Columnists
CHAT helps students face challenges
Tanya Rider AHS mental health professional Within an ever-changing world, students face a great deal of challenges, including ...
Best Bets
Best Bets: Food and the arts
Get out and enjoy a good meal and the arts this weekend with a fish fry, a theater ...
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Others’ opinion: Legislature shouldn’t meddle in MnSCU
It’s tough for legislators to resist the impulse to fix something they consider amiss in any part of ...
Columnists
Game was more than one or two moments
The media loves to second guess. In a lot of ways, it’s our nature and I suppose the ...
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Full Circle: When flour sacks from stores doubled as fabric
Within five years, the Square Deal Grocery had blossomed into a forerunner of the modern day supermarket. And ...
Al Batt
Al Batt: Virginia opossum has been in Minnesota for about 100 years
Echoes from the Loafers Club Meeting: I don’t know the meaning of the word “quit.” Got fired again, ...
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Others’ Opinion: Don’t dilute the buffer bill concept
The Mankato Free Press Distributed by Tribune Content Agency The introduction of legislation that would require more buffer ...
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Others’ Opinion: Don’t let technology cloud the sunshine
This week marks the 10th annual Sunshine Week, seven days meant to increase awareness of the public’s right ...
Columnists
Art generates revenue locally
A new study was recently released by the Minnesota Citizens for the Arts highlighting the economic impact nonprofit ...
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Best Bets: Warm weekend fun
Get ready to soak up the sun during the first spring-like weekend of 2015. With highs in the ...
Editorials
Our Opinion: Public should be involved in honoring community
The Austin City Council has embarked on a new effort to honor Austin’s past by placing citizens who ...
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Staying active over the summer
Summer is the time for kids to get up, get out and grow. But for some kids, exposure ...
Columnists
John Hormel was a man of everything
John Godfrey Hormel was born in Toledo, Ohio, on March 12, 1876. He was another of George’s brothers who ...
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Full Circle: Success of grandfather’s store was with women
My grandfather, Wallace McLaughlin, knew that any success he might have for his Square Deal Grocery self-serve concept ...
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Best Bets: The musical sounds of spring
This musical weekend is the perfect time to venture out the of house and experience warming temperatures. With ...
SportsPlus
Best Bets for NCAA Basketball Picks Against the Spread for Sunday, January 12
The Sunday college basketball schedule has plenty of quality competition on the docket. Our computer model has suggested…
NBA Spread and Total Picks for Today, January 12
There are plenty of exciting matchups on today’s NBA schedule, including the Denver Nuggets playing the Dallas Mavericks.…
Top 25 College Hoops Picks Against the Spread – Sunday, January 12
There are five games on the college basketball schedule on Sunday that feature a ranked team. That includes…
How to Watch the NBA Today, January 12
The Indiana Pacers versus the Cleveland Cavaliers is one game in particular to watch on a Sunday NBA…
Will Matthew Boldy Score a Goal Against the Sharks on January 11?
Can we anticipate Matthew Boldy lighting the lamp when the Minnesota Wild face off with the San Jose…