FEATURE SPOT -- COLUMN
Make new grandstand large enough for future growth
“Build it and they will come,” is a kind of promise and challenge that we have heard as ...
Archive
Avoid next cliff
Congress and the president avoided one fiscal cliff at the last minute. Now it’s time for the president, ...
Al Batt
Magic 8-Ball may offer sound advice
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting “Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” “The doorbell repairman.”
Columnists
Alcorn: A different New Years 150 years ago
New Years is seductive with possibilities seized upon as promises, which presumption is almost the cause of the ...
Archive
Idea is too costly
That political opportunists of various persuasions would seek to write their manifestos in the blood of butchered teachers ...
Al Batt
If a cat’s email inbox is its food dish, than its outbox is its litter box
I hadn’t been home long. I got to bed late and my body was still operating on a ...
Columnists
Giving gifts at Christmas
Christmas is all about gifting. It includes, of course, the easy and obvious happiness of receiving gifts and ...
Archive
A Christmas story
Amidst the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it is easy to forget what Christmas is all ...
Archive
Hormel family celebrates
As this will be published the weekend before Christmas I thought I would share a glimpse of a ...
Archive
Joining forces will add more opportunities
We are quickly approaching our Jan. 1, 2013 integration, when Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea and ...
Columnists
Address causes, not symptoms
When an impaired driver gets into a wreck, after-crash discussion never focuses on the car’s powerful engine. Why ...
Faith
Opinion: Why would God allow tragedies?
As I was glued to the television, I felt, perhaps for the first time, truly helpless. Seeing young ...
Columnists
Opinion: Minnesota gambling with safety of residents
The State of Minnesota has a problem. OK, it actually has lots of problems, but the most recent ...
FEATURE SPOT -- COLUMN
Letter: County should rethink grandstand demo
After privately grieving the planned destruction of our fairgrounds grandstand by the County Board in a bonfire, I ...
Al Batt
Trip to Ariz. a good cure for blizzards
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting “I’m giving you running shoes for Christmas.” “I haven’t run since I ...
SportsPlus
How to Pick the Predators vs. Wild Game with Odds, Spread, Betting Line and Stats – January 18
There are lots of betting options to consider for the upcoming matchup that has the Nashville Predators squaring…
Knicks vs. Timberwolves Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – January 17
Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves (21-19) are 4.5-point underdogs against Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks…
Jazz vs. Timberwolves Tickets Available – Thursday, Jan. 30
The Utah Jazz (10-29) are welcoming in the Minnesota Timberwolves (21-19) for a contest between Northwest Division rivals…
January 17 NHL TV Schedule: TV Channel, Start Times & Live Streaming Options
The NHL schedule on Friday, which includes the Vegas Golden Knights taking on the Carolina Hurricanes, should provide…
How to Watch Top 25 Women’s College Basketball Games – Friday, January 17
There is one game featuring a ranked team on Friday’s college basketball slate. Watch women’s college basketball, other…