Columnists
Al Batt: Fighting over a thermostat should be an Olympics event
Iowa is a tropical paradise.
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Columnists
Al Batt: I’d been prepared to perform mouth-to-bill resuscitation
A guy I used to know said, “Morning.” No adjective added.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 8:45 pm
Columnists
Al Batt: It might have been better but it could have been worse
It was 4 a.m. on a 14-degree January day.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, January 16, 2024 8:45 pm
Columnists
Al Batt: My winter bucket list is a short one: Stay warm
Into the mouth of the wolf, we go.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, December 26, 2023 8:45 pm
Columnists
Al Batt: This is the year I’m getting off of the naughty list
Everything had been nearly copacetic. It was practically all rainbows and unicorns.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, December 12, 2023 8:45 pm
Columnists
Al Batt: It was ice to be there if Juneau what I mean
Alaska eats more ice cream per capita than any other state.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 28, 2023 8:45 pm
NO PAYWALL
MINUTES 11.6.23
PUBLIC NOTICE ALBERT LEA AREA SCHOOLS Albert Lea, Minnesota Study Session SCHOOL BOARD MEETING 5:00 p.m. – November 6, 2023 Summary of School Board Minutes ...
by Al Batt, Wednesday, November 22, 2023 1:47 pm
Columnists
Al Batt: You know Thanksgiving ran long when Santa shows up
No jiggling of a handle was required. To prepare for the feast of feasts, the outhouse had been equipped with store-bought toilet paper and comforting peach ...
by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 21, 2023 8:45 pm
Columnists
Al Batt: Halloween is a sugar-coated day until you lose a nostril
I remember the scariest Halloween of my life.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, November 7, 2023 8:45 pm
Columnists
Al Batt: I walked 10,000 steps; now I’m stranded 10,000 steps from home
The “normal” ship has sailed and it didn’t have many passengers. I wasn’t on board.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 31, 2023 8:45 pm
Columnists
Al Batt: In Minnesota, it’s lutefisk and lefse, ya sure, you betcha!
The day had been nearly copacetic. I walked indoors in a shopping mall because of the wet weather outdoors.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 24, 2023 8:45 pm
Obituaries
Carrie Blake
Carrie Jean Blake, 43, of North Las Vegas, passed away on October 11, 2023. Born on August 10, 1980, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, she was ...
by Al Batt, Monday, October 23, 2023 9:58 pm
Opinion
Al Batt: Find a glove each year for 100 years and you’ll live 100 years
I find things.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 8:45 pm
Columnists
Al Batt: Never chase an Allis-Chalmers tractor on an empty stomach
My father was outstanding in his field.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 10, 2023 8:45 pm
Columnists
Al Batt: Who was the first person to smile in a photo?
The day had a lot of moving parts and one too many unmoving parts.
by Al Batt, Tuesday, October 3, 2023 8:45 pm
SportsPlus
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