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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Stadium backers don't believe everything they read
Dont believe everything you read, especially in sports blogs and columns about government issues. That is what some Minnesota politicians say after dealing with Vikings stadium issues for months, or ...
Posted on 4/23/12 at 3:13 AM
STAFF BLOG CHEF JEFF A Carrot Salad for a Veteran
In about 10 days, between 50 and 100 World War II veterans from the area will embark on a trip to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorial to their wartime service and sacrifice. I'm sure if my dad, Er...
Posted on 4/7/09 at 3:23 AM
Book Report: New book, same old Henry
Ever since I read “The Education of Henry Adams,” I’ve thought of its author, the great-grandson of our second president and grandson of John Quincy Adams, as a sanctimonious little prig.
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 24, 2012
Book Report: Even Rough Rider Teddy couldn’t tame NYC
Back in the 1950s adolescents looking for exciting reading about the facts of life, etc., turned to a series of books by muckraking journalists Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer.
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 18, 2012
Book Report: Have a peek at this American family 
The Dale family — Mom, Dad, son Zak, daughter Chloe and Lars the dog — come together for a typical American supper:
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 11, 2012
Column: Wellstones' legacy keeps protecting women
When my wife, Franni, and I decided that I should run for the Senate, we were greatly influenced by the example set by Sen. Paul Wellstone and his wife, Sheila.
By Al Franken , May 04, 2012
Some spies never rest; revisit fictional Door County
Tom Nash seemingly has it made. He’s a retired British spy. He lives on the Cote D’Azur, the French Riviera, hobnobs with artists and writers and expatriates like Gerald and Sara Murphy.
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 04, 2012
Book Report: Founding Fathers resisted almighty presidency
“The superb landscape…is a rich regalia. We found all the farmers busily employed in gathering, grinding, and expressing the juice of their apples; the crop of which they say is rather above mediocrity.
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 27, 2012
Column: Science supports chemical health prevention
The Chemical Health Initiative of Goodhue County is working to change social norms around underage drinking.
By Joanne Pohl , April 23, 2012
Column: Paying back school shift is fiscally responsible
Have you ever borrowed money from someone and paid them back little by little until your debt was paid in full?
By Steve Drazkowski , April 22, 2012
Book Report: Romance genre blooms with ‘Rumspringa’
I hail from Whitehall where there’s a large settlement of Amish who moved in forty-odd years ago.
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 19, 2012
Book Report: Bubbling alcohol picks the king
As the TV announcer used to say, “How would you like to be queen for a day? Or even longer, or maybe even king?”
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 13, 2012
Column: Spring activities rev up to help kids flourish
Spring is a busy time for us here at Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, especially in our early childhood program areas. We continue to invest in this area to prepare the youngest citizens of our region to be the workers, leaders, and entrepreneurs of tomorrow.
By Tim Penny , April 11, 2012
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