Editorial - Senior Center needs new start, new director

The Alexandria Senior Center is in trouble. It needs the community’s support and a fresh start to continue. Otherwise it will only be a matter of time before it will be forced to close.

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Observations from the archives, 1988: Jim Gripne is new bicycle safety officer

Just for fun – 2003, 10 years ago: Jeff Dertinger’s design for a new dumpster garbage can, which uses a wood frame and foot pedal, was one of 36 winners out of more than 8,000 entries.

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I'm Just Sayin' - Coming to a White House near you: Wag the Dog, a sequel

A fictional movie came out in 1997 called Wag the Dog. The basic premise of the movie was a U.S. president in potential trouble shortly before an upcoming election. The trouble, so to speak, was that the current president had made advances on an underage girl and it could swing the election once the public found out about it.

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Letter - Old adage has been turned upside down

This letter is in response to Tom Obert’s June 12 letter to the editor where he argues that same-sex marriage is not about religion, it is about the law. Wrong!

Editorial - Fed up with caterpillars? Here's how to fight back

It’s hard to like forest tent caterpillars. They can be a messy nuisance. They feed on the leaves of trees, and in rare instances, can weaken them enough to kill them. And their numbers are climbing.

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Column - Saudi Arabia deserves worldwide condemnation

Will Saudi Arabia ever join modern civilization? Or will it remain a virtual medieval country?

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Letter - Who is responsible for helicopter deaths?

Four families, “whistleblowers,” who lost their sons in the Chinook helicopter crash in the Tanji Valley, Afghanistan, on 8/6/11 spoke at the National Press Club Conference on 5/9/13 (www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqtJrJ40Cio).

Letter - All our citizens deserve equality

My congratulations to Representative Jay McNamar, the DFL-controlled Legislature and Governor Dayton on a productive session.

Letter - Alexandria Rotary celebrates 75 years

This summer, our local Rotary Club is celebrating 75 years of service in Alexandria. Rotary began in 1905 and our local Club 2101 in District 5950 was organized in 1938.

Editorial - Make a difference on our roads

You see them from time to time, walking along the ditches, picking up trash and stuffing the junk into garbage bags that will be picked up later. But do you appreciate just how much of a difference these “Adopt a Highway” volunteers are making?

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Observations from the archives, 2003: Lakeside Ballroom total loss in fire

Just for fun – 100 years ago: For our women readers, here are some ingenious ways in which grandmother disguised stale bread.

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Letter - Just my opinion on several topics

Attention: Do-gooders. You want to snuff out tobacco? I thought it was a legal product taxed by the state and federal government. I suppose you’d rather legalize marijuana.

Letter - Can we learn from nature?

I look out on the lake and see a mother and dad loon with their little ones and on the grass are the geese with their little ones. God made male and female in every species for the means of producing young.

Letter - Greater Minnesota parks and trails receive funding

It’s not commanding the same headlines as some issues at the State Capitol this year, but Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen helped push back metro objections and delivered something very special for Greater Minnesotans, their children, and generations to follow.

Letter - Same-sex marriage is legal issue

There have been a number of recent letters in the Echo proclaiming same-sex marriage violates the tenets of the Bible. And people are certainly entitled to their own religious beliefs.