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I'm Just Sayin' - Lessons about life from Rudolph
It was a cold December night in 1938 when Bob May’s 4-year-old daughter Barbara crawled up on her daddy’s lap. She was distraught and sobbing because her mother was dying of cancer, and she wanted to know why her Mommy could not be the same as all other mommies.
Wednesday, January, 02, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Growing Green: Ferns are easy to grow
Since more and more people are expressing interest in ecofriendly gardening, I thought I’d share some hardy, native Minnesota plants that require minimal care and add texture and color to your ornamental landscaping.
Wednesday, January, 02, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Country

Robbery reported at Alexandria car wash
A robbery was reported at Mike’s Car Wash in Alexandria Thursday night.
Friday, December, 21, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

It's Our Turn: O' Silent Night, non-denominational night
Do we all have to celebrate the same holiday to have a happy one? You can’t say Merry Christmas. You can’t pledge allegiance to the flag. You can’t pray in school. Well, in most cases those instances are becoming unacceptable by “society’s” standards. But, whose society?
Friday, December, 21, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Farm bill could be part of solution
A farm bill awaiting congressional action is being viewed more and more as a partial solution to the federal government’s debt and budget crisis. The farm bill and impending “fiscal cliff” are being linked because new federal farm policy could produce billions of dollars in savings.
Friday, December, 21, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

A sheepish cat
Even though Oliver is orange and white, he’s the black sheep of the family. But he can’t pull the wool over his owners’ eyes. They know he’s just a cat in sheep’s clothing.
Wednesday, December, 19, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Life

Growing Green: Caring for your fresh-cut tree
One of my favorite holiday traditions is the selection of our fresh cut Christmas tree. We often traipse through the snow-filled field in bitterly cold weather to find that perfect tree. The end result is worth the frosted nose and rosy cheeks.
Wednesday, December, 19, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Country

News Briefs: Car strikes, kills man who was left at roadside
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news stories from Forum Communication Company newspapers in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Tuesday, December, 18, 2012 - Forum Communications Company - News

DNR launches new Web page about threat to Minnesota’s bats
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Minnesota Biological Survey has released a new Web page at www.dnr.state.mn.us/wns/index.html that is devoted to White-nose Syndrome in bats.
Sunday, December, 16, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Health of Minnesota teens improves, says study
Collectively, Minnesota’s teens are doing better today on key health measures than they were in the 1990s, according to a recent analysis by the Minnesota Department of Health.
Saturday, December, 15, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Column - Hooray! Winter makes a come-back
When I woke up last Sunday, the room was filled with angelic white light – that kind of light that can mean only one thing: new-fallen snow. I got up and looked out the windows. Snow! Still softly falling, it had blanketed everything.
Friday, December, 14, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Klobuchar, Franken push for safeguards against Asian carp
As part of an effort to prevent the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken (D-Minn.) urged the Obama Administration this week to protect critical funding that safeguards the Great Lakes from environmental threats, including Asian carp, in order to preserve Minnesota’s tourism and fishing industries.
Thursday, December, 13, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Alexandria girls' hockey: Brainerd's three-goal lead too much for Cards

Wednesday, December, 12, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Sports

Editorial - Is your pet safe from wintry threats?
Douglas County experienced its first real taste of winter over the weekend with blowing snow and bone-chilling temperatures. Among all the reminders to slow down and drive more safely, is another winter alert: Remember to keep your pets safe from injuries related to wintry conditions.
Wednesday, December, 12, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Santa understands Christmas
Santa is a real person, but he does not have to have a white beard or jolly blue eyes and he does not even have to be a he.
Wednesday, December, 12, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Christmas rose can bring joy as potted plant
I know the growing season is officially over when we make our annual trek to the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers conference. This time we travelled to Tacoma, Washington, and had the great pleasure of visiting growers in the Skagit Valley, north of Seattle. This year’s particular delight was visiting Skagit Gardens and beholding their greenhouses filled with hellebores.
Wednesday, December, 12, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Country

VIDEO: A dashing success for Jingle Bells
A white Christmas scene arrived just in time to set the stage for the 64th annual Jingle Bells telethon at the Lake Geneva Christian Center on Saturday.
Wednesday, December, 12, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Christmas tree, baby Jesus sculpture stolen
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota.
Tuesday, December, 11, 2012 - Forum Communications Company - News

Arrests made in multi-state check cashing scam
Law enforcement has linked Alexandria fraud case to others in Georgia, Louisiana and Wisconsin.
Monday, December, 10, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

From cows to corn to consignments
If Cindy Haffner hadn’t had the flu, she wouldn’t be working in a barn. But it’s a really nice barn. In fact, the remodeled farm building recently earned Cindy and her husband, John, honorable mention in the Friends of Minnesota Barns, Barn of the Year Award.
Friday, December, 07, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

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