My dad carried home a July 31, 1953, memorial service bulletin from Sucham-dong, Korea. In the right column is listed the name of his fallen buddy, Raymond W. Scheibe. Minnesota Prairie Roots file photo.
MEN AND WOMEN have fought and died for our democracy.
A chair placed before a Stephen Somerstein photo offers visitors a place to sit and contemplate. This photo was taken at the “Selma to Montgomery: Marching Along the Voting Rights Trail” exhibit at St. Olaf College in 2015. Minnesota Prairie Roots file photo.
Men and women and children have marched for equality. And they still are.
A portion of a photo by Steve Somerstein, from the exhibit at St. Olaf College. Minnesota Prairie Roots file photo 2015.
There was a time not all that long ago when people of color and women did not have the right to vote.
A message posted on a house in Dundas. Minnesota Prairie Roots file photo August 2020.
It is our responsibility as citizens of the United States of America to vote. To let our voices be heard. To exercise our freedom. To cut through the political rhetoric and untruths to make informed choices. To recognize that in a democracy, every vote matters.
This folding polling booth, patented in March 1892, is on display at the Village of Yesteryear in Owatonna. It comes from the Meriden Town Hall, where voters used it until 2009. Minnesota Prairie Roots file photo July 2012.
If you have not yet voted, then get to your polling place today and cast your votes. I voted early, via mail-in ballot. And, yes, I hold full confidence in that system.
Randy put this sticker on his sweatshirt after voting in the 2010 election. Minnesota Prairie Roots file photo.
And then, like the rest of you, my dear Americans, I will wait, recognizing I have done my part by voting, by exercising my democratic right.
I figured the count would take awhile given the high voter turn-out, especially via mail-in ballots. Whoever wins, I hope and pray the official results are accepted and peace and democracy prevail.
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
And wait we will….
I figured the count would take awhile given the high voter turn-out, especially via mail-in ballots. Whoever wins, I hope and pray the official results are accepted and peace and democracy prevail.