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    September 17, 2017
    Jerry Kern of St. Paul talks about his life during a recent interview. Bob King / Forum News Service
    'You gotta go on': 40 years later, Minnesota man reflects on tragic morning
    DULUTH, Minn. — Jerry Kern used to hunt deer at a camp north of Island Lake. But after what happened on this date 40 years ago, Kern no...
    sportsSeptember 17, 2017 - 7:09am
    September 13, 2017
    Children's book author Sandra Boynton takes tea with some of her whimsical characters. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of Boynton's first book, "Hippos Go Berserk!" Photo for The Washington Post by Jesse Dittmar
    Hippos, birdies, T. rexes, pigs: How Sandra Boynton built an empire and won your child's heart
    Sandra Boynton lives on a farm in rural Connecticut. She works out of a converted barn, surrounded by pigs in overalls, frogs wearing cowboy...
    September 13, 2017 - 7:07pm
    September 11, 2017
    Ben Hanson, Parenting Perspectives columnist
    PARENTING PERSPECTIVES: Go ahead, treat each other like 2-year-olds
    FARGO — I forget where I had to go. I forget why I had to be there so early. As a full-time freelancer, part-time employee, former stay-at-home...
    opinionSeptember 11, 2017 - 1:20pm
    September 5, 2017
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    When can a child be left home alone? It depends.
    Your kids are growing up so fast. They are getting smarter and more responsible, and they want more independence. It might be time to let them...
    September 5, 2017 - 4:36pm
    Alicia Strnad Hoalcraft, Parenting Perspectives columnist
    Parenting pro tips from a sort-of expert
    They say it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert at something. My daughter just turned 4, which means I've been a parent for more than 35,000...
    opinionSeptember 5, 2017 - 9:43am
    August 28, 2017
    Val Kleppen, Parenting Perspectives columnist
    PARENTING PERSPECTIVES: The family who schools together stays together
    FARGO — We've started a new way of life this year in many aspects, and school is no exception. Surprising even myself, we've taken the...
    newsAugust 28, 2017 - 4:00pm
    August 8, 2017
    Ben Hanson, Parenting Perspectives columnist
    Parenting Perspectives: A 3-week check on our daycare adjustment
    You want a deliberate, suitably slow lesson in patience? Take my two-year-old for a walk. Please. I was under the false impression that after...
    opinionAugust 8, 2017 - 8:40am
    August 1, 2017
    Despite her mother's many failures, Callie Hoalcraft turned 4 last week. Alicia Strnad Hoalcraft / Forum News Service
    Parenting Perspectives: Despite failings, we made it to 4
    My daughter woke up on the morning of her fourth birthday and demanded a bath. I filled the tub. She got in and reclined on the bath pillow,...
    opinionAugust 1, 2017 - 8:34am
    July 26, 2017
    Pei Xia Chen and her daughter, Angelina. MUST CREDIT: New York City Police Department
    NYPD officer was killed in 2014. His wife just gave birth to their daughter.
    Many people saw Pei Xia Chen for the first time at one of her most difficult moments. In December 2014, her husband, New York City police officer...
    newsJuly 26, 2017 - 12:13pm
    July 25, 2017
    Nurture versus nature: Mom's life lesson
    After a (long, long) 30-month stint in an apartment, we're finally home. More than two years ago, we sold our home without listing it and moved...
    opinionJuly 25, 2017 - 10:33am
    July 24, 2017
    Anne Polta / Tribune Roland and Shirley Bosch enjoy their new home at Compassionate Cottage II in Willmar. An open house is planned this week to celebrate the opening of the 10-suite cottage and the anniversaries of Compassionate Cottage I and Compassionate Care.
    Willmar business marks triple milestone in services for elderly
    WILLMAR—It was hard for Roland and Shirley Bosch to leave the farm near Atwater that had been their home for decades. But with a move...
    news/localJuly 24, 2017 - 7:55am
    July 18, 2017
    My family (from left: Anton, Edith and Britta) raises a toast to our Summer of Yeehaw. Kris Kerzman / The Forum
    Parenting Perspectives: A moment of Zen amid our Summer of Yeehaw
    Right around the beginning of the summer our 2-year-old, Anton, began delighting us with a new phrase. While riding his trike or swinging in...
    opinionJuly 18, 2017 - 9:14am
    July 11, 2017
    Nicole Welle, Parenting Perspectives columnist
    Parenting Perspectives: A 1970s summer is within reach
    This is my first summer at home full time with my school-aged children, and so far, I'm loving it more than I even imagined. True, we've tackled...
    opinionJuly 11, 2017 - 9:14am
    July 8, 2017
    Carol Bursack of Minding Our Elders
    Minding Our Elders: Pain medication for older patients must be carefully chosen and closely monitored
    Dear Carol: My dad has Alzheimer's. Recently, he had a bad fall and needed to be hospitalized. Dad was given Dilaudid for pain, but the drug...
    opinionJuly 8, 2017 - 8:13am
    July 4, 2017
    Ben Hanson, Parenting Perspectives columnist
    Life as a parent: Wonderful, terrible and just downright conflicted
    If I had to sum up in one word what it feels like to be a parent — the day-to-day reality of parenthood — I'd say conflicted. You...
    newsJuly 4, 2017 - 7:07am
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