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Arts & Culture

What started the nasty feud between crows and owls is explained

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. Read more

by Al Batt, Friday, January 8, 2016 12:37 pm

Columnists

Here are some of my predictions for 2016

My doorbell rang. I opened the door, and a robed visitor accompanied by sitar music walked in. The renowned mystic from the Far East (the ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, January 6, 2016 9:41 am

Arts & Culture

Donating time, the greatest gift, though we have so little to give

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. Read more

by Al Batt, Sunday, January 3, 2016 10:00 am

Columnists

Will it be a nasty winter or just a mild one?

I put up a sign at the end of our driveway, “Snow free to a good home.” Our winter began when someone looked out the ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, December 30, 2015 9:39 am

Arts & Culture

Anything and everything about squirrel nesting habits in the winter

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. Read more

by Al Batt, Sunday, December 27, 2015 9:00 am

Columnists

The English teacher with a special superpower

We called her Old Lady Murphy. She wasn’t that old. She was old only when compared to our young ages. We were seventh-graders. A bothersome ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, December 23, 2015 9:26 am

Arts & Culture

What to give the bird lover in your life for Christmas this year

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “Everything is nearly copacetic. I woke up this morning and there was a pile ... Read more

by Al Batt, Sunday, December 20, 2015 10:00 am

Columnists

Remember, even if you can’t remember it all

I hate cooking for one. But I fixed myself a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios anyway. I had a college roommate who poured Cheerios into ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, December 16, 2015 9:34 am

Arts & Culture

Do golden eagles nest in Minn.? How did Bird Island get its name?

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “Everything is nearly copacetic, but I could use a day between Saturday and Sunday. Read more

by Al Batt, Sunday, December 13, 2015 9:00 am

Columnists

The truth sometimes hides in our opinions

The caller got my first name right, but butchered my last name. I told her that she had mispronounced my name correctly, but my feeble ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, December 9, 2015 9:37 am

Arts & Culture

Bald eagles have over 7,000 feathers; poem speaks to bird lovers

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. “Everything is nearly copacetic. Farm commodity prices go up and down, but they seem to spend ... Read more

by Al Batt, Sunday, December 6, 2015 9:00 am

COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT

A deck of business cards has a joker in it

It was a day as bright and shiny as the seat of a bus driver’s pants. I’d just enjoyed two bowls of empty-the-pantry stew that ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, December 2, 2015 9:54 am

Arts & Culture

During hibernation, squirrels lose up to 1/3 of their body weight

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. Read more

by Al Batt, Sunday, November 29, 2015 9:00 am

Columnists

Being thankful for the Thanksgiving holiday

I was getting gas. It wasn’t for me. It was for my car. I was pumping my own gas, of course. It’s a rare gas ... Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, November 25, 2015 9:48 am

Arts & Culture

Male house sparrows with larger amounts of black dominate others

My neighbor Crandall stops by. “How are you doing?” I ask. Read more

by Al Batt, Monday, November 23, 2015 6:42 am

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