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April Jeppson: When a prompting possibly saved our lives

I don’t know about you, but I require white noise when I sleep. All of our bedrooms are ...

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Ask a Trooper: Practice these tips when driving in winter

In the past five years, officers reported snowy or icy road conditions in more than 79,569 crashes (2014-18). ...

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Al Batt: Waltzing with bears who’d rather be fishing

If I am what I eat, I ate some happy food for breakfast. I came in on a small ...

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Sarah Stultz: Help Albert Lea shine a little brighter at Christmas

In only a few short weeks, Thanksgiving will be here, and Christmas decorations will then start popping up ...

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Guest Column: Needs are being met, but there’s always more

This year, Thanksgiving is the latest it can be. While it means we celebrate my mother’s birthday on ...

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April Jeppson: Are you ready for the snow? I sure am not

So we got some snow. I knew it was coming. Everyone knew. As I was driving home from work ...

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Ask a Trooper: Equipment can’t be mounted on dashboard

I see a lot of dash camera footage on YouTube and online altogether. This got me thinking, are ...

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Al Batt: Alive and whale in the Alaskan city of Sitka

No one called me Ishmael. I visited a sliver of the Alaska Panhandle to look at whales while pretending ...

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Sarah Stultz: One in 26 will develop epilepsy over lifetime

Two weeks and four days. That’s how long it has been since my 7-year-old son, Landon, had a seizure. That ...

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Guest Column: The importance of making lasting connections

After several busy months of taking advantage of warm weather, the leaves start to drop from the trees ...

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April Jeppson: Good friendships are worth fighting for

I go to check my phone and realize that I have missed a call and a text from ...

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Guest Column: Don’t ever stop working to achieve dreams

Is there someone in your life who makes you better? I’m lucky enough to have that someone. Her ...

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Al Batt: It’s all about the famous World Serious

Back when Hector was a pup, the World Series provided an advanced course in furtiveness for students and ...

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Sarah Stultz: We’re placed into others’ paths for a reason

I received an unexpected call Thursday afternoon from a man from out of town inquiring about a woman ...

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Guest Column: Help fill the basic human need to be warm

Last week, the heat wasn’t working in part of the building where the United Way of Freeborn County ...

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