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What’s the best way to leave town?

No matter where you go, the people of every place in America see one major north-south route and ...

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What are the traffic laws for bike lanes?

A city contractor painted bike lanes on Front Street last week, and the staff in the Tribune newsroom, ...

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Conspiracy theories abound for 9/11

I like a good conspiracy or conspiracy theory as much as the next person.

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Ever get a case of the pre-event jitters?

Have you ever organized an event? Then you probably have had a case of pre-event jitters.

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How I met a wonderful wife and mother

She was a clerk at Decker’s Petro Palace in Ames, Iowa. I had first noticed her in May ...

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Daffy Duck is the best cartoon character

You can learn a lot from classic Warner Brothers cartoons. You know, “Looney Tunes” and the whole Bugs ...

Columnists

We live just fine without a microwave oven

We don’t have a microwave. Those five words usually result in mouths agape followed by questions to the ...

Columnists

Driving isn’t what it used to be — or will be

Nobody drives anymore. Oh, sure, we can call it driving. “I drove to work and back.” But people don’t ...

Columnists

How does a kid go from Forrest to Woody?

Timothy is my real name. Tim is my nickname.

Columnists

The toboggan slide was a winter thrill

Sliding on a 100-foot chute of ice down the bank of North Twin Lake in Calhoun County, Iowa, ...

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Albert Lea is learning about bike benefits

One day, after church, a nice gentlemen approached me with some feedback, which I always appreciate.

Columnists

God grants interview for Candlemas

I had the rare opportunity to interview God the other day and found the Almighty to be an ...

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NFL labor deal should wait a year

Here is my solution for the National Football League’s coming labor issues: Keep things just the way they ...

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Do highways make cities seem smaller?

Ever notice how as the roads get bigger the towns get smaller?

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Dragons, Turtles and ‘True Grit’

As we head into this time of Christmas, this time of merriment, this time of joy, let’s talk ...

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