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Eye on the Arts: Get involved in the arts throughout month

Albert Lea Art Center’s show will still run through Nov. 4. Bonnie Wedge’s fiber art and Judy Myers’ ...

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Guest column: The popular supper club known as Stables

I remember the Stables when it was a stable.

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My Point of View: More needs to be done for walkability, bikeability

A couple weeks ago, I was on Sheridan Street waiting to turn right onto Bridge Avenue in my ...

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Sarah Stultz: The first snow of the season has arrived

Well, folks. It’s here. You know, that four-letter word that in my perfect world wouldn’t show up until the ...

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Al Batt: I walked 10,000 steps; now I’m stranded 10,000 steps from home

The “normal” ship has sailed and it didn’t have many passengers. I wasn’t on board.

Columnists

Guest column: Overcoming domestic violence not easy path

At a recent Albert Lea City Council meeting Rachel Christiansen, a city councilor, pointed out that her and ...

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Live United: Thanks to all those who are showing up with a purpose

My regular readers might remember that Nikolle enacted a promise from me that I wasn’t ever going to ...

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April Jeppson: A deep thought about life for the day

Once there was a wise man. Every day he would sit outside a gas station in his rocking ...

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Guest column: Manufacturing is 2nd largest industry sector

One of the Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce’s committees is the Chamber Business Education Collaborative (CBEC). As ...

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Guest column: Keeping our kids safe from fentanyl

Fentanyl is cheap to produce, easy to disguise as prescription or over-the-counter pills, and can be deadly in ...

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Sarah Stultz: Enjoy the rich colors of fall while you can

When I was a youth I loved art. I loved time in art classes and regularly drew in ...

Columnists

Al Batt: In Minnesota, it’s lutefisk and lefse, ya sure, you betcha!

The day had been nearly copacetic. I walked indoors in a shopping mall because of the wet weather outdoors.

Opinion

Live United: A safe place goes a long way for people in life’s journey

When my son was about 3, he saw a black cat dart across the road and into the ...

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April Jeppson: Are you familiar with time-blindness?

I’ve put in some long hours this week. Partly to catch up from my time away while in ...

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Al Batt: Find a glove each year for 100 years and you’ll live 100 years

I find things.

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