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Inspired and ready to make positive change

Covering the Southwest Middle School Tiger Trot this weekend for Albert Lea magazine and the newspaper, I started ...

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Developing solutions for the workforce challenge

For the past several months, the unemployment numbers have hovered between 3 to 4.4 percent in Freeborn County. ...

Columnists

Husband’s new job leaves wife stressed out

The Nice Advice, By Leah Albert Dear Leah, Recently, my husband started a new job. He has worked ...

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Help build up supports around single parents

“I’m not sure how single parents do this,” I told my wife after a long day at work. ...

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Comprehensive solution for roads needed

With the legislative session nearing the halfway point, time is of the essence for legislators on both sides ...

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State should embrace governor’s water plan

As Minnesotans, we take pride in our state’s bountiful rivers, lakes and streams.

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Want to make a difference? Run for office

It was a big night Monday at the Albert Lea City Council meeting when three of the seven ...

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Don’t be afraid to have some wrinkles and sags

My face fell, and it can’t get up. There comes a natural part of aging when things go ...

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There are many opportunities for rural Minnesota

As Minnesota lawmakers continue through the 89th legislative session, there are several items up for discussion that could ...

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Training a dog is a major lesson in patience

A few weeks back, we welcomed a new four-legged member to our family. My husband had been looking ...

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Area libraries are all wonderful in own ways

Libraries have changed since I was a kid. We didn’t have the access to reading material  children and ...

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Education issues a priority at Legislature

As the 2016 legislative session moves forward, one of the issues that is always a priority is education. ...

A Happy Medium

Above all, be kind when talking with others

Be kind. Please be kind to others. I was conversing with a woman, and she stops and said ...

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Riding the hot air balloon highway in the sky

Have you ever awakened too early in the morning and noticed that the floor wasn’t where you had ...

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How do I love thee? Let me count the ways

My family from the East Coast visited Albert Lea last week. Every time I get company it makes ...

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