Columnists
Conradt finds success in Austin’s diversity
Carla Conradt enhanced our community for 17 years as a member of the KAAL TV 6 news staff. Many may remember her fine work there ...
Carolyn Bogott, Author at Austin Daily Herald
Columnists
Believing in a world of kindness
This petite dynamo of a woman is very self-effacing. She made it clear that the focus of a column about her should be kindness: the ...
by Carolyn Bogott, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 7:01 am
Columnists
Plaesay Say strives to help others reach a better life
It is amazing that some people come through extremely difficult circumstances with not only the will to find a better life, but also with a ...
by Carolyn Bogott, Wednesday, April 8, 2020 7:01 am
Columnists
Davidson guides meaningful jail programs
Mary Davidson, Mower County Jail Program Coordinator, gives lots of credit to the staff with whom she works. “When you see someone who works at ...
by Carolyn Bogott, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 7:01 am
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Notable Women of Austin: Sara Karki working for minorities
Did you know that 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies were started by immigrants or their children? Two examples you may know are Chobani Greek Yogurt ...
by Carolyn Bogott, Tuesday, February 4, 2020 6:06 am
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Notable Women of Austin: Seltz is devoted to teaching
The story goes that there was a sign on the side of a restaurant in northern Minnesota that read, “Welcome Fishermen.” A small woman was ...
by Carolyn Bogott, Tuesday, January 7, 2020 5:42 am
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Notable Women of Austin: The encouraging words of Erin Karasek
If you were a middle school aged girl whose life was so troubled that you had been placed in residential care, what would you want ...
by Carolyn Bogott, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 5:26 am
American Association of University Women
Notable Women of Austin: Dream job in history
Jaimie Timm radiates enthusiasm as she describes coming to Austin as the curator of the Mower County Historical Society’s collection. She credits her American Girl ...
by Carolyn Bogott, Tuesday, October 29, 2019 5:48 am
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Notable Women of Austin: Danielle Heiny doing her part to help students
Danielle Heiny has leveraged over $5 million for programs at Riverland Community College by using her outstanding skills as a grant writer.
by Carolyn Bogott, Tuesday, October 1, 2019 6:42 am
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Notable Women of Austin: Debra Schmitt hoping to make a difference
Most of us give little thought to Correctional Services and what that work entails. Debra Schmitt certainly does not fit the nebulous image we may have ...
by Carolyn Bogott, Tuesday, September 10, 2019 6:24 am
Notable Women of Austin
Dunlap: One of Symphony’s strongest supporters
Austin is one of the very few communities of our size to support a symphony orchestra, and we have been doing that for 62 years. Marge ...
by Carolyn Bogott, Tuesday, August 6, 2019 6:20 am
American Association of University Women
Notable Women of Austin: Nature center’s biggest champion
For many, many people who have contacted or visited the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center over the last 32 years, Julie Champlin has been the ...
by Carolyn Bogott, Tuesday, July 2, 2019 7:35 am
American Association of University Women
Notable Women of Austin: Lia Culbert acts to make a difference
Lia Culbert is a person who acts when something troubles her. She said in her early 20s, when she worked at the truck stop east of ...
by Carolyn Bogott, Tuesday, June 4, 2019 6:45 am
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Notable Women of Austin: Do you want to be inspired?
Who among us would volunteer to purchase and individually bag 2500 items? Heather Johnson did just that in her first year as Holiday Store Coordinator for ...
by Carolyn Bogott, Wednesday, May 8, 2019 8:32 am
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Notable Women of Austin: Hunerdosse a vibrant addition to Austin
Sometimes it takes someone who is newer to our community to point out all the cultural assets we have in Austin.