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Growing Green: True blue gardening - try some of these plants
I’m sure you’ve heard me say it before. I love blue in the garden. True blue plants are hard to come by. Most plants described as blue are actually shades of purple from eggplant to lilac.
Wednesday, February, 20, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Country

New snow prompts electrical warning
This winter’s weather conditions are making rooftop snow and ice removal and other activities near power lines potentially hazardous, warns Otter Tail Power Company’s Safety Services Manager Eric Hamm.
Monday, February, 18, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

BBB warns of utility scam tripping wires
The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) is warning consumers and businesses to be on alert for phone calls or visits from people going door to door trying to collect money fraudulently by claiming utility bills are overdue and must be paid with reloadable debit cards, such as Green Dot MoneyPak cards.
Sunday, February, 17, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Photography sought for Evansville exhibit
The Evansville Arts Coalition will re-open for the 2013 season with its annual photography exhibit at the Evansville Art Center (EAC) in downtown Evansville.
Friday, February, 01, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Entertainment

Editorial - A survival guide for winter driving
Last week’s brutally cold weather followed by black ice conditions this past Sunday should serve as a reminder that driving – and surviving – through a Minnesota winter is not to be taken lightly.
Wednesday, January, 30, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Column - 1913: Pumpkin is stamped and tagged; eggs are mailed to Minneapolis
JANUARY 1988 Steve Nelson of Brandon luckily escaped possible death when his 10-ton tractor equipped with a rotary snowplow crashed through the ice on Lake Chippewa.
Wednesday, January, 30, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Growing Green: Tips for starting a vertical garden
In doing research for some recent classes, I have become hooked on the idea of vertical gardening. As I explore this type of gardening further, I am blown away by all the innovative and exciting ideas I have found.
Wednesday, January, 30, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Country

Column - 1963: Stag event opened to women because of indignant demands
JANUARY 2003 A plan to improve 50th Avenue to clear the way for future development has been put on hold.
Wednesday, January, 23, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Tips for putting the brrrrrakes on winter driving crashes
As Minnesotans drive into the depths of winter and another cold snap next week, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding motorists about important driving skills for winter road conditions and the important survival items to store in a vehicle in the case motorists become stranded during cold weather.
Saturday, January, 19, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Growing Green: Try orange plants to brighten your garden

Wednesday, January, 16, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Country

New lawmakers excited to begin
The scene was much like the first day of school or a family reunion as 62 new lawmakers experienced their first legislative session day Tuesday at the Minnesota Capitol alongside returning senators and representatives.
Friday, January, 11, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Alexandria boys' swimming and diving: Cardinals battle Southwest at Maroon and Gold Invite
The Alexandria swimmers finished second in the Tiger Division
Wednesday, January, 09, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Sports

Area boys' basketball results

Wednesday, January, 09, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Sports

Celebrate Recovery kicks off New Year
Celebrate Recovery in Alexandria offers a New Year’s opportunity for those wanting to start a journey to freedom from life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups.
Friday, January, 04, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Faith

Stunning intricacies of intarsia
Piece by piece, Don Watschke of Osakis is mastering a uniquely intricate hobby. “To me, it’s like a big puzzle,” he said. Intarsia is a woodworking technique that uses small, individually cut pieces of wood assembled to create an image – much like a wooden mosaic. A variety of woods is used to create color, depth and texture.
Friday, December, 21, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Life

Photo of the Week: Cardinal
Kathy Midtvedt of Alexandria took this photo of one of the six cardinals that like to hang around her bird feeder on South Darling Drive.
Friday, December, 21, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Letter - How could this happen?
If you are the all-powerful, loving God you say you are, how could you let it happen? How could you allow 20 first-grade children to be so callously murdered? Where were you that morning in Sandy Hook School?
Wednesday, December, 19, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

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

From the Bench: Probable cause to stop a motorist
I have often been asked, both when I was a practicing attorney and since being appointed to the bench, what facts justify an officer pulling over a motorist in Minnesota. There are many cases that have addressed this issue, and as you would expect, those cases are very fact specific.
Wednesday, December, 12, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Fugitive arrested after found hiding in suitcase
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communications Company newspapers in North Dakota and Minnesota.
Thursday, November, 29, 2012 - Forum Communications Company - News

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