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    October 14, 2014
    Employers weigh in on workplace wellness programs: Panelists share challenges, success stories in workplace wellness
    WILLMAR — Workplace wellness programs are getting results — healthier workers and lower health care costs, say local employers with firsthand experience. When Duininck Inc. saw its initial metrics for the first three years of the company’s wellness program, “we wondered,...
    news / localOctober 14, 2014 - 9:48pm
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    September 12, 2013
    EDC hears firsthand about Spicer economic successes
    SPICER — Examples of economic development successes weren't hard to find when the joint operations board of the Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission met Thursday in Spicer. The board heard firsthand from Spicer city officials about many of the...
    news / localSeptember 12, 2013 - 11:44pm
    December 28, 2011
    Areavoices.com: Resolve to meet your New Year's resolutions
    There may still be some leftover turkey and cranberry sauce in the fridge and the decorations haven't yet been put away, but it's hard not to...
    lifeDecember 28, 2011 - 12:18am
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    December 12, 2011
    Areavoices.com: Are you feeling left behind?
    The feeling of being "behind" can mean different things to different people. It is one thing to be behind on a home fix-it project or career-related...
    lifeDecember 12, 2011 - 9:12am
    May 4, 2011
    Letter: Good news, for a change
    Our stoic nature is not just a Scandinavian trait, but pretty well describes the citizens of the United States. So what prompted my thoughts today: the front page story, Thursday last, in the West Central Tribune describing students as polite and friendly. Then also in the same issue...
    opinion / letters / newsMay 4, 2011 - 12:00am
    December 23, 2010
    Commentary: 'Obama Orphans' deserve a bow for successful Congress
    WASHINGTON -- At the beginning of 2009, the choice before Democrats who controlled the 111th Congress was whether they would enact historic legislation, even at the risk of their majority, or whether they would play it safe. They gave the safe option a pass, with two results: This...
    opinion / commentaryDecember 23, 2010 - 12:00am
    September 17, 2009
    Commentary: Here is a lesson plan for a successful school year
    School is under way, we are already in our eighth day -- 164 to go. My big concern is that during those remaining days, the school and home have an effective relationship so your children can achieve at a high level. The peak of our school year isn't the big game on a Friday night,...
    opinion / commentarySeptember 17, 2009 - 12:00am
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