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Al Batt: If something bites you and there’s nothing there, it’s fall

It was too dark too early too soon. Pumpkin spice lurked in a dark alley where hoodies make people look like walking chrysalises. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 26, 2023 8:45 pm

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Freeborn County now an ‘age-friendly’ community

There was a celebration Tuesday morning at the Albert Lea Senior Center. But it wasn’t for a birthday or wedding milestone. “Freeborn County has made ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 26, 2023 4:55 pm

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Al Batt: I can no longer say this man is all his original parts

My body’s check engine light came on. Eventually, we become like our old car or aging house — fix, fix, fix. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 19, 2023 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: Some Merles remember Donald and mesmerizing mural

I used to know a lot of people named Merle. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 12, 2023 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: Monster hiding under my bed was a family of muskrats

I was on a chicken bus in Mexico. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, September 5, 2023 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: Watching cricket races while thinking about flutophones and eating some Twinkies

The garage door opener is a wonderful invention. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 29, 2023 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: I was working on degrees in teetering and tottering

We knew little, but we suspected a lot. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 22, 2023 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: ‘WHAP!’ There was a flyswatter in the ointment

It was a fly year. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 15, 2023 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: Fry me to the moon where no 2 snow cones are alike

I slipped the surly bonds of the unfair and leaped like a graceful gazelle onto the county fairgrounds. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 8, 2023 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: I stay by the grocery cart and guard the oatmeal

I was traipsing down the magically delicious aisles of a grocery store. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, August 1, 2023 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: I’m no Latin scholar — mea culpa isn’t my fault

I’d turn pro if there was an apologetic league. I can say “I’m sorry” with the best of them. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, July 25, 2023 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: Life can be a slippery slope, but it’s a fantabulous ride

We were as young as we’d ever be. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, July 18, 2023 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: I’m thankful dodgeball didn’t involve a Challenger, Charger, Diplomat or Dart

Tales from Exit 22 by Al Batt I woke up with a start in the middle of the night. It wasn’t the cat coughing up ... Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, July 4, 2023 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: Weather always happens whether we want it to or not

We’d be stuck for words if it weren’t for the weather. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, June 27, 2023 8:45 pm

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Al Batt: I remember my beloved father being much older than me

Ladies and gentlemen, horses and fleas, bowlegged ants and cross-eyed bees, I’ll be home for Father’s Day; it’ll be a breeze. Read more

by Al Batt, Tuesday, June 20, 2023 8:45 pm

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