Army
April 20, 2011
A charming lady I know stopped by The Book Shelf to tell me how much she appreciated an article published Sunday in our local paper about my husband's cousin who was killed in Afghanistan while serving in the Army. She then continued to talk to me about that "silly war business." I tried to hold my own because, to quote various members of the Wilfahrt clan,"This is what we do now." But I didn't have a lot to say except that I think it's time to...
March 28, 2011
It’s time for us to join those who have been trying to no avail--contact your representatives; attend a peace rally; send an e-mail; start a letter writing campaign
The headline in The Washington Post March 2, 2011 read: “Lt. Gen. John Kelly, who lost his son to war, says U.S. largely unaware of sacrifice.”
No truer words have been spoken. Until recently, I could stand on one side of that statement and hang my head in shame because it’s clear he was speaking to me. On February 27, 2011, Corporal Andrew Wilfarht, cousin to my husband, and son to Jeff and Lori Wilfahrt of Rosemount, Minn.,...
February 11, 2011
Welcome to our daily roundup of news; we’ll show you what we’re reading every morning, Monday through Friday -- from news sources regionally, statewide and around the country
Protests continue
Egypt is now in its 18th day of protests, and President Hosni Mubarak is not backing down. The Army is backing Mubarak, according to the New York Times this morning.
October 22, 2010
Brother Paul Joslin shared an intensely personal story, witnessing his friend and fellow brother's murder in 1982, to spread a message of love and nonviolence
Brother James Miller was shot and killed on Feb. 13, 1982 while working outside the De La Salle Casa Indigena in Guatemala.
During Saint Mary’s University’s Lasallian Week of Peace, Brother Paul Joslin presented “Witnessing to Nonviolence." Nearly 150 people came to commemorate the loss of Brother James Miller. Joslin shared an intensely personal story to spread a message of love and nonviolence to the Saint Mary's...
August 6, 2010
Harold Dale has been maintaining and harvesting honey from bees for more than half a century and has seen the changing techniques and genetics of the industry
Today’s bees aren’t what they used to be. And Harold Dale knows. He’s been maintaining and harvesting honey from colonies for more than half a century.
November 23, 2009
Miles Johnston to highlight SMU jazz concert Dec. 4
WINONA, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University will present an evening of jazz — featuring student jazz groups and guest musician Miles Johnston — Friday, Dec. 4.
The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Page Theater, located in the SMU Performance Center. The Jazz Ensemble (16-piece big band) and Jazz Combo I, both under the direction of Dr. John Paulson, will perform.
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