Opinion
Our opinion: Setting a path
In the expected words of many a graduation speaker this spring, “You made it.” Once again, we are ...
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Our opinion: Make the world better
In just a few days we will depart 2022 and enter a blank slate in 2023. Every time ...
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Community Salute: Bridging the divide
With the digital divide becoming ever more impactful in the lives of people, it was incredibly optimistic this ...
Opinion
Our Opinion: Caution still needed
Last week’s development of Mower County moving up to a “high” level of COVID-19 community transmission is a ...
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Community Salute: Food drive makes SA with the winner
At some point in the near future, a representative of the City will have to stand before the ...
Opinion
Our Opinion: Guka an example of connecting to nature
Guka, the barred owl who has been part of the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center’s educational programming for ...
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Community Salute: Holidays outside
Christmas at the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center just feels right. On a night that had snow predicted ...
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Our opinion: Surplus needs proper attention
The news Tuesday of Minnesota’s $17.6 billion budget surplus is once again welcome news and indicates a steady ...
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Community Salute: Hometown Holidays
Simply put, if you can’t find something to do in Austin this holiday season, you aren’t looking hard ...
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Our Opinion: Remember ice safety
On Monday, about 200 people were rescued from a chunk of ice that had broken away on Upper ...
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Community Salute: Community strong
There’s a common saying out there that goes: You don’t know what you got, until it’s gone. Luckily, ...
Opinion
Our opinion: Think big this Small Business Saturday
There is a pretty good chance that as you might be reading this, work has already begun on ...
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Community Salute: Business is strong
The Austin Area Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Awards Dinner is one of the biggest Chamber events throughout the ...
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Community Salute: Teacher of the Year honors the profession
Once again, Austin Public Schools has revealed its Teacher of the Year, choosing early childhood special education teacher ...
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Community Salute: FFA team a model for perseverance
When you want something bad enough, a driven person will do what it takes. That is the overarching ...