Story archive for March 2002
Monday, April 1
- Lake gets breath of fresh air over winter
- County may choose manager for project
- Conger farmer to sell wind power
- Cross-country boosters hope to field fall team
- The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
- Riverland foundations help make education better
- Polls open at 4 p.m. for referendum on new USC school
Saturday, March 30
- Obituaries for March 31, 2002
- Teacher of the year nominees come from all over the district
- Farmland, insurers debate condition, usability of fire-damaged plant
- Compliance with tobacco laws still not 100 percent
- Hippity-hoppity, here it comes . . .
- Does USC need a new $32 million school?
- Column: Baseball's winter of discontent finally over
- Column: Most agree welfare cutoff should stand
- Weber sisters both wanted to be donor
- Albert Lea's great street block giveaway
- For the Kozioleks, it was all up to Paul
- No greater love
- Union Center PeeWees win two of three
- Rebels roll to victory at Mankato
- Matmen make mark in Big 9
- New leader on the track
- Inaugural hall
Friday, March 29
- Judge upholds city's demolition order
- Tigers enjoy spoils of success
- Beetle battle
- New bank in Conger to open April 8
- Play ball
- Editorial: Despite ruling, dispute can hurt Albert Lea
- Column: Some solid stuff on the subject of bricks in the area
Thursday, March 28
- Wind fall
- Column: Trying to change the world isn't as it's made out to be
- G-E B-squad earns itself an A
- Woman hurt in downtown car accident
- Weekend planner: Easter activities, theater on schedule
- Judge hears arguments on plant today
- Family prepares to reopen Glenville's Office with new restaurant
- Complaints jeopardize Action's transit venture
Wednesday, March 27
- Filling the tank
- Column: Town's experiment shows value of gun ownership
- Breeden bowls 'em over
- Insurers say Farmland could fix old plant
- Despite legal challenge, company proceeds with plans for new site
- Editorial: Outlook mostly good for Twins ballpark bill
Tuesday, March 26
- Bills sail in Senate, bog down in House
- Spring break fun
- Rebels competitive at SCC indoor
- Blades bounce back in tourney
- Column: Recycled movies leave viewer starved for originality
- Albert Lea boys run well at St. Olaf
- Editorial: Safety at RR crossings still serious matter
- Council reverses decision on public dock
- City will not block off three train crossings
- Abortion waiting period dies in Senate after inclusion in tax bill
Monday, March 25
- On owls
- Rayman ends on a positive note
- Born into basketball
- All-Area boys' basketball 2001-02
- Obituaries for March 24, 2002
- Skate park changes: discusses supervision with city
- Sale of high school evolves
- Opinions on street closings for railroads to be taken tonight
- Is county's courthouse approach complete?
- Courthouse discussion forum includes agreements and disagreements
- County officials defend courthouse plan
- Being a good citizen may bring award
- Appreciating art work
- Assisting at an accident
- Column: Crucial work being done as the session begins to wrap up
- Column: Courthouse planning still has room for public input
- Guest column: Changes needed if cities are to truly adjust to new minority populations
- Guest column: Case for commuter rail line is compelling
- City once had several hospitals:Second of two parts
- People were funny years ago and they're funny today
- ACT to open timeless classic Thursday
- Curtain call
Friday, March 22
- An all-conference surprise
- Testing keeps school district, students busy all year
- Albert Lea affected by state revenue department cuts
- Insurance companies try to block order
- County begins courthouse outreach effort
- A special concert
- Column: This was the first real local effort for lake cleanup
Thursday, March 21
- Hemmingsen's marks 100 years of hauling
- Editorial: A good deal for school may get even better
- Brush strokes and breast strokes
- Column: Forgotten words enrich the vocabulary, confuse others
- A plethora of perfection
- More kids likely to need summer school
- New beginning for old school
- Police hope training tape cuts underage consumption
- Weekend planner: Arts festival moves to Northbridge
Wednesday, March 20
- Big Nine's finest
- ALHS grad enjoys college coaching success
- Sale of old school to developer may be complete today
- Local lawmakers' districts shift eastward
- County's judicial center plans continue to move forward
- Deadline for start of demolition approaches
- Clock ticking on Farmland
- Editorial: Redistricting did what had to be done
- Column: Getting lost is easy for men; asking for directions is not
Tuesday, March 19
- Column: Riverland embraces new diversity
- A Bantams end season
- Tope returns, will be charged in escape
- Students get a taste of real-world decision making
- Glenville parents upset about school's changes
- Community Action ready to take over Mower Transit
- Board delivers final notice to teachers
- Lesson in Ethics
- Editorial: Tobacco money isn't a solution to all problems
- Column: Cereal-aisle choices are starting to get out of hand
- Tigersharks take 14th in state meet
- Blades bring home the trophy
Monday, March 18
- Column: Coleman doesn't seem to get U.S. Senate's purpose
- Welcome to The Albert Lea Tribune
- Fourteen school jobs on the block tonight
- School's checks bounce after bank glitch
- Man shot by police enters not guilty plea
- The History of The Albert Lea Tribune
- Circulation
- Local author drops by
- Pelvit to return after two-week absence
Saturday, March 16
- Column: Predicting Farmland's next move is tricky business
- Mama's Memories
- House Wren: King of birds
- Shop blends hobbies and a love for the past
- Dr. Wilcox and his magazine and hospital: First of two parts
- Column: Anti-terrorism efforts deserve attention, support
- Cutting the bridge down to size
- Defense to stay on the job in arson case
- 70 years of marriage seem like a blessing
- Winter storm wreaks havoc on power lines
- Obituaries for March 17, 2002
- Fight to the finish
- All-Area girls' basketball 2001-02
- Player of the Year leaves 4-year legacy at Lake Mills
Friday, March 15
- Wells Fargo - http://www.wellsfargo.com
- Tip lands Tope back behind bars
- Ice storm knocks out power, closes schools
- Glenville-Emmons schools glimpse the future
- Purdie's lawyers pull out of his case
- Albert Lea native pens Irish-set romance novel
- It's not over yet
- Editorial: State should let city decide on orphanage
- Column: Some get the goldmine, while others get the shaft
Thursday, March 14
- Putting it in the pocket
- B Bantams fit to be tied with Waseca
- Townships reelect most of officers
- Plant workers to gain from stimulus bill
- Weekend Planner: KATE home show, circus this weekend
- A knack for narratives
- Biodiesel supporters urged to call Ventura
- Column: Irish have proven both friendly and fiery
Wednesday, March 13
- Editorial: Senate taking on mpg goals the wrong way
- The tradition continues
- Again up to the challenge
- Shawn Tope's meth trial placed on hold until July
- Twenty-four high-school acts to perform at Tiger's Roar this weekend
- Legislation fuels hopes for growers
- Extra benefits for Farmland workers clear state Senate
- Freeborn County to lose lead extension educator
- Tiger talent to take the stage
- Column: Run-in with a hot pepper left stomach smoldering
Tuesday, March 12
- Editorial: Council denial of boat rentals was off base
- Another solid season
- Aerobatics show to return this fall
- Courthouse price tag: $20 million
- City sinks boat-rental business
- Chance for state Blazing Star money looking up
- Alden elevator to merge with northern Iowa co-op
- Daffodil days
- Column: Albert Lea has opportunities to invest in the future
Monday, March 11
- Boat rentals, street closings on city's agenda tonight
- Grace on ice
- Editorial: It's too soon to pass biodiesel mandate bill
- Column: State proposals may help or harm recycling efforts
- Cinderella story
- Skate park organizers still hoping for city help
Saturday, March 9
- Shoff steps down from Hillcrest Cemetery board
- School board may approve referendum
- Father and son working together
- Home-based businesses display their wares
- Column: Line between kid stuff and abuse can be hard to see
- Column: Another chance for a Minnesota biodiesel bill
- Kehr now takes the time to stop, smell roses
- Jesse credits faith for cancer remission
- He was the 'king of brick makers'
- Story of hope
- Jacobs makes All-Big 9 team
- A Bantams just miss state tournament
- Obituaries for March 10, 2002
- Trial raises public access issues
- Defense in Tope trial wants witness revealed
Friday, March 8
- Column: Henry Wittmer was a mighty persuasive German pioneer
- Rebels fall short at the line
- Trail's Travel Center, others concerned about move toward biodiesel mandate
- Gutierrez: A life of uncertainty and crime
- ALHS students will need to go private for driver training
- Flag-flinging fun
- Editorial: Bill protecting home buyers long overdue
Thursday, March 7
- ALHS boys get past West
- Radke fell through cracks in system
- Weekend Planner: Show choir struts stuff Saturday
- Lou-Rich marks 30 years in business
- Haukoos: Sales tax bill looking at 50-50 chance
- Could it have been prevented?
- Celebrating a 'Rich' tradition
- Editorial: Second school vote could see better chances
- Column: The truth about the supernatural isn't always super
Wednesday, March 6
- Column: Handicapped fish, gnus and a new use for hushpuppies
- Rocking the house
- A Squirts take 2nd in district tourney
- Blades end regular season 16-1
- Obituaries for March 6, 2002
- Local GOP activists side with Sullivan
- Investigators had no doubt
- Gutierrez taken to St. Cloud after being sentenced to life in prison
- Dealership investigated for illegal sales practices
- Alden-Conger puts out welcome mat
Tuesday, March 5
- Editorial: Find a way to make state contract work
- Wolverines nipped by BA
- Supporters bring 2,000 signatures to school board
- Prosecution left little room for other version of crime
- District hopes to regulate donations
- After conviction, Gutierrez faces life sentence in prison
- 25 hours surrounding the crime
- Sound of music in schools
- Column: With little on the tube, losing cable is no big loss
Monday, March 4
- 8th-grade Elks boys' basketball team runs record to 19-6
- Swimmers 21st in state meet
- Niebuhr knocked off in finals
- Hansen garners state gold
- Pros flex storytelling muscles
- Building permits slow in February
- Gutierrez found guilty
- Donations to be subject to district's scrutiny
- Cheering local grapplers
- Column: Relocating state ag department may actually hurt
Saturday, March 2
- Meyer named baseball coach at Riverland
- Column: As the bridge comes down, my world begins to shake
- Figure skaters set to take to the ice for annual show
- Hansen reaches state title bout
- Bessesen name still endures in Albert Lea
- How to tell one woodpecker from another
- Obituaries for March 3, 2002
- A legacy lives on
- Smiling and happy, despite hardships
- Schwab to welcome president
- First Impressions to build welcome signs
- Gutierrez trial close to final stage
- Reading across Minnesota and Iowa
- Column: Good government vs. dirty politics at Capitol
- Wolverines advance in playoffs
- Tigersharks advance several to state meet
- Tigers stumble into section
- Schreiber, all three relays remain afloat at state
Friday, March 1
- Niebuhr advances to state semifinals
- Editorial: More lasting budget fix is now needed
- Birdies on hole 2
- Bill would tap some Web sites for sales tax
- City considers changes at crossings
- Sleeper stain was a partial DNA match
- Students use theater to deliver serious message
- Column: Remembering John Larson and his concrete career
- Championship hopes


