Editorial: Thumbs

To the recent area natives who have returned to the area to work as a doctor or medical professional in Albert Lea. 

On Friday, the Tribune featured a Glenville native who returned to the area to be an OB-GYN at Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea.

Heidi Gaston attended medical school in Missouri, completed her residency in Michigan and recently
returned to the Glenville area where she, her husband and their two children are building a new home.

The Tribune is featuring two others who have recently returned to the area in the upcoming Progress edition, which publishes on Feb. 28. Those two are optometrist Scott Martinson, a native of Alden, and physicians assistant Brittni Lair, a native of Hayward.

It is exciting to see these young people returning home.

 

For the continued discussion in the public about a dog park in Albert Lea. 

Community members got the chance to voice their opinions this week about a potential dog park in Albert Lea.

We appreciate those who are getting involved in the discussion and for the Rotary Club for taking on a project that will better the community.

Presently, the options for the park are near Brookside Education Center and in the Frank Hall Park area, where the Albert Lea Grizzlies play.

People representing both sides have spoken out about their opinions, and the Albert Lea City Council ultimately still has to approve the site for the park.

 

To all of the Tribune’s Facebook friends. 

The Tribune a few weeks ago hit a milestone of 6,000 Facebook likes, and we couldn’t be happier. With all sorts of information on social media, it’s awesome that people are still interested in reading about their community.

As of Saturday morning, the page had 6,078 likes.

Thanks for the support.

 

To reduced air quality this week.

Albert Lea and much of southern Minnesota were under an air pollution advisory on Thursday as a combination of low clouds, fog and light winds caused fine particle pollution to approach unhealthy levels.

Though it may not have affected everyone, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency advised at-risk populations to postpone or reduce vigorous activity. The agency warned that even people who are otherwise healthy could experience health effects when
pollution levels increase.

We hope everyone followed the agency’s caution.