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Encouraging words help others achieve goals

I don’t plan on writing an update every week about my newfound goal to become a runner, but ...

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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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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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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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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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Support for an A.L. splash pad means a lot

I was unable to attend the Albert Lea Noon Kiwanis Club’s annual pancake breakfast this past weekend, but ...

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Tell your loved ones how much they matter

“Wow, what a week it has been,” I told my husband Monday night as we were getting ready ...

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Grateful to live in an active neighborhood

I live in one of the best neighborhoods in Albert Lea. We didn’t know it when my husband ...

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It is easy to take the five senses for granted

I have always valued my eyesight probably above all of my other senses. After all, I use it ...

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Many lessons learned in Fargo officer’s death

I don’t live in Fargo — and actually have never been there — but I have followed with ...

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Hang on folks, the end is in sight —maybe

“I guess the groundhog was wrong,” my daughter said Saturday night as we walked from our car into ...

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You blink and they’re already grown up

It’s crazy to think that about this time almost eight years ago, I was nearing the end of ...

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Tribune looking to develop video content

Did you happen to be on Interstate 90 Monday morning east of Hayward and capture photos or video ...

Columnists

January is an exciting, but extra busy month

The end of January is an exciting time for people in the newspaper industry in Minnesota as we ...

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Firefighters, first responders deserve thanks

I was literally less than one or two minutes away from leaving the office Saturday evening after putting ...

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