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Does your car have a name?
August 8, 2009
“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
Can you hear me now?
August 2, 2009
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
That said, what is happening in St. Ansgar should not be happening anywhere. » Full Story
Obama hails ‘historic step’ on health care changes
August 2, 2009
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
Buffalo crossing
August 2, 2009
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
U.S. troops now a ‘coalition of one’ in Iraq
August 2, 2009
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
Show me the jobs
July 26, 2009
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
That’s th... » Full Story
‘How did the reunion go?’
July 25, 2009
“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
That’s the question I’ve been getting from quite a number of people lately. » Full Story
Words of wisdom, now with trans fat
July 21, 2009
Wise men...men wiser than I anyway, have filled the pages of history with their often lauded statements of alleged fact. » Full Story
I know how to walk, thank you
July 18, 2009
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






