Column - Sidewalk people unsettling
A sure sign of spring, more certain than that first robin, is the appearance of the cartoon people.
RELATED CONTENTColumn - Add years to your life
At the annual convention of the Minnesota Newspaper Association last week, one of the keynote speakers was Dan Buettner, New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Zones.
RELATED CONTENTLetter - Job incentives questioned
I don’t quite understand how the government’s proposed job creation incentive is supposed to work. In general, the government will give a $5,000 tax credit for every new person a business hires.
RELATED CONTENTLetter - Why spend tax dollars to create jobs?
I keep hearing from this administration that they want to use a stimulus package to create jobs. Why do we have to spend tax dollars to create jobs?
RELATED CONTENTEditorial - There's no Ice Fairy to clean up after anglers
Here’s a tip for ice anglers: Clean up your act. Every winter, officers with the Department of Natural Resources are sickened to see all the garbage that fishermen leave on the ice.
RELATED CONTENTColumn - 1910: Recorder reported 414 births and 175 deaths
The following is a collection of stories and other items that were included in Alexandria newspapers over the years.
RELATED CONTENTLetter - Time to preach the truth
Friday, January 30, was the 37th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, which sealed the doom of many unborn children; at last count, over 50,000,000 in the United States alone.
RELATED CONTENTLetter - Elect our own officials
A big thanks to Jim Korkowski. Jim, you are so right about money buying elected officials.
RELATED CONTENTLetter - In the spirit of compromise
For months, the already financially strapped and fleeced American people have watched their tax dollars at work as Congress tackled health care reform.
RELATED CONTENTLetter - Disc golf was growing
I am writing this letter about the recent decision to take the disc golf course out of Fillmore Park. As an avid disc golfer, I would be at the park four to five times a week and I rarely saw disorderly people.
RELATED CONTENTCommentary - Time running out for Dome
For nearly 30 years the Metrodome has served as the home of the Minnesota Vikings and as Minnesota’s gathering place – hosting more than 200 cultural, religious, sporting and entertainment events each year.
RELATED CONTENTEditorial - Officer's death triggers deep bond of support
When a life is cut short, you can get a true sense of how supportive, close-knit and caring a community is. Such is the case with the tragic death of Alexandria police officer Pat Callaghan.
RELATED CONTENTLetter - The reality of logging
Ax Men, Extreme Loggers, Swamp Loggers. Entertaining “reality” shows? I guess. A real look at logging? No way!
RELATED CONTENTLetter - Center brings back memories
Congratulations city of Brandon and thank you Otto Bremer Foundation for making it possible to restore the Brandon Community Center. It is good to see buildings restored instead of destroyed as what so often happens in our wasteful country.
RELATED CONTENTColumn - The nose can become a time machine
Certain smells can transport a person to the past quicker than any science-fiction time machine.
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