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Al Batt: Winter is result of griping about summer heat

I can’t help thinking about tater tots. This is a wonderful world. Especially since tater tots were created in 1953. ...

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Sarah Stultz: Honor passed loved ones now and always

My heart skipped a beat Sunday evening as I scrolled through my Facebook feed and saw a picture ...

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Guest Column: Start children young in volunteering locally

My daughter, Elise, and I have started to volunteer in the community. It is an even more valuable ...

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April Jeppson: All she wants for Christmas — a cheat sheet

Our Christmas tree is up and the glow fills our family room. I love this time of year ...

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Julie Seedorf: Peace, joy and love is there if you reach for it

Each Christmas season, others remind me when I write my feel-good column about the holiday season that many ...

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Amy Klobuchar: Developing a more effective flu vaccine

Earlier this year, Shane McAllister grew worried when his 9-month-old son, Andrew, developed a 102 degree fever. Shane ...

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Sarah Stultz: It’s the season to slip and slide — take it easy

As long as I can remember as a grown adult, I’ve been a little clumsy. At least once or ...

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Guest Column: Find a way to love each other unconditionally

It’s December! The month means different things to different people. It’s year-end, health insurance enrollment time and for ...

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April Jeppson: The joys of British baking competition show

My husband and I often put the kids to bed a few minutes earlier than necessary, so we ...

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Julie Seedorf: How can we sit in the season all year long?

As I write this, it is the Monday after Thanksgiving, and I realize I haven’t been out of ...

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Al Batt: Black Friday and the cheerful store clerks

Once upon a time, we didn’t call the day after Thanksgiving Black Friday. We called it the day after ...

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Sarah Stultz: Downtown holiday lights a welcome sight

On the way back from my lunch break on Friday, I decided to take a little detour through ...

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Guest Column: Bell-ringing reminds community of needs

Ring-ding-a-ling. A mother hears the bell as she shops in the grocery store. She thinks of the food ...

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April Jeppson: It’s nice to know some things never change

We took the family up to Bismarck for Thanksgiving this year. It’s a 10-hour trip after you take ...

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Al Batt: Beware the Jabberwock and idiot lights

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son. The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and ...

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