cell
Cell usage raises many questions
Walking over to the library the other day, I had to dodge off the sidewalk to escape collision with a youngster who was chatting on ...
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climate change
Recent weather may point to climate change
May’s rather sparse rainfall total may have been a reminder that climate change is being felt across Minnesota.
by Dave Churchill, Friday, June 1, 2012 12:16 pm
boating
For holiday, learn from mistakes of others
This column has run in this paper before. Each time, however, I hear from people who are reading it for the first time and appreciate ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, May 25, 2012 11:18 am
capital improvement plan
Another sign that it’s time for online legislature
Twenty-plus years ago, I was editing the daily newspaper in Fergus Falls, Minn., where the biggest employer was the Regional Treatment Center — a state-run ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, May 18, 2012 10:18 am
community betterment
Gary Ray: DCA members should play active role in Vision 2020
Business, industry and community leaders should step up to make Vision 2020’s projects become a reality, Hormel Foundation Chairman Gary Ray told Development Corporation of ...
by Dave Churchill, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 6:59 am
Courts and Crime
Racine man assaults teenager, threatens others
A Racine man was arrested Thursday and charged Friday after he allegedly assaulted a teenager and threatened to kill several people.
by Dave Churchill, Saturday, April 28, 2012 6:45 pm
fireworks
Fireworks decision is mostly about responsibility
Yesterday’s Herald had just gone to press when my wife stopped by my office to talk about our summer schedule. The mention of summer led ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, April 20, 2012 11:31 am
1940s
Some things change, some stay the same
Some time ago, a friend of the Herald stopped by to give us some old copies of the paper that he had found while cleaning ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, April 13, 2012 11:24 am
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Group has long been key part of Austin
When the Herald published its annual Progress Edition at the end of last month, we were rather pleased with how it turned out. But pride, ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, March 16, 2012 10:39 am
Austin girls basketball
Enjoy the victory
Congratulations to the Packers girls basketball team, which continued Austin's resurgent year in basketball by notching a 67-58 win on Wednesday evening.
by Dave Churchill, Friday, March 2, 2012 11:55 am
bird spotters
Beautiful birds face challenges in the wild
Whenever I take time to indulge an interest in birds and bird-watching it is an eye-opening experience. Like most of my hobbies, birding takes a ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, February 24, 2012 11:34 am
Weather
Drivers should plan for worst to stay safe
Most of us think nothing of hopping in our cars to drive a couple of hours down the Interstate. It’s something we’ve done hundreds or ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, January 27, 2012 10:22 am
Animal
Animals also making most of the warm winter
An item in the Austin Audubon chapter’s latest newsletter caught my eye: Reporting on the chapter’s 37th Christmas Bird Count, the writer noted that counters ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, January 20, 2012 11:09 am
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Wolves claw way back from extinction
It was a cool fall evening, no bugs, and we didn’t bother to even set up our tent, just put our pads down on the ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, January 13, 2012 10:41 am
warm weather
Surprise is in how unsurprising temps were
One January day, now nearly 30 years ago, we got a call at the newspaper where I was working. “They’re playing golf! In January!” the ...