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Column - Lessons about death and loss

It was like getting socked in the gut, hard, three times. Only much worse.

School referedum passes in Brandon district, fails in WCA

Voters in Brandon approved two school referendum measures Tuesday. It was another story in the West Central Area Schools District where voters narrowly rejected a tax increase for additional funding.

Pilot killed in Afghanistan has ties to Alexandria area

A civilian pilot who died in a plane crash while on a counter-terrorism mission over the mountains of Afghanistan on October 13 has ties to the Douglas County area.

• Randy and Pam Bergquist

Voters to decide school funding in Brandon, WCA

Next Tuesday’s Election Day will be a sleepy one in Douglas County – except for those living in the Brandon and West Central Area school districts. They’ll determine whether their school districts should receive more money through property tax increases.

State aid cuts hit city streets: List of roads needing reconstruction grows longer

State aid cuts to Alexandria are hitting the streets. At Monday night’s meeting, the Alexandria City Council approved an engineering contract for next year’s local street overlay projects, which if not for the aid cuts, should have been done this year.

City council items: airport agreement, YMCA street, new microphones and salary freezes

In other action from Monday night’s Alexandria City Council meeting: Road to YMCA will be public

State cuts hit Alexandria streets

State aid cuts to Alexandria are hitting the streets. At Monday night’s meeting, the Alexandria City Council approved an engineering contract for next year’s local street overlay projects, which if not for the aid cuts, should have been done this year.

Get a peek at YMCA

The entire community is invited to the new YMCA site at 1849 County Road 82 NW, Alexandria for a sneak-peek at the new facility that is under construction.

• Wellness center
• Gym

City suspends license of body piercing business: It violated state law

The Alexandria City Council is slapping the wrist of a local tattoo and body piercing business for violating state law.

In down economy, enrollment is up at Alex Tech

Here’s a bright spot in the economy’s dark days: Enrollment is up at Minnesota universities and technical colleges. Just-released numbers show that the student head count at Alexandria Technical College (ATC) totals 2,477 this fall – an 8 percent increase from last fall’s count of 2,299.

Columns

Column - Clearing up faulty questions

As a newspaper person, I hear a lot of questions – questions the public asks at meetings, questions for me to field as an editor, questions that pop up online or in casual conversations at local events.

Column – A glimpse into crime

One small part of the newspaper that takes a little work but always seems to generate a lot of interest is the sheriff and police blotter.

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• Reporter 'couldn't take notes fast enough'