Al Batt

Writer

How the dog made me a township clerk

It was a dark and stormy night. Read more

Flying squirrels are active in May, June and October

Judy Boyd of Red Deer, Alberta, told me that her mechanic had commented that someone had been a bit aggressive with her braking the car. ... Read more

Remember to count each story a blessing

I hear people say that there is nothing to do in a small town. Read more

Swallows travel on invisible highways in the sky

I spotted a large flock of wild turkeys near the Fort Snelling Cemetery. I’ve seen many grasshoppers and they’re a favorite food of poults. On ... Read more

More Articles

  1. Elections can be interesting and exciting
  2. Chipmunks make high-pitched calls when alarmed
  3. Would ‘uffda’ be a naughty word at school?
  4. Why is it that birds choose to migrate at nighttime?
  5. Elections bring out the American in us
  6. Falling leaves begin to dance as autumn rushes in
  7. Fall stumbles into the paint store
  8. A gaggle of geese is always worth a gander
  9. She heard a noise, and he went to see
  10. Carolina grasshoppers eat a wide variety of plants
  11. Picture the naughty people in handbaskets
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