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Sarah Stultz: Gardening good for both the body and mind

I took half a day off last week to get most of my garden planted at the Brookside ...

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April Jeppson: Did my high school prediction come true?

Going through some boxes in our basement, my husband came across an old newspaper. The paper was published ...

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Sarah Stultz: Thanks for support in distance learning

Well, here we are. We made it to the end of the school year after two months of ...

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April Jeppson: We need wisdom to know the difference

Remember how long January was? I believe I clocked it as having 76 days. I kind of miss ...

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Sarah Stultz: What are you doing to better yourself?

I don’t know about you guys, but those memes on social media about making sure to try on ...

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April Jeppson: What part of the symphony are you in?

I was talking to a friend the other day and she says, “I’ve decided that you can’t have ...

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Sarah Stultz: That feeling of unity is quickly slipping

It’s interesting to see how things have shifted. When the COVID-19 pandemic first started, it seemed for a ...

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April Jeppson: We can do better to be nicer to neighbors

Anyone else waiting to wake up? Like this can’t be real and I must be dreaming, so when ...

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Sarah Stultz: A whirlwind 24 hours and a threat of the virus

We had a little bit of a scare at my house this weekend that for the space of ...

Opinion

Guest Column: Why Congress should support local news

During this coronavirus pandemic, access to accurate and trustworthy information in your community is as critical to life ...

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Sarah Stultz: Albert Lea continues to be a city of entrepreneurs

I have been impressed in the last few weeks to see the ingenuity of our local businesses as ...

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April Jeppson: A realization that life was slightly off balance

We’ve been doing this for a while now. We bought the masks. We keep our distance when out ...

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Sarah Stultz: Get rid of the wallpaper once and for all

When I first heard Gov. Tim Walz’s announcement about the stay-at-home order, my mind immediately shifted to all ...

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Guest Column: Albert Lea blessed with talented, compassionate teachers

I miss teaching. I have been retired now for almost three years, and I still miss the energy ...

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April Jeppson: It’s OK to not be OK right now

So, how’s everybody doing? Seriously. How are you? I’ll wait. I’ve got time. This whole thing is weird, right? ...

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