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As I had mentioned in last month’s column, I’ve transitioned to making the decision to not participate in next year’s Minnesota State Fair. And as I said in that writing, I was nervous to tell my family members ...
Editorials
Field Of Dreams
Summer is officially over. I’m having a hard time accepting it. As a Minnesotan, I pack way too much in to our 12 weeks of summer. If winter weren’t coming right on the heels of fall, it would be my favorite sea...
Weather Vain
While it is impossible to truly predict the future, some impending aspects are staring us rather rudely in the face. With the advent of September, some tried and true signs of what is to come are manifesting t...
We’re Saying Farewell This Week To A Cousin Curt Peterson Of Delano.
Curt died last week after battling cancer and a number of other conditions which made his last few years hard. But, his spirit continues to shine - and that’s why I’m writing about a cousin from Delano. For C...
Msf Definitely My Last
The 2014 Minnesota State Fair has come and gone and I survived the 12-day marathon once again. Barely. As I stated in last month’s column, I had been seriously considering making this year my last as a caricatur...
A Slower Pace At Snake River Farm
I just returned home from a long weekend in Dallas, TX. While ranches are quite common in Texas, they are not that prevalent in central Minnesota. Tom Barthel and his wife Gail Wilkinson own and operate Snake Ri...
Letters To The Editor 8 30 2014
I would like to thank Mr. Eric Austin for his recent letter and respond to some of his concerns. This Spring, I cleared my schedule and met with him and the other teachers from his group for about half an hour....
Letters To The Editor 8 23 2014
On a visit to Rep. Jim Newberger this last legislative session, other educators and I were informed by the esteemed representative that there just wasn’t time enough in his day to think about issues like educati...
Fair Dues
One of the surest signs of the approach of autumn at The Citizen is the departure of my colleague Bill Morgan, who makes his annual pilgrimage to the shrine of All Things Minnesotan on a Stick at just this time ...
Teacher Negotiations. Very, Very Hard Work.
Word came from Becker Public Schools Thursday that the Becker teachers union and Becker board negotiators had reached a tentative agreement for a new two-year salary and benefit package. The package is pending a...
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