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Al Batt: Eat light bulbs for breakfast and shine all day

I needed to scratch a breakfast cereal itch. I slid down the grocery store’s cereal aisle like Kramer in slippery shoes during a “Seinfeld” episode. Eating cereal ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, April 25, 2017 10:06 pm

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Al Batt: Are wild turkeys everywhere? Do butterflies hibernate as adults?

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

by Al Batt, Sunday, April 23, 2017 9:00 am

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Al Batt: Trying to remember the kindergarten days

About 30 years ago, I read, “All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten,” a book of short essays by clergyman and author ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, April 18, 2017 10:44 pm

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Al Batt: How do they count monarch butterflies on winter roost in Mexico?

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

by Al Batt, Sunday, April 16, 2017 9:00 am

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Al Batt: The blessing of giving a blessing on the food

I had an acute case of happy to be there. I remember it as if it were yesterday. A yesterday pulled from a giant pile of ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, April 11, 2017 9:52 pm

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Minnesota yellow-headed blackbird population declines each year

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

by Al Batt, Sunday, April 9, 2017 9:00 am

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Al Batt: Don’t let April Fool’s Day ever fool you

I was somewhere in downtown Iowa. Things were as they are now, somewhere between good enough and it could be worse. It was a small town. Small ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, April 4, 2017 11:08 pm

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Al Batt: No admission cost for visitors during upcoming National Park Week

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

by Al Batt, Sunday, April 2, 2017 9:00 am

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Al Batt: Going to Austin may be a bit Austintatious

I headed to Austin, Texas for work. Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 9:53 am

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Al Batt: Why do starlings look so different in the spring? Are they molting?

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

by Al Batt, Sunday, March 26, 2017 9:00 am

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Al Batt: If you can’t even sleep, it’s hard to wake up

The glowing face of the clock radio was not my friend. Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, March 22, 2017 8:52 am

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Al Batt: When do bald eagles return to Minn.? Does Minn. have the most?

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

by Al Batt, Sunday, March 19, 2017 9:00 am

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Al Batt: It was a downhill car drive to everywhere

My car was headed downhill. Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, March 15, 2017 9:03 am

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Al Batt: What animals eat poison ivy berries? How are ravens so smart?

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

by Al Batt, Sunday, March 12, 2017 9:00 am

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Al Batt: The days of long ago seem to be long gone

My old coat is nearly as battered as its owner. Read more

by Al Batt, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 9:40 am

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