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Pray like Patrick

I am one-quarter Irish by my grandfather, so here is a little reflection on the patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick is one of the most beloved figures in Christian…

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Town events postponed by spring blizzard

Winter is a sore loser this year, replacing earlier warmer temperatures with a raging blizzard on March 15. Local events scheduled for this past weekend have been postponed…

Education

Sleepy Eye High School students visit the Guthrie

Tenth graders from Sleepy Eye High School viewed Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis on March 5 after reading the classic tragedy play in class the…

Opinion

Sunshine Laws Keep Government in the Light

As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously described, sunlight is the best disinfectant. In American democracy, that idea takes legal form through Sunshine Laws. These open-record laws require government…

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Bowling Scores

Farmers League, March 4: High game: Dan Steffl 187, Larry Helget 179, Josh…

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