting on the past year and resolving to do better in the future. With the scabs and scars of the stresses...

Columns January 12, 2017 - 11:25am

December 8, 2016

Sue Bruns

PRIME TIME: Puzzling thoughts

Several sunless days in November lead me to open up that jigsaw puzzle box that’s been sitting on the bottom shelf for several months. Winter...

Columns December 8, 2016 - 11:55am

April 11, 2016

Sue Bruns: Remind me to tell you about …

“I’ve got a load in the washer. Remind me to throw it in the dryer when we get home, will you?” “Sure. (Pause) What are the chances...

Columns April 11, 2016 - 6:22pm

March 8, 2016

Sue Bruns: The Squirrel Olympics of Lake Plantagenet

“We’re at the qualifying heat for the Squirrel Olympics here on the north shore of Lake Plantagenet. The feeders are full, as the competitors...

Columns March 8, 2016 - 12:12am

Sue Bruns: Poor February – short-changed, even in a leap year

I feel a bit sorry for February. Every other month in our calendar has 30 or 31 days, but somehow, poor February was short-changed. Even in a...

Columns February 8, 2016 - 11:31pm

January 12, 2016

Sue Bruns: Things I won’t do in 2016

Ahhh, the new year! A fresh start, a new chance, a time for reflection and resolution. The first few days of a new year are so full of promise....

Columns January 12, 2016 - 12:33am

December 7, 2015

Sue Bruns: Holiday movies inspire the Christmas spirit

A long, mild autumn and a double Thanksgiving with family have eased me into the holiday season. To remind me of past Christmases and to help...

Columns December 7, 2015 - 9:24pm

November 10, 2015

Sue Bruns: Time to move it, move it!

As the days grow shorter, the temps drop lower, the turkey dinner settles, and the football games lull us into an early winter stupor, it’s...

Columns November 10, 2015 - 12:15am

October 13, 2015

Sue Bruns: Contemplations while mowing the lawn

Some of my deepest contemplation is done while I’m mowing the lawn. Take the late afternoon of Sept. 30, a sunny autumn day, 66 degrees, a...

Columns October 13, 2015 - 1:51am

September 7, 2015

Sue Bruns: ‘Are you ready for school to start?’ (Did I really say that?)

“Are you ready for school to start?” Immediately I wish that I could retract the question, even before the rolled eyes and heavy sighs. I...

Columns September 7, 2015 - 10:47pm

August 10, 2015

Sue Bruns: TV: Longing for a return to simpler days

While sipping my morning coffee, I page through the Pioneer, perusing the stories and reading the comics for my daily enlightenment. Next, I complete the Jumble Puzzle and Sudoku and check my horoscope for forewarnings of impending doom or alerts of upcoming good fortune. If there’s...

Columns August 10, 2015 - 10:32pm

July 13, 2015

Sue Bruns: Distracted parking: Not as dangerous as distracted driving, but definitely embarrassing

I don’t like brown cars. I find them drab and uninteresting. My guess is, I’m not alone in that. Check out the color of cars in any sales...

Columns July 13, 2015 - 10:53pm