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Sen. Gene Dornink: Government wins, Minnesotans pay the price

Friends and neighbors, With the conclusion of the special session, Minnesotans now have a clearer picture of where ...

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Lookback: Teeter farm for picnics and camping

By Tim Ruzek At a camping site along the Cedar River north of Austin, people gathered in July ...

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Jena DeMoss: Protect the prostate: Fueling men’s health from the inside out

Prostate health is an important aspect of men’s wellness, yet it is often overlooked. As men age, the ...

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Age requirement for operating an e-bike

By Sgt. Troy Christianson Question: I was just talking with someone the other day and they mentioned there ...

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Health Playbook: Building our community strong and safe through acts of love

By Lisa R Ganser My grandfather from Guam was a quiet man, so I loved when he would ...

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Al Batt: Hiking for groceries, men are strange

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Do you know why dinosaurs went extinct? It resulted from an impact ...

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Courtney Wyant-Schmitt: Austin Public Library launches the Summer Reading Club for 2025

As the summer season begins, families are enjoying more outdoor adventures and fun in the sun. Amidst the ...

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The Wide Angle: Catering to the whims of Freeloader

We all face challenges in our life and in facing these challenges we have to summon the fortitude ...

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Lookback: Couple offers up frights for Austin kids

By Tim Ruzek For more than a decade along the Cedar River, hundreds of Austinites got their frights ...

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Evie Mohrfeld: Travel schedule is in full swing with shows, destinations

Our travel is in full swing  as we are looking forward to our schedule of one day trips ...

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Peggy Keener: The rest of your holiday nightmare

Hold up your hand if you’ve ever flown to a near (or far) destination accompanied by your perfectly ...

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Carolyn Bogott: Leadership at the heart of Crystal Peterson’s guidance

If you could choose your boss, and Crystal Peterson was among the candidates, she would likely be your ...

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Our opinion: Think safety as we head into the summer months

The books have been turned in, the caps thrown in the air and the kids are free for ...

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Al Batt: Who’s behind American Gothic?

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting Do you have any tattoos? I don’t think so. You don’t know? ...

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The Wide Angle: I’ll take that action. Yes I’m 18

A number of columns ago I wrote about our family’s love affair with horse racing, a passion that ...

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