Tim Engstrom, Author at Albert Lea Tribune - Page 5 of 95

Tim Engstrom is the editor of the Albert Lea Tribune. He resides in Albert Lea with his wife, two sons and dog.

Columnists

Having 2 or 3 Blue Zones purposes is good

Let’s ramble a bit today. One of my favorite aspects of the Blue Zones is its call for knowing your purpose in life. It’s No. 2 ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Tuesday, October 7, 2014 10:04 am

Education

Albert Lea day care providers divided on calendar

A survey of day care providers found that most of them are undecided or indifferent on the issue of altering the Albert Lea Area Schools’ ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Monday, October 6, 2014 10:19 am

This school didn’t need a bus to get to the Rendezvous

Students from the MTS Minnesota Connections Academy, an online school, occasionally gather in person, and they came together Friday to get an American history lesson ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Sunday, October 5, 2014 9:00 am

Minnesota House speaker describes MNsure rates going down in region

Minnesota House Speaker Paul Thissen was in Albert Lea on Thursday to point out MNsure health insurance premiums are decreasing in southeastern Minnesota. “When was ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Friday, October 3, 2014 10:15 am

Columnists

Adrian Peterson let my 7-year-old boy down

The news came on the radio as I was taking my 7-year-old son, Forrest, to school one morning last week. It was that morning when ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Tuesday, September 23, 2014 9:24 am

Albert Lea Tigers

Albert Lea falls short at Winona

The Albert Lea football squad had its best showing of the season but failed to clinch a victory Friday night in Winona. The Winhawks defeated ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Saturday, September 20, 2014 12:55 am

First Lutheran to host music camp in summer

First Lutheran Church next summer intends to host a nondenominational, three-week music camp as a memorial to a 30-year-old woman who died Jan. 25 from ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Thursday, September 18, 2014 10:10 am

Columnists

5 things patient drivers do that still irk me

It’s good to be patient when driving a motor vehicle. When driving in a hurry, there will be drivers who no doubt don’t realize your ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Tuesday, September 16, 2014 9:52 am

Education

Some criticize Springsted’s calendar survey

303 Albert Leans were surveyed, 69 were parents Just about 60 percent of parents in Albert Lea Area Schools surveyed by Springsted Inc. favor the ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Sunday, September 14, 2014 9:00 am

Buettner’s next Blue Zones book is slated to be published in March 2015

The next book from author Dan Buettner, explorer and founder of the Minneapolis-based Blue Zones organization, comes out in six months. Contacted through Facebook, Buettner ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Friday, September 12, 2014 9:55 am

Columnists

How to win and lose elections big and small

Do voters elect the best candidate? Of course not. They elect the best politician. I’ve been doing journalism for, oh, 19 years now. There are many ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Tuesday, September 9, 2014 9:20 am

Alden-Conger Knights

Knights ride to victory

GLENVILLE — Bump. Set. Spike. It seems when Cassie Gilster is serving for the Alden-Conger Knights, she is kind of like the Energizer Bunny — she ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Tuesday, September 9, 2014 9:12 am

Downtown is beautiful, but what could be next?

Albert Lea has done a fine job with the reconstruction of its downtown, said Dan Burden, an expert on livable communities, healthy streets and traffic ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Friday, September 5, 2014 9:31 am

Expert: Wide streets need bicycle lanes

Many of the wide streets in Albert Lea could stand to have bike lanes to make them safer and to slow speedy drivers. That was ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Wednesday, September 3, 2014 10:04 am

Albert Lea Magazine

Margaritas and beer, together at last

It’s a margarita and a Corona Extra, but not simply poured together. There is an interesting trick to the Green Mill Restaurant’s specialty drink called ... Read more

by Tim Engstrom, Thursday, August 28, 2014 11:56 am

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