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The Wide Angle: What was that? Where are the cats?
Anybody who has cats will recognize the sleep-jolting feeling that a retching cat can bring to the night. ...
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Society News: Duplicate Bridge
Nine teams played duplicate bridge at the Mower County Senior Center in Austin. First place, Joyce Crowe and ...
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Dale Peters, 90th birthday
Dale Peters is celebrating his 90th birthday on Saturday, Dec. 14 in Mesa, Arizona. Cards would be appreciated ...
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Repinski: The joy that finds us
For some of us, there is nearly a leap of the heart seeing a well-passed football — a ...
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Ink at home: Austin man opens up tattoo parlor in hometown, Albert Lea
One Albert Lea native has come back to his hometown to offer more options in the body art ...
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Hormel Historic Home: Celebrating the season
‘Tis the season for holiday entertaining and often for excess. Mrs. George A. Hormel, as she was known ...
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The Wide Angle: The annual Christmas wrestling match
The Christmas tree, the annual tradition of being manhandled by an already cut-down tree as you try to ...
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Minnesota Orchestra says it’s financially strong despite $8.8 million deficit
The Minnesota Orchestra announced an unusual financial occurrence at its annual meeting on Tuesday. Last year it ran ...
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The blessing of traditions
This time of year always brings us back to the traditions of our families that we grew up ...
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A Thanksgiving to remember
Our Thanksgiving gatherings had a wonderful, comforting familiarity about them. Each year we feasted on basically the same ...
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Hormel Historic Home: Unique holiday placements
You probably have a good idea what a chamber pot is, but the one in the collection at ...
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Society News: Brownsdale Study Club
On a sunny, breezy late autumn afternoon, Rena Perrigo opened the doors of her home to host the ...
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Society News: Duplicate Bridge
Eleven teams played duplicate bridge on Nov. 19. First place, Barb Engebretson and Orrin Roisen; second place,Larry Crowe ...
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The Wide Angle: That’s okay, I can drink my own water
A lot of my time these days is spent trying to understand the world around me, and just ...
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Minnesota Star Watch: A trio of gods in the atmosphere on Dec. 3
December opens with Jupiter dropping into the sunset. On the 3rd, Saturn, Venus and Jupiter form a diagonal ...