A bald eagle stretches its talons before landing on a television antenna with another eagle Friday, Feb 21, near Riverside Drive in Brainerd, Minn. The nearby open water of the Mississippi River offers prime hunting for the raptors. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.
