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Update: Austin, several area schools closed, travel not advised

Several area schools district announced closings Thursday in response to weather conditions, with many after-school activities also canceled: —Austin Public and Pacelli; kids corner closed ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Thursday, May 2, 2013 5:32 am

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Investing in Austin

—This feature originally appeared in Progress 2013. Get a copy at the Austin Daily Herald office, 310 Second St. NE. Austin Area Foundation continues promoting ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Sunday, March 24, 2013 4:35 am

News

Light snow, drizzle today

Forecasts call for light snow most of the day today, with a chance of freezing drizzle before temperatures begin to fall this evening toward a ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Sunday, March 17, 2013 6:59 am

News

4-9 inches of overnight snow in forecast

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning that includes Austin and Mower County. The warning calls for 4-9 inches of new snow ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Sunday, March 10, 2013 12:31 pm

Archive

First round done, much heavier snow on the way

Austin has already received 1.5 inches of snow, but the heavier white stuff is on the way. The National Weather Service expects the storm to ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Monday, March 4, 2013 6:22 am

Austin

Opinion: Dayton’s tax proposal is a camouflaged increase

If you’re running a state and you want to increase revenues, you’re in a real pickle. Your revenues come from taxes, and no one likes ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Friday, February 22, 2013 10:58 am

Austin

Progress edition highlights area communities

One doesn’t have to work in the newspaper business long before it becomes obvious some parts of the job aren’t much fun. Fortunately, there are ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Friday, February 15, 2013 10:35 am

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Drones pose many concerns

There seem to be two schools of thought about President Obama’s decision to use military drone aircraft to execute Americans who are involved in terrorism ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Friday, February 8, 2013 11:06 am

Austin

Boy Scouts offer valuable lessons for all young men

For years — for decades, actually — I carried in my wallet a tattered card that attested to the fact that I am an Eagle ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Friday, February 1, 2013 11:40 am

Austin

Innovation may be key to Midwest’s economy

Anyone who lives in the Upper Midwest knows that keeping a low profile is just what we like to do. The showy flamboyance of California ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Friday, January 25, 2013 10:34 am

Columnists

Opinion: Reason to be skeptical about latest gun plan

Whenever a politician arranges to be photographed signing something with a group of children looking on, it is a good time to start feeling skeptical. ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Friday, January 18, 2013 11:04 am

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Advocates for revenue are a sign of the times

Every year, just about the time the Legislature holds its first session, groups with a cause make tours around the state to talk with newspaper ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Friday, January 11, 2013 11:37 am

Columnists

Address causes, not symptoms

When an impaired driver gets into a wreck, after-crash discussion never focuses on the car’s powerful engine. Why should it? If the driver was drunk ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Friday, December 21, 2012 9:47 am

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Opinion: Minnesota gambling with safety of residents

The State of Minnesota has a problem. OK, it actually has lots of problems, but the most recent one is this: People just aren’t gambling ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Friday, December 14, 2012 11:08 am

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APEF offers unique chance in AHS project

Mary Clare Wadding from the Austin Public Education Foundation called me the other day about the Floor on the Wall. Because that word combination — ... Read more

by Dave Churchill, Friday, December 7, 2012 12:10 pm

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