Faith

Full Circle: Religious beginnings at Central Pres

Whenever I think back on my old childhood church, something inexplicable happens. For some reason, my memories of ...

Al Batt

Al Batt: ‘I’ll curse that bridge when I come to it’

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting: I wish you wouldn’t complain about everything. You do the same thing. ...

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Ask a Trooper: Texting while driving fines spike

Question: Can you talk about the new increased fine if cited for texting and driving? Answer: Drivers who ...

Columnists

Others’ opinion: Legislative inaction increases risk; Don’t stall on solution to judge’s sex offender ruling

A federal judge has now told Minnesota legislators, the governor and his administration that public safety will be ...

Columnists

Live music on display at festival

Something about live music makes everything okay. Maybe it’s that anything can happen, or that a chaos is ...

Crime, Courts & Emergencies

Ask a Trooper: Patrol passes on lessons at camp

Question: I would like to know more about Legionville School Patrol Camp. I saw your Tweet on Twitter ...

Al Batt

Al Batt: Now we use cellphones to ask ‘Where are you?’

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting: I have a lot of animal heads mounted on the walls of ...

Columnists

Gaming nostalgia at Texas game convention

I will start this off by saying I am not a gamer, though I do enjoy the occasional ...

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Full Circle: The power of one

Austin High School. Seventh grade. As I approach my classroom, I see the teacher standing outside the door. ...

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Small steps can help simplify things

The idea of simplifying our lives is attractive to most folks. The difficulty often lies in considering how ...

Al Batt

Al Batt: Congrats for first speeding ticket

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting: A police officer pulled me over for speeding last night. I told ...

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Find solutions, not blame, for ailing Lake Mille Lacs

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton made a wise wardrobe choice last week when he wore a “Lake Mille Lacs” ...

Columnists

Fun away from the big festival

In all the commotion going on at the Downtown Power Plant this Aug. 22 and 23, don’t forget ...

Best Bets

Best Bets: Music and Food

Get ready to swap some healthy recipes and listen to some great music this weekend with the Pecatonica ...

Columnists

United Way: Coat drive, Day of Caring coming up

Cameron Johnson United Way Project Coordinator We’re gearing up for two of our big annual events: Day of ...

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