“Hiya April!” my coworker excitedly exclaimed one morning upon our arrival. She is always a very bubbly person. Perhaps that is why she's one of my favorite people there. » Full Story

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Before we go any further, let me say this: There’s nothing wrong with an uninterrupted public education.

That said, what is happening in St. Ansgar should not be happening anywhere. » Full Story

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are looking ahead to a health care showdown on the House floor in September following a key committee’s passage of sweeping overhaul... » Full Story

PRAIRIE CITY — Keep an eye on the road when driving on the auto tour at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge near Prairie City, because you might just spot on buffalo treading across it. » Full Story

BAGHDAD — The war in Iraq was truly an American-only effort Saturday after Britain and Australia, the last of its international partners, pulled out. » Full Story

How does patchwork and gravel, projects that would have normally been done or not done anyway with city and county crews or through regular contracts, add to jobs in the state?

That’s th... » Full Story

“I HAVE to ask you ... Did you end up going to your reunion? How did it go?”

That’s the question I’ve been getting from quite a number of people lately. » Full Story

Wise men...men wiser than I anyway, have filled the pages of history with their often lauded statements of alleged fact. » Full Story

There are things in life I take for granted: I will always have food, a cozy bed to sleep in, family and friends who support me and my health. » Full Story