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Once upon a chili
If you haven’t guessed it by now, this story is about United Way of Douglas and Pope County’s annual chili feed and silent auction on Tuesday. This year’s event, the 15th annual, carried the theme, “Once Upon a Chili – Grimm Fairy Tales.”
Friday, October, 12, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Column - Ban assault weapons, once and for all
“Guns don’t kill people.” Go tell that to the parents of 20 dead children in Newtown, Connecticut. “Guns don’t kill people” is just one of the many deflective slogans so dear to the hearts of gun worshippers.
Friday, December, 28, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

It's Our Turn: If you pet them once, they'll love you forever
How do you resist that face? As you squat outside the pen, scratching the furry back cemented against the chain-linked gate, you know you’ve got to go. But as you stand, he stands with you, mushes his nose against the gate as his backside sways with the momentum of his tail. The dog rumbles a whine at you and stares with watery brown eyes, begging for just one more rub.
Friday, January, 11, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

What happens to suspects once they are arrested?
When a person is arrested without a warrant for either a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor or felony, that person may not be detained more than 48 hours unless a criminal complaint has been signed by a judge or a judicial determination has been made that justifies the continued detention.
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Basic motorcycle training offered in Alexandria this summer
Alexandria Technical and Community College (ATCC) is once again offering the Basic Motorcycle Training course throughout the summer.
Wednesday, May, 23, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Editorial - New data shows power, impact of newspapers
The strength and impact of newspapers were once again reflected in new data from Scarborough Research provided through the Newspaper Association of America. If you’ve heard that newspapers are not the force they once were, consider the following trends.
Friday, September, 28, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Column - The Perrennial Futile Debate continues, again
Once again, the nation is embarked upon what I call the “Perennial Futile Debate” — the issue of gun control.
Friday, July, 27, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Fifty years later, students are still the foundation at ATCC
New student apartments are on land once frequented by scholars in the 1960s. What do students think of their new digs?
Friday, September, 21, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Valleyfair offers free tickets to veterans over Fourth of July
Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minn. is once again honoring our Hometown Heroes with Military Appreciation Days during the Fourth of July holiday, July 2-5.
Sunday, July, 01, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Letter - This vandalism appears well planned
It is once again the season for vandalizing campaign signs, which is against the law. Many of Mary Franson’s campaign signs were vandalized this past weekend.
Wednesday, August, 29, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

YMCA opens doors for New year's celebration
The Alexandria Area YMCA will once again invite members, non-members and guests to celebrate New Year’s Day at the Y for free.
Friday, December, 28, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Entertainment

Nominees sought for Better Business Bureau ethics award
The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) is once again calling for nominations for the premier award in business ethics – the BBB Torch Award for Ethics.
Sunday, April, 07, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Stabekk students return!
Alexandria’s Vikingland Band Festival is once again an international event, as the 2013 festival will feature a marching band from Norway.
Friday, April, 19, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Entertainment

Online auction raises funds for youth programs
Going once, going twice, SOLD! Jefferson High School (JHS) marketing students are partnering with Lakes Area Recreation (LAR) for the seventh annual Bidding for Good campaign.
Wednesday, February, 20, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Life

Letter - God is in our public schools
I’ve read once too often how God isn’t present in our public schools. As a teacher in the public schools for 36 years, I can say that nothing is farther from the truth.
Wednesday, March, 06, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Gov. Dayton proclaims April 21-27 as Wildfire Prevention Week
Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed April 21-27 Wildfire Prevention Week, as most wildfires in Minnesota occur in April and May. Once this year’s snow melts, hazardous fire conditions are likely.
Thursday, April, 25, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Letter - Leaders should stop pandering to bureaucracy and special interests
Thomas Jefferson admonished us to “… a crusade against ignorance…” yet today we find ourselves mired in that ignorance and the putrescence of a society that once valued education and our youth.
Friday, July, 13, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Heavens declare the glory of God
President Abraham Lincoln said once, “I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how he could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.”
Friday, August, 10, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Alexandria Area Arts Association presents comic ballet
The Alexandria Area Arts Association (AAAA) once again welcomes the Continental Ballet Company to the AAAA stage in downtown Alexandria to present the comic ballet, Coppelia, on Saturday, November 3 at 7 p.m.
Friday, October, 26, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Entertainment

State venison donation program available for deer hunters
With thousands of Minnesota deer hunters preparing for the start of the firearms season this weekend, the Minnesota Hunter Harvested Venison Donation Program is once again gearing up to provide hunters with the option to donate venison to help feed hungry Minnesotans.
Sunday, November, 04, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

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