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THE FARM BLEATFour days in the life of a reporter
More than a few times over the last four days, I had to remind myself to just take a deep breath and exhale slowly everythings gonna be all right. From Friday afternoon through Monday noon, I logged...
5/7/12 at 8:01 PM Thankful for farmers 11/21/11 at 6:13 PM
A marvelous, fabulous journey 10/3/11 at 8:34 PM
MIDDLE AGED PLAGUESomething Different: A Community of Independent Thinkers
I know it's frustrating when people say this to you, but it's actually a good sign: "No one else has ever had a problem with this." This tiresome phrase, calculated to squash you down and ...
5/3/12 at 2:56 PM The Weakness of PowerPoint 4/25/12 at 1:54 PM
What Does It Take to Be an Expert? 4/5/12 at 1:19 PM
STAFF BLOGCAPITOL CHATLegislative notebook: GOP tax cut bill draws heated debate
A Republican bill cutting statewide business property taxes received mixed, and at times heated, reaction Tuesday in its first committee hearing. A House Taxes Committee vote is expected later this w...
3/13/12 at 9:16 PM Right to work survives on split vote 3/13/12 at 3:42 AM
Unions plan to pack right-to-work meeting 3/11/12 at 9:07 AM
SLOWINGTHERACINGMINDTax Prep=A Total Pain
The picture above is the result of two hours of my work alone and then another 2 hours of work by the kids and me. This is just the prep for the prep. Grrr. I do not think that this should take th...
3/5/12 at 6:30 AM Feeling Valued 10/20/11 at 9:21 AM
COLOR ME GREENLighten the Load
Since having our first child three years ago and especially since our second came along last fall, I have been absolutely amazed by how much laundry is involved in being a parent. In fact, I find it...
2/29/12 at 10:30 AM Can Saving Trash Help Raise Money for Your Nonprofit? 2/22/12 at 10:30 AM
STAFF BLOGTHE INSIDE SCOOPNew kid on the block
One of the newer Willmar-area bloggers on Areavoices is Sarah Kallevig, who blogged recently about moving to town and how she's getting to know the community, making friends and figuring out where to ...
2/21/12 at 10:57 AM
PEACE GARDEN MAMAmama mondays: the pajama life
Friday was Pajama Day at The Forum. When I took an unofficial survey around the newsroom Thursday to determine whether people actually wore their pajamas to work on this special day, the response see...
2/13/12 at 1:00 AM
MS. SIMPLICITYHow To Create A Portable Home Office
I work from home. No surprises there. However, I do not have a home office. Crazy I know but I know many of you are faced with the same options that I have. I have a four bedroom house with ...
1/2/12 at 10:42 AM Organize Your Office 1/23/11 at 10:54 AM
THE NEW FORTYHeavy metal?
Today I wrote my blog from the orthodontist's office. Today Cheyenne got her braces. She is the first kid in our family to get braces - not because she is the only one who has needed them, but because...
10/18/11 at 6:24 PM The curve. 8/29/11 at 9:50 PM
Abundance 8/23/11 at 10:31 PM
GOOD PEOPLE GOOD BUSINESSBest Friends at Work
What do you think about having best friends at work? Management and human resource consultants commonly believe that employees who have friendships at work are more likely to stay in their jobs. I've ...
4/29/11 at 10:35 AM Humor at Work 12/7/10 at 10:26 AM
FORUM MOMParenting Perspectives: Can we 'have it all'?
Here's my Jan. 25 Parenting Perspectives column ... You can chat about it on the Topics blog. For most of my motherhood, I've worked part time. In many ways, the limited workweek has provided me the ...
1/25/11 at 3:22 AM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING!Bear All at the Library
For decades my parents have threatened to lock me out of the house and skip town, and today, after plenty of fair warnings, they finally did. (They tell me they'll be back in an hour, but I have my do...
3/5/10 at 12:00 AM The Integrated Life and Being Late for Work 2/25/10 at 10:36 AM
Typing Like a Drunken Monkey 7/10/09 at 7:48 AM
FARSIDE.AREAVOICES.COM/Fall Lists
Do you make lists? I do, and Far Guy does,sometimes he will add stuff to an old list just so he has many things that he can cross off. He did that yesterday. I read his list..and laughed..most of it h...
9/10/09 at 6:18 AM
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