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The Squirrel At The Ballgame

At about noon one day last week, I decided on a whim to head down to see the Twins play the Tigers at Target Field.…

Labor Day Heroes

Let's pause for a moment this Labor Day to recognize some of our most important, yet most maligned workers. They're teachers and librarians, police officers…

Another Census Undercount

The US census recently finished its national popula­tion count leaving rural residents restless over fears of undercounting since the census data is used to determine…

Panther Soccer 2010

Every season has its “bumps in the road” and last Monday (Aug 30th) was certainly one for the young Panther team. We traveled to Cloverdale,…

Sports Notes

Sports Notes The SF 49ers are loaded and should win the weak NFC West Division. They are the odds-on favorite to win the NFC West…

Pie Bake 2010

Pie Bake 2010 The first time I made my very own homemade apple pie, I was ecstatic. There is nothing as satisfying as making you…

Poor People

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” — Anne Frank On my way out to…

Silent Crisis

Silent Crisis You wake up one morning and your eyesight has changed — you can’t read the paper as usual and colors fade in and…

The Paul Bunyan Parade

Paul.  And his Axe.  Not sure what they did with Babe. It would not be the Paul Bunyan Parade without the Kangaroo Kort.  This year,…

A Pot Grower Wants To Know

Dear Tim Stelloh or Freda Moon, My name is Alejandro. I was reading an article from one of your staff writers Mark Scaramella. In regards to…

Thank You, Glenn Beck!

This weekend brings us the August 28 anniversary of the March on Washington back in 1963. It was when Martin Luther King delivered his famous…

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