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How do we feel about the younger brother?

I was chatting with students, getting ready to distribute the final exam in my introduction to literature class when the conversation turned in an unexpected ... Read more Houston

Editorial: It’s a good time to plant a tree

It has been two weeks since a late-season snowstorm delivered a foot of heavy snow, which caused branches and trees across Albert Lea and its ... Read more

No laws against these inequities

We had visitors from Slovakia and the Czech Republic in last week. The team leader stayed at our house, and we took him to the ... Read more

President Obama gets beat up at every turn

You do realize that Washington, D.C., is not the real world, don’t you? It’s a state of mind. An altered state of mind. Where you’re ... Read more

Gay marriage law doesn’t affect most folks

So I heard one person on Friday say that the day the gay marriage bill passes in Fergus Falls will be “a bad day.” Read more | 1 comment

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No laws against these inequities

We had visitors from Slovakia and the Czech Republic in last week. The team leader stayed at our house, and we took him to the ... Read more

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Editorial: It’s a good time to plant a tree

It has been two weeks since a late-season snowstorm delivered a foot of heavy snow, which ... Read more