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HEALTH OUT LOUDPOCKET the PHONE...or POCKET the TICKET
Teen Distracted Driving Campaign Contest Winner Congratulations to Micaela Swenson from Discovery Middle School for being selected as the 2012 contest winner with her contest entry, POCKET the PHONEor...
4/17/12 at 10:49 AM Contest hopes to curb distracted driving among teens 3/16/12 at 3:42 PM
Click It Or Ticket 5/27/11 at 9:16 AM
STAFF BLOGCAPITOL CHATLegislative notebook: Synthetic drug bill passes Senate
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis Consequences for selling synthetic drugs soon could be stronger in Minnesota. The state Senate unanimously approved a bill Monday that would make the sale of synthe...
4/2/12 at 11:00 PM Legislative notebook: University attorneys say Sviggum has conflict. 2/29/12 at 11:17 PM
Courthouse safety gets a look in Washington and St. Paul 2/11/12 at 2:55 PM
STAFF BLOGTHE INSIDE SCOOPRecord warmth may hurt maple syrup season
SPICER Its fast approaching maple syrup making time, but this burst of record-breaking warmth may make the season a short one. Dick Clayton, park naturalist at Sibley State Park, is preparing to his...
3/14/12 at 11:22 AM
STAFF BLOGFORUM COMMUNICATIONS CO.Forum Communications Co. publisher elected president of Wisconsin Newspaper Association
Steve Dzubay, group publisher of four Forum Communications Co. weekly newspapers, was elected president of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association on Feb. 23 at the Madison Marriott West during the grou...
3/2/12 at 2:18 PM
LOOK AT THISSurvey Results
It would bewonderful if you would help me with the research on the High Schools of:Atwater, Cosmos, Grove City, Atwater-Grove City &Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. Thanks! To learn more about how I di...
2/7/12 at 11:00 PM Homecoming Royalty Survey 1/29/12 at 6:30 PM
Thank You Veterans! 11/12/11 at 11:44 PM
COMPASS POINTSRydell Refuge marks 20th anniversary
Happy birthday, Rydell National Wildlife Refuge! The refuge in Polk County near Erskine, Minn., marks its 20th anniversary this week. Tuesday was the official day, but refuge staff in a news release ...
2/2/12 at 2:40 PM
RIDGEWATER COLLEGECritical 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
THE VIEW FROM THE EDGE OF TOWNThe Truths and Values of Exercise
I recently retired, which almost immediately proved to be boring. Mainly because all of the projects I had planned to work on and complete upon my retirement, I found I could do "tomorrow". T...
12/26/11 at 8:15 PM
NEW PLATEAUSStomping Ground Culture, part 1
If you'd asked me before about the culture of northern Minnesota, or America even, I'd have suggested it better described as a lack of culture. Growing up, we never had our version of a pow wow or exo...
11/11/11 at 2:09 PM
THE NEW FORTYOC Jeopardy
I think years of watching Jeopardy has increased my ability to craft solutions. Not because I have learned tons of trivia from the show, but because I have learned to come up with the question from he...
8/13/11 at 7:05 AM OC smooth... 8/12/11 at 1:03 PM
There is no joy in that ride... 4/6/11 at 9:09 PM
THE FARM BLEATCare for some tater salad?
Ive never had a reason to make potato salad before, and that has been just fine with me. Mom is the potato salad maker in our family. Shes made it for summertime gatherings, grandchild graduations an...
8/12/11 at 8:49 PM A near catastrophe on a country road 3/29/11 at 7:14 PM
A reporter's conundrum 3/9/11 at 1:05 AM
KANDIYOHI COUNTY DRUG FREE COALITIONMolecular Imaging Shows Chronic Marijuana Smoking Affects Brain Chemistry
Molecular Imaging Shows Chronic Marijuana Smoking Affects Brain Chemistry Chronic use of marijuana causes a decrease in brain receptors that bind with the psychoactive chemical in cannabis San An...
6/11/11 at 7:03 AM Kandiyohi County Tobacco Free County Fair Proposal 6/7/11 at 8:51 AM
Another Study Shows Adult Supervision Doesn’t Make Teen Drinking Safe 6/1/11 at 10:44 AM
ON MY MINDVolunteering at library book sale
Since 2006, I have beenvolunteering at the annual book sale ofWasnington County Library, R. H. Stafford Branch Libraryin Woodbury. In a Woodbury Bulletin column dated April 4, 2007,I talked about bec...
4/17/11 at 11:18 PM “A Vending Library Is No Library†4/27/10 at 5:01 PM
Buy energy-saving light bulbs 2/21/10 at 6:30 PM
STAFF BLOGCOMMUNITY.AREAVOICES.COMGetting more people to your blog from your website
As I meet with people to sing the praises of areavoices, I've heard, "Oh, we don't need a blog. We have a great website." I usually say something along the lines of "Why not have both?" Experienced bl...
2/14/11 at 2:04 PM Check out Cass County Emergency Management Blog! 2/10/11 at 5:00 PM
FARSIDE.AREAVOICES.COM/Date Night: Hubbard County Fair
Far Guy and I have a standing date from year to year. We go to the local County Fair late in the day. The first stop is the Pork Producers food stand for a pork burger..I usually stop off at another s...
7/9/10 at 4:24 AM Wildflowers: May 25, 2010 5/25/10 at 5:23 AM
Spring Ephemeral 4/22/10 at 4:37 AM
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