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Fair subscription special!
$67 for local area residents plus a free meal at Depot Express! Save $63 off Newsstand Price... New or Renewal! See us under the grandstand at the fair, August 16–19!
Thursday, August, 16, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Letter - Essentials list to get additional items
Thank you, Representative Franson, for helping us understand the essentials of being middle class.
Friday, February, 15, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Alexandria Lakes Area Fun Pack
Vacationing? Relocating? Get the scoop on the Lakes Area with the Alexandria Lakes Area Fun Pack!
Thursday, February, 21, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - None

Second meningitis case found in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has identified a second meningitis case in a patient treated with injectable steroids from a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts.
Monday, October, 08, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Join Arbor Day Foundation, get 10 trees
The Arbor Day Foundation is making it easy for everyone to celebrate the arrival of spring by planting trees.
Thursday, February, 21, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Echo Press subscribers gain free archive access
Here’s another reason to subscribe to the Echo Press: free access to the newspaper’s online archive system.
Friday, January, 18, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Letter - The Viking Age ended 250 years before the runestone was carved
I enjoyed last Friday’s Variety piece, Day at the Museum, written by Jim Belgum. His first-person account of his visit to the Kensington Area Heritage Society Museum caught me by surprise, especially the sentence following a description of the Runestone and Olaf Ohman.
Wednesday, September, 05, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Join the Arbor Day Foundation in February and receive 10 spruce trees
Joining the Arbor Day Foundation is an ideal way to get in the mood for spring planting. Anyone from Minnesota who joins the Foundation in February 2013 will receive 10 Colorado blue spruce trees to plant when the weather turns warm.
Sunday, January, 27, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

The Douglas County Fair is under way!
It’s here! The time all you corn-dog devourers, thrill-ride seekers, 4-H exhibit lovers and arts-and-crafts appreciators have been looking forward to all year long. It’s the Douglas County Fair.
Friday, August, 17, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Back-to-school tips for students and parents paying college expenses
Whether you’re a recent high school graduate going to college for the first time or a returning student, it will soon be time to head to campus, and payment deadlines for tuition and other fees are not far behind.
Tuesday, September, 04, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Your Legal Rights: Gift cards -- there's no such thing as a free lunch
In 1850, a Milwaukee saloon advertised in the newspaper a free lunch at a bar. A free lunch was a marketing technique used by mid-19th century saloon owners to lure patrons to the bar.
Monday, June, 18, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Observations from the archives, 2003: About 700 students graduated from ATC
1913, 100 years ago: Col. E.D. Luce, president of the proposed electric railroad company, was in Alexandria and explained the proposition to a large number of men.
Wednesday, May, 22, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Editorial - Is that opportunity knocking?
They say opportunity knocks only once. Here’s something to add to that wise adage: Door-to-door scammers will keep knocking as long as there are victims willing to part with their money. The problem is getting worse.
Wednesday, August, 22, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Commentary - Middle class can't afford these taxes
On January 22, Governor Dayton released his tax plan to the Legislature. While the governor often speaks about taxing the rich, this plan would hit middle class families in our community the hardest. I know it would certainly affect my family.
Friday, February, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Your Legal Rights: Avoid survey scams
The call or email may start out innocently enough. You are asked to take part in a brief survey. Wanting to help, you play along. You later find out the personal information you gave out during the phony “survey” is used against you by a scammer.
Monday, May, 20, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Willmar boy hit by pontoon
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communications Company newspapers in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Tuesday, August, 14, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News