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The results of the 1989 Tiger yearbook poll
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
During one of my searches for a column or article topic, I happened to look over a copy of the 1989 Tiger yearbook in the archives of the Freeborn County Historical Museum Library.
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Halloween is yet another holiday about candy
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
I have a strong hunch it’s too late for a costume suggestion to be used by some lucky area youngster tomorrow night.
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A.L. Lake’s depth, silt, scum, sewage and fire
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
It was my intention in the last column to check on several myths and do updates on Albert Lea Lake.
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Updating an odd fact about Albert Lea Lake
Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
This column is inspired in part by an old news article contributed by Kevin Savick and by the television program on the Discovery Channel (cable 56 on the local system) called “Mythbusters.” Read story
More Columns by Ed Shannon
- The milkweed harvesters of Freeborn County
- A special salute for John and Janice Kelsey
- ‘The Fighting Fool’ book on WWII is available
- Making predictions with Farmer’s Almanac
- Albert Lea once had a drive-in supermarket
- Creating a cuspidor and other local products
- Part 2: Solving the Haynes family mysteries
- Part 1 of solving the Haynes family mysteries
- Looking over Thomas Armstrong’s will
- Playing and singing polka tunes in church
- Local inventors of the past and their creations
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Life’s variety pack of people, places and things
It costs $722 to fly from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Bismarck, N.D., and you can fly from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Paris for $754. Life is unfair; we all know this. Big prizes go to mediocrities while you struggle on, unappreciated. The righteous suffer while the wicked prosper. Read story
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Will fountains be out before freeze?
During my recent trip to Minnesota, I had the opportunity for a brief visit to your city. Read story
