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http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/1002/50/50/ REAL MONEY
To Be Called a Mom
To be called a Mom is my proudest achievement. I dont need cards or gifts, but I sure do like a big ol hug from my boys. And if distance ever separates us Ive been known to tear up over a text messag...
5/14/12 at 8:09 AM
Facing Student Loans after Graduation 5/2/12 at 7:01 AM
How to Think Like a Millionaire 4/27/12 at 10:20 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/274/50/50/ STAFF BLOGALL ABOUT FOOD BY SUE DOEDEN
Wok Cooking with Stir-Fry Grace
When we got married, my husband and I received a gift of a wok. It wasn't electric, it wasn't non-stick -- it was made for function, not beauty. I looked at the metal pan with the rounded bottom and w...
4/8/12 at 6:00 AM
Weekend Baking: Bittersweet Brownies with Orange Creme Frosting 3/4/11 at 7:54 AM
Dessert on fire 3/2/11 at 3:05 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2733/50/50/ SWEET CONCLUSIONS
Total Adrenaline
He walked through the custom gates with his red-plaid suitcase and black backpack; wearing a navy, short sleeve shirt, blue jeans and sandals. He didnt see me right away then our eyes locked. It was s...
3/25/12 at 2:31 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2440/50/50/ COLOR ME GREEN
Spring Clean to Help Others Succeed
This weekends warm weather breathed a little spring freshness into our home in Moorhead and I can feel the buzz of new energy that the anticipation of this season always gives me! After the long mon...
3/12/12 at 11:04 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2464/50/50/ COMPASS POINTS
Agassiz Audubon Society receives $1,100 grant for Community Nest Watch project
Chimney swifts and other insect-eating birds in northwest Minnesota will be getting a boost from an $1,100 grant the Agassiz Audubon Society in Warren, Minn., is receiving from the Minnesota Ornitholo...
3/9/12 at 11:04 AM
Snowy owl sightings continue to roll in across Red River Valley 12/5/11 at 11:21 AM
Big year for snowy owls? 11/25/11 at 12:25 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/439/50/50/ THE FARM BLEAT
Education: Minnesota-style
A couple of years ago, I splurged and bought a year-long pass to the great state parks of Minnesota. I had visions of visiting every one of them if not throughout the state, at least those right here...
2/7/12 at 9:05 PM
Laughter is the best medicine 10/27/11 at 9:52 PM
The Monday morning torture 8/24/09 at 5:00 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/1484/50/50/ RIDGEWATER COLLEGE
Critical Care Paramedic Program at Ridgewater Aims to Provide Advanced Training to Region's Paramedics
You've heard of the golden years, but are you familiar with the golden hour? In traumatic and medical emergencies, the golden hour is a window of time in which delivery of proper medical care can make...
1/26/12 at 2:34 PM
Rice Health Foundation and Ridgewater College Team Up to Help Save Lives 1/18/12 at 10:59 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/436/50/50/ THE NEW FORTY
Who you gonna' call?
Alabama is a lush and lovely state - I enjoyed my short visit there. It isn't a state I could ever live in though as my hair and the weather had irreconcilable differences. Thankfully, even though the...
9/28/11 at 10:14 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/1001/50/50/ GOOD PEOPLE GOOD BUSINESS
I Feel Your Pain
I feel your pain was a line often attributed to Bill Clinton during better economic times than we are now experiencing. Today, despite lower U.S. Initial Jobless Claims (Dept. of Labor), banks with so...
8/9/11 at 11:05 AM
Make Time for Input in a Go-Faster World 7/27/11 at 1:27 PM
The Inconvenience of Priorities 7/13/11 at 3:05 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/927/50/50/ STAFF BLOGHEALTHBEAT
An invitation to Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds, n. A formal conference in which an expert presents a lecture concerning a clinical issue intended to be educational for the listeners. In some settings, grand rounds may be formal teac...
5/19/11 at 10:10 AM
The new look of local cancer care 1/22/10 at 10:17 AM
Whither HCMC? 12/2/09 at 6:15 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/997/50/50/ MS. SIMPLICITY
Create a Recycling Center in Your Home
Creating a recycling center in your home should take very little time. Simply grab a basket and place in a convenient section of your kitchen. Convenience is the key. If you have to open a drawer or...
3/8/11 at 9:34 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2542/50/50/ GOETHE'S SPORTS BLOG
9/11: Nine years later
Youll have to excuse this, sports fans. As Im sure youve gathered from the title, this post has nothing to do with sports. But Ive been watching a lot of The History Channels 9/11 programming leading ...
9/11/10 at 1:24 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/1453/50/50/ FARSIDE.AREAVOICES.COM/
Bear Stories
We had a celebrity visit our area yesterday. He had big feet and scared the local children..because he was just too big! Jordon said he would high five him if he was smaller..Gavin stayed way back..h...
4/11/10 at 6:44 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/437/50/50/ ON MY MIND
Buy energy-saving light bulbs
For two months in February and March, Xcel Energy is offering Minnesota consumers energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs for $1 each. I am all for saving energy and saving expenses. I have bee...
2/21/10 at 6:30 PM
A hero behind the scene 2/19/10 at 6:49 PM
A hero in the community 2/17/10 at 5:45 PM