Articles

Column – Goodbye is never easy

Totally changing your life is not easy. Neither is saying goodbye. Today I am doing both.

Fishin' accomplished

If you can’t catch ‘em, carve ‘em. It’s a motto that has served Gene Bremmer well.

• "Catch and Release"
• Gene Bremmer

A pitch for charity: Firefighters, law enforcement compete in softball game for charity

They are at it again. And for the third year in a row, they’re coming at each other with bats instead of brooms.

• Charity softball game

Brandon man finds cleaner energy source: Wind energy

Florian Ledermann decided to throw caution to the wind. Now the returns are breezing in for both the environment and his economy.

• Florian Ledermann
• Wind energy

Voters to decide on new high school in Alexandria, Minn.

The fate of Jefferson High School (JHS) in Alexandria will once again be in the hands of School District 206 residents.

Showmobile will bring show to you

If you can’t go to the music, now the music can come to you.

• Showmobile

School board poised to sell Jefferson High School

An offer accepted at Monday night’s District 206 School Board meeting may have some people smiling.

• JHS

Alexandria motorcyclist collides with deer, wears helmet, survives

A deer could have changed David Hubbling’s life – and not for the better.

• David Hubbling
• Helmet

Where do you go in the Alexandria area when you need medical help?

Your throat aches and you have a fever. You have a rash on your arm. Your toddler is screaming and holding his ear. You fell down and now you can’t move your wrist. You know it’s not an emergency but you should probably see a doctor. You don’t have an appointment. You are from out of town and you don’t have a doctor in Alexandria. What do you do?

• Dr. Douglas Griffin

A loud silence - Vietnam veteran attends reunion of tragic battle

For more than 40 years, Joe Martin didn't talk about it to anyone. He didn’t tell anyone that he watched in horror as a bullet pierced the forehead of a comrade mere feet away.

• Joe Martin
• Joe Martin
• Reunion

Columns

Column – Tell the little bird to shut up

Life’s too short to tweet. Call me negative. Call me anti-information highway. Call me wary of sharing every facet of my life with complete strangers via the Internet. Call me unwilling to embrace the marvels of technology.