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MIDDLE AGED PLAGUEFacebook: Sometimes I Like It, Sometimes I Don't
So many people want me to like them, I feel as if I were back in high school or junior high. Thank God I'm not; once was enough. This time around's a little different though. Instead of being accos...
4/18/12 at 12:32 PM
COMPASS POINTSTrout to be stocked today at Turtle River State Park
If youre a fan of stream trout fishing, you might want to make a trip to Turtle River State Park west of Grand Forks. Park manager Steve Crandall told me this afternoon the North Dakota Game and Fi...
4/10/12 at 3:04 PM Wednesday is Outdoor Heritage Day in St. Paul 3/19/12 at 11:19 AM
DNR acquires land for new La Salle Lake State Recreation Area 10/28/11 at 11:23 AM
THE NEW FORTYGained and lost in speculation...
I don't really "know" Lynn Dorn. I served on a committee with her last year and she seemed nice enough. I am not an athletic maven who has interwoven her life with NDSU Athletics (not that there is an...
4/9/12 at 1:45 PM Lucky, lucky duck! 1/10/12 at 9:59 PM
I herd that! ;-) 1/7/12 at 4:23 PM
SLOWINGTHERACINGMINDSafe and Surrounded
Yesterday I spent six hours in a car because I had to attend court as part of my job. I am the dean of students at an online school, and I deal primarily with students who have attendance or truancy i...
4/4/12 at 5:30 AM School Choir: Church and State? 11/15/11 at 9:40 AM
Valleys are Beautiful 8/4/11 at 7:35 AM
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 BLOGCAPITOL CHATStrike up the band: a legislative proposal
Amid all the noise coming from protests and heated debate at the Capitol, a House committee overwhelmingly backed a prettier noise. The panel approved making the Minnesota State Fire Service Memorial...
3/10/12 at 12:08 PM Legislative notebook: Fireworks on lawmakers' agenda 2/23/12 at 11:43 PM
State-private pay bill becomes a study 2/16/12 at 10:14 AM
NEW PLATEAUSMr. Ferdig Goes to City Hall
Just before Christmas, I visited the mayor's office here in Minneapolis. You ever visit your mayor? You might want to try it sometime. :) Here's what happened, and here's a post about advocacy, those ...
1/7/12 at 9:33 PM Home Sweet Home: China in Minnesota 11/4/11 at 3:26 PM
THE FARM BLEATA little of this, a little of that
A week ago, my mom and I were at the Iowa State Fair, admiring quilts, cross-stitch and cute goats. We watched a grape stomp, rode the fair tram and photographed the butter cow. We also saw a whole lo...
8/27/11 at 12:01 AM
ON MY MINDVisiting Minnesota State Fair
I am not a fan of the Minnesota State Fair and the famous fair food, but I go to the Fair almost every year since I came to Minnesota in 1999. In the firstcouple ofyearsI went because it was new fo...
8/26/11 at 11:03 PM Walk around the capitol 5/18/11 at 11:37 PM
Woodbury AT teams won at state tournaments 4/17/10 at 6:39 PM
STAFF BLOGHEALTHBEATDeep-fried everything on a stick
I'm going to reveal a secret: I've lived in Minnesota all my life but have never taken partin that quintessential rite of late summer- the consuming of deep-fried cheese curds (or deep-fried anything,...
8/24/11 at 11:31 AM
PEACE GARDEN MAMAfaith fridays: 'a tiny whispering sound'
In the first Book of Kings, read a few weeks ago at Mass (9: 91, 11-13a), we were reminded of a time Elijah was at the Mountain of God, Horeb, standing before a cave where he'd come to find shelter. W...
8/19/11 at 12:00 AM mama mondays: precious gifts left behind 11/15/10 at 1:00 AM
happy north dakota new year 2010! 1/1/10 at 6:58 PM
LOOK AT THISCentury Farm Award at 2010 Kandiyohi County Fair
Last yearat the Kandiyohi County Fair, my family ~ Swenson Dairy ~ was one of the recipients of the Century Farm Award. It was an honor for me to be a part of the recognition on the stage.We were eigh...
8/10/11 at 11:30 PM
STAFF BLOGTHE FLOOD OF WEST-CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTAReady for the crest
I have been watching and watching the news for the past week as all of the people of Minot (North Dakota) have done to keep up with the latest information. I feel like a boxer in the 9th round of a he...
6/25/11 at 9:24 AM New day, more water 6/24/11 at 9:58 AM
water just will not stop. 6/23/11 at 2:57 PM
RIDGEWATER COLLEGEEarly Childhood Education Students Recognized by United Way
Students from Ridgewater's Early Childhood Education programreceived the Top Volunteer Awardlast week by the United Way of West Central Minnesota. The award, which was presented at the United Way's Th...
5/24/11 at 3:05 PM
RED RIVER ORTHODOXSenator Tim Mathern Visits about a Recent North Dakota State Resolution
This past Sunday (May 22nd), state Senator Tim Mathern visited our humble parish. During his visit, he read from a letter from Tina Kaidanow, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of State...
5/23/11 at 4:51 PM
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