Columns
Tweener week a mystery
Something needs to be done about this week, this confusing half-holiday period between Christmas and New Year’s. Are we on vacation? Are we working as ...
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Columnists
Taking the trash out of Christmas
There has to be a way to avoid the piles of packaging
by Dave Churchill, Friday, December 24, 2010 9:57 am
Columns
Storm shows how poorly prepared many are
Last weekend’s blizzard and this week’s little follow-up snowstorm provided an opportunity for people to test out their winter preparedness. From what I could see, ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, December 17, 2010 10:03 am
snow
Weather warning updated
Tracking more southerly, the storm is expected to bring freezing rain followed by snow, high winds and sub-zero cold
by Dave Churchill, Friday, December 10, 2010 1:49 pm
Columns
End to race, start of battle
By all accounts, incoming Gov. Mark Dayton looked and sounded rather somber during his public appearances on Wednesday right after he learned that his opponent, ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, December 10, 2010 11:36 am
Road Conditions
Update: Winter storm warning
Ice, snow, wind and cold all in forecast for the weekend
by Dave Churchill, Thursday, December 9, 2010 6:26 pm
Business
Seeing the beginning of Austin growth phase
How many times does a dollar circulate around a community before its ripples fade away or spend themselves against some other shore? Does a dollar ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, December 3, 2010 11:29 am
Columns
Minnesota is entering a season of change
A couple of times a year the Chamber of Commerce invites members to a lunchtime briefing on legislative issues.
by Dave Churchill, Friday, November 26, 2010 8:18 am
Columns
Fighting the good fight against squirrels
There was nearly a half-inch of ice in the birdbath outside our house on Thursday morning.
by Dave Churchill, Friday, November 19, 2010 10:42 am
Columns
No need to accelerate the tradition
Either the squirrels or the deer — or maybe both — have eaten the faces off our Halloween pumpkins. At any rate, it’s time for ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, November 12, 2010 10:30 am
Columns
Telling people how to eat not the answer
New York has been the epicenter of food rules during the past decade or so, ranging from the city’s ban on saturated fats in restaurant ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, November 5, 2010 11:27 am
Columns
Rules taking the fun out of NFL game
Sometimes it seems like the National Football League’s rules committee and owners must be Congressional wannabes. They have the same tendency to make up new ...
by Dave Churchill, Friday, October 29, 2010 11:34 am
News
Austin sees first sign of snowfall
Austin's first snow of the season came at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. A few flurries — mixed with light rain — lashed along on westerly ...
by Dave Churchill, Wednesday, October 27, 2010 9:41 am
News
Mower County under wind warning
The National Weather Service has issued a warning that people in Mower County -- and throughout southeastern Minnesota -- can expect winds of 25-40 mph ...
by Dave Churchill, Tuesday, October 26, 2010 7:52 am
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Match punishment to crime
Oh, how times have changed. And, somehow, even as they change for the better they change for the worse.