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State gains 12,100 jobs in January
Minnesota employers added 12,100 jobs in January, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
Tuesday, March, 05, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Arne Saari, 83
Arne Arnold Saari, age 83, passed away February 20, 2013 at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, from complications following a stroke.
Tuesday, March, 05, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Obituaries (free view)

So a logger walks into a room full of farmers...
Heard this one before? Probably not. Third-generation logger, Bruce Vincent, spoke about responsible environmentalism at the Douglas County Corn and Soybean Growers annual banquet in Brandon on February 11.
Friday, February, 22, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Connecting faith to life: 'Delete' the negative thoughts from your mind
Not long ago, I noticed I was receiving more spam in my email than I had before, so I asked someone about it. That person suggested that I clean out my spam folder regularly. He said that the more I do so, the less spam I will receive. He was right.
Friday, February, 22, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Faith

Letter - Are we ready to send a strong message to elected officials about climate change?
I was not surprised that President Obama opted for “executive only” action to reduce our use of coal, oil and natural gas.
Wednesday, February, 20, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

MPCA praises power utilities for dramatic mercury emissions
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recently sent letters to representatives of the state’s power utility sector and to a variety of other public and private entities, thanking them for their help in achieving a significant environmental milestone.
Monday, February, 18, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

It's Our Turn: Invisible farmers, lumberjack angels and magic water fairies
February was our month, I recall thinking when I was a little girl. My dad and I were both born in February. Winter always reminds me of him. Cork-studded boots, flannel shirts, wool pants, the smell of pine needles and sawdust, that’s my dad – a logger.
Friday, February, 15, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

News Briefs: Man dies when car hits train
A man was killed in northeast Minnesota Wednesday morning when his SUV hit a stopped train west of Cotton.
Thursday, February, 14, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

The 'only girl out there'
Chances are if you peek inside most fish houses out on area lakes, you’ll find a guy or two hunkered over a hole in the ice. However, there’s a local woman who has taken a liking to ice fishing and she’s boldly going where few women go.
Wednesday, February, 13, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Life

A resurgence in Alex gymnastics
An influx of talented gymnasts into Alexandria over the last few years has helped turn around a once struggling Cardinals program.
Friday, February, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Sports

News Briefs: Petition launched to stop moose hunt
Gunflint Trail outfitter Sue Prom is adding to the growing din seeking to stop Minnesota’s annual fall moose hunt in light of the animal’s continued, long-term decline.
Tuesday, January, 29, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

Courses offer information on avoiding dairy farm accidents
Agriculture ranks third in the total number of fatal work injuries behind construction and transportation/warehousing. It ranks first in the rate of non-fatal injuries per thousand workers and in this category it is more than double the rate of the next two industries, mining and transportation/warehousing.
Sunday, January, 20, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Minnesota adds 9,100 jobs in December
The state added another 9,100 jobs in December, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
Thursday, January, 17, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Dairy farm safety courses offered
Agriculture ranks third in the total number of fatal work injuries behind construction and transportation/warehousing. It ranks first in the rate of non-fatal injuries per thousand workers and in this category, it is more than double the rate of the next two industries, mining and transportation/warehousing.
Wednesday, January, 16, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Country

How is white-nose syndrome affecting bats in Minnesota?
White-nose syndrome has decimated many bat populations in the eastern United States. Is it having an impact on Minnesota’s bats?
Sunday, January, 13, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Letter - The greatest gift of all
My daughter wrote this for me at Christmas 1995. I was gravely ill and had started to slowly recover.
Friday, December, 28, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

State gains 10,800 jobs in November
Minnesota employers added 10,800 jobs in November, according to figures released today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).
Thursday, December, 20, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Minnesota farmers are in good position for 2013
Two years in, I am pleased to say that we are making good progress. New figures from the Minnesota Trade Office show Minnesota exports of agricultural, mining and manufactured products reached a record $5.1 billion in the third quarter of 2012.
Wednesday, December, 19, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Country

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

DNR to hold earth materials lease sale
A public sealed-bid auction to award an earth materials lease for extracting and producing gravel on state-managed lands will be held at 1 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 11, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Saturday, December, 08, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

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