Story archive for January 2002

Friday, Feb. 1

• Column: More memories of the late mayor

• ALHS girls secure 2nd

• Obituaries for Feb. 1, 2002

• Workers' seniority to remain intact

• Residents don't appear sold on referendum

• Reserves spark ALHS boys to victory

• Brits check out Cochran exhibit

• Biodiesel bills may mount a comeback

• Rock-'n'-roll pilgrimage

• Editorial: Budget may work in the short term

Thursday, Jan. 31

• Editorial: Find a way to make boat rentals work

• Behr breaks 299 hex

• Obituaries for Jan. 31, 2002

• Workers hang hopes on extended benefits

• St. Theodore's annual extravaganza Feb. 9

• Weekend Planner: Farm toys on display this weekend at mall

• Chili feed will raise money for Marching Tigers

• Proposed boat business owner will keep trying

• Helping former co-workers

• Column: Complete honesty was proven not the best policy

Wednesday, Jan. 30

• Editorial: Don't touch Minnesota's ethanol subsidy

• Tigers complete sweep of Huskies

• Swimmers win at Winona

• Everything but the win

• ALHS girls overcome Owatonna

• Obituaries for Jan. 30, 2002

• Seven accidents reported across Freeborn County Tuesday morning

• Proposed use of tax tool faces scrutiny

• Mower County won't partner on Blazing Star

• Glenville-Emmons may speed up plan to move some elementary schoolers

• Freezing rain sends cars sliding

• Column: Waiting for a snow day was excruciating, exhilarating

Tuesday, Jan. 29

• Shrinking enrollment, shrinking funds

• Blades sweep Southern Division leaders

• Albert Leans better than O.K.

• Obituaries for Jan. 29, 2002

• Owner gives house to city for demolition

• Making their case

• Leighton won't seek another term

• Two men arrested for drug possession after assault with butcher knife Sunday

• City reverses decision on boat rental business

• Editorial: Farmland bills deserve close look in St. Paul

• Column: Hey, can I get a little service here? Anyone? Hello?

Monday, Jan. 28

• Shutout streak

• Obituaries for Jan. 28, 2002

• Gutknecht discusses foundry industry in visit

• Albert Lea Red Cross office moves

• Column: Common misperceptions about workers' compensation

• Wrestlers fifth at Hayfield tourney

• Tigers remain in the hunt

Saturday, Jan. 26

• Local woman's design featured on cover of crafting magazine

• Lawmakers address Iowa Extension meeting

• Counselor: Stress a way of life in rural communities

• Preschoolers enjoy a 'trip to Hawaii'

• Column: If it quacks like a duck ...

• Column: Comics page survey prompts large response

• Scrapbooks say a lot about what people value

• Sailing on the lake ice in boats:Last of three parts

• A family of collectors

• For Crandall, life's just a country song

• Frondals' love of toys spans the generations

• A new tradition

• Tigers can't catch Century

• ALHS girls rally past RC

• Obituaries for Jan. 27, 2002

• Tribune earns honors at state newspaper convention

• Thrift shop's new owner plans to keep old practices

Friday, Jan. 25

• Wrestlers rip Austin

• ALHS swimmers cruise past Austin

• Porter nets fourth shutout as ALHS girls top Waseca

• ALHS hockey boys top West

• Obituaries for Jan. 25, 2002

• House owner has likely run out of time

• Hundreds turn out for former mayor's funeral

• Wangen laid to rest

• Column: Checking out another rumor about the Green Cemetery

Thursday, Jan. 24

• Addresses with new meaning

• A day at Freeborn Lumber

• Column: Trains offer sentimental (and practical) advantages

• Column: Video lottery plan to pay for stadiums can please all sides

• Sophomore sensation

• Obituaries for Jan.24, 2002

• Weekend Planner: Food, entertainment for Rendezvous Friday

Wednesday, Jan. 23

• Austin Kmart doesn't appear in danger, for now

• Interstate Packing arsonist avoids prison

• Busted-up car

• Column: T-Rex may not have been the bad dude some think

• Editorial: Wangen's life set an example of involvement

• Tigers assert themselves early

• Knights knock off Wolverines a 2nd time

• Obituaries for Jan. 23, 2002

• Petition drive three-fourths to goal

• Petersen: Board can't make budget promises

• Panel: Wellstone proposal could unlock rural tech development

Tuesday, Jan. 22

• Editorial: Request by teachers shows their mistrust

• USC girls hone in on the hoop

• Freshmen offer more to look forward to

• Blades again avenge loss to Rochester

• Obituaries for Jan. 22, 2002

• Wangen remembered as caring, humble

• Three programs recognize civil rights leader's legacy

• Gutknecht thanks students for giving to Afghans

• Former doctor marched with King in '63

• King Day in Albert Lea

• Column: Accepting others is a prerequisite of a civil society

Monday, Jan. 21

• Obituaries for Jan. 21, 2002

• Klan's brief popularity in Minnesota may have started in Albert Lea area

• City, Dorman prepare to press sales-tax bill

• Here comes the bridal show

• Editorial: A call to teach and practice racial tolerance

• Column: Cargill builds profits on the backs of our farmers

Saturday, Jan. 19

• The leader of the band

• Tigers beat Winona at the buzzer

• ALHS girls fall to Winona

• Obituaries for Jan. 20, 2002

• Teachers may offer funds; want details

• One-act play squad heading to competition

• Gutknecht to visit with Alden students and tour Progress Casting Monday

• Community Action sponsoring public meeting on governor's budget proposals

• Enjoying the ice

• Column: Session jam-packed with key decisions

• Column: Absurd policy punishes 'poor judgment' too severely

• Local bird count finds 50 species

• Super sliding on the slippery slopes: Second of three parts

• Making more than music

Friday, Jan. 18

• Bilingual director to work with ALMC patients

• Patience pays for G-E boys

• ALHS matmen rally in triangular

• Lourdes shows why it's No. 1

• Column: Confirming the rumors about a pioneer cemetery

• ALHS girls find the net at West

• Obituaries for Jan. 18, 2002

• Editorial: Hatch's staff should not get desired raises

• Texas utility buys into North Iowa Wind Farm

• State threatens to hold funds for Austin workforce center

• Defense wants Gutierrez's past thrown out

• The giving chair

Thursday, Jan. 17

• Weekend Planner: Bridal show, cancer telethon planned for holiday weekend

• Column: A child can exercise power by upsetting furniture

• Editorial: New training for Farmland workers is key

• Something to shovel

• KAAL removes Kelley from air because of candidacy

• Displaced workers getting in-the-field construction training through Riverland

• Prospect of taxing school purchases bothers local officials

• Refrigerated foods lead way for Farmland

• Obituaries for Jan. 17, 2002

Wednesday, Jan. 16

• Column: An out-of-control temper can come back to hurt you

• ALHS swimmers leave East in their wake

• Macy, Huskies hand ALHS girls 6-0 shutout

• Knights can't catch Panthers

• ALHS icemen slip at Owatonna

• G-E girls stun conference co-leader

• Obituaries for Jan. 16, 2002

• Ventura's budget: County, EXOL plant would face challenges

• Ventura's budget: City worries about long-term changes

• Gutknecht tours Austin flood plain

• Greater Jobs, Inc. hopes to woo software company

• Districts, teachers slow to settle contracts in Albert Lea area and statewide

• Several car accidents reported, semi turns over as icy roads return

• Winter makes its presence known on roads

• Editorial: Common sense should guide sports parents

Tuesday, Jan. 15

• Editorial: HMA recovery a great sign for Hollandale

• Taking the lanes by Storm

• Rebels 4th, Knights 7th in tourney

• B PeeWees fourth at Faribault tourney

• Blades improve to 12-1

• Alden grad joins hall of fame

• Obituaries for Jan. 15, 2002

• Potato co-op's reopening welcomed in Hollandale

• Plant must be demolished this year

• Gas leak prompts evacuation

• Council votes to proceed with demolitions

• Alliant to end local bill payment

• Back in business in Hollandale

• Column: Farmland's lack of concern for us is the final insult

Monday, Jan. 14

• Hard work yields results for orchestra students

• Surprising ALHS icemen top Big Nine

• ALHS matmen 2-1 at St. Cloud Tech

• ALHS matmen hold the Mayo

• Albert Lea girls fall while free throws don't at Austin

• Obituaries for Jan. 13, 2002

• Obituaries for Jan. 14, 2002

• Alden-Conger instructor is a finalist for state Ag Teacher of the Year award

• 17-year-old to be tried as adult

• News anchor considers run for State Senate

• Yarns to spin

• Column: New year brings new challenges and opportunities

• Column: Stopping global warming is best done at the source

• Column: The state of the state

• Albert Lea native teaching in Alaskan village

• Winter fun at Ski Valley and Goose Lake: First of three parts.

• Variety presentation part of King Day events

• Newer wind farms are bird-friendly

• North to Alaska

• Hartland has a burning need for new fire truck

• Farmland plant's fate up for debate

• New computers, the Gates way

• An extra dose of bus safety

Friday, Jan. 11

• Column: They're still the nicest college football team in the nation

• Ventura's plan gets tepid local reaction

• City wields financial leverage on Farmland; hearing set Monday

• Big drops in natural-gas bills help ease budgets

• Rivalry night

• Editorial: Show Farmland your concern over old plant

• Tigers can't shake Austin

• Swimmers drop dual to Mayo

• ALHS hockey girls find a way to win

• Obituaries for Jan. 11, 2002

Thursday, Jan. 10

• Song of service

• Free throw contest set for Saturday

• Obituaries for Jan. 10, 2002

• February trial date set in murder case

• Weekend planner: Story teller in Wells Saturday

• Program connects kids with role models, rewarding both

• Business support helping Lake Mills school

• Editorial: Bush's move on fuel cells bold, welcome

• Column: Thoughts on public name-calling and igloo making

Wednesday, Jan. 9

• Tigers refuse to fold at Mankato

• ALHS icemen rally past Austin

• ALHS hockey girls complete sweep of Austin

• ALHS girls end long drought against East

• Obituaries for Jan. 9, 2002

• Record warmth expected to continue today; ice rinks closed

• United Way drive stalls in home stretch

• Mullenbach, Behrends elected to lead board

• January heat wave

• Editorial: State caucus meetings ought to be public

• Column: Al is your source for puns, fun and wacky wisdom

Tuesday, Jan. 8

• Column: Self-improvement is not a task reserved for Jan. 1

• Editorial: Daschle's plan provides right kind of stimulus

• USC matmen top A-C, 58-14

• Panthers satisfied with seventh at Simley

• Legion league leaders

• Hockey girls rebound from loss with 14-0 win over Austin

• G-E 'B' boys off to 6-2 start

• Obituaries for Jan. 8, 2002

• Study urges strong Latino leaders

• Dance squad looks for way to field a team next year

• Adults gain education, literacy through program

• Facing the change

Monday, Jan. 7

• A piece of history

• A split on the mat

• Swimmers fourth at Austin

• ALHS girls bounce back

• Bachman, Spartans sink ALHS boys, 45-32

• Obituaries for Jan. 7, 2002

• Obituaries for Jan. 6, 2002

• Two hurt as train collides with trailer

• School officials say funding system limits their options

• Evidence on origin of store fire heard

• Faribault County may get Habitat chapter

• City nets $50K cleanup grant

• County bets on aerators to help lake

• Middle-Eastern motion

• Column: Is the state's new tax on bread a half-baked idea?

• Column: Wanted: Readers with feedback and time to spare

• Church bell peals once again

• Old courthouse bell is still ringing

• Treading on thin ice

Friday, Jan. 4

• Tigers avenge loss to East

• Swimmers drop first dual meet

• 8-1, 3-0: G-E boys pick up where they left off

• Obituaries for Jan. 4, 2002

• Sviggum supports some extended benefits for Farmland

• Supporters will seek state funds for unique local crisis intervention teams

• Legislators say quick action depends on Ventura

• Exiting EXOL

• City, county issue final 2001 building reports

• A night at the game

• Editorial: Take care when approaching local aid cuts

• Column: Breezy's short life as a hobo and prisoner of war

Thursday, Jan. 3

• Back to the Big Nine

• Obituaries for Jan. 3, 2002

• Shut down: Conger and Hayward worry about impact of bank closings

• Northwood native says missionary work is about trusting God for needs

• Attorneys disagree on length of arson trial

• Staying fit on break

• Column: If a resolution is in order, it should include kindness

Wednesday, Jan. 2

• Stieler shines on field, in classroom at UW-Eau Claire

• Obituaries for Jan. 2, 2002

• Salvation Army almost hit fund goal

• Extra help for Farmland on state agenda

• Column: The swami predicts 2002 will be an eventful year

• Number one of '02