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JIMMY JABBER Death isn't funny, but Twitter and Kim Jong Il changed that
North Korean leader Kim Jong Ils death wasnt violent like the ones experienced earlier this year by fellow world-famous bad guys Osama bin Laden and Moammar Gadhafi. The 69-year-old communist wasnt ov...
Posted on 12/20/11 at 12:00 AM
CONFESSIONS OF A (FORMER) FAT GIRL When one door closes, another one opens
I am going to share with you, my dear readers, my last column for the newspaper, which is in today's issue, February 11. Enjoy. Here it is: As I sat down to my computer, fingers poised upon my keybo...
Posted on 2/11/11 at 6:02 AM
Artsminded: Winter arts scene is vibrant 
Wondering how to pass the winter now that New Year festivities are but a blurred memory?
By Phyllis Goldin, columnist , January 13, 2012
Woodworking: Ski yumping? Take a flying leap in support of public works projects
There’s lots of talk these days about repairing the nation’s infrastructure and giving folks jobs.
By Dave Wood, columnist , January 12, 2012
Wood Working: What’s old wheels back again as new
I recently read in the New Yorker an ad that announced that the Fiat 500 will be sold again in the United States.
By Dave Wood, columnist , January 05, 2012
Artwork: Think OUTSIDE the box
Now, in the brief span between 2011 and 2012, a matter of days, really, is the time we get over the hump of Christmas and prepare for the new year.
If we are guests, we go home.
By Sue Beckham , December 30, 2011
Book Report: Keep reading, keep discovering
Just when you think you know all you need to know about a subject, a new book pops up and you’re able to learn much more.
By Dave Wood, columnist , December 29, 2011
Working Mom's Musings: Sure, life brings changes, but it’s your life
We are right in the middle of the holidays. All presents have been unwrapped and the new year’s on the horizon.
By Jillian Dexheimer , December 29, 2011
Woodworking: My smoking history began as a cheap, resourceful scavenger
The more things change, the more things remain the same, as the French say.
By Dave Wood, columnist , December 29, 2011
Your Schools: Standardized tests aren’t always the best measure of education
Recently I read a news story about a four-term school board member from Florida who took his state’s standardized achievement tests normally given to 11th grade students in order to see how he would perform. He’s an educated man, a retired teacher and father of five children and grandfather of two. Here’s what he said in part about the test experience:
By Tom Westerhaus, School Superintendent , December 23, 2011
Wild Side: Some costs and benefits of heating with wood
Reading by the fireplace during a cold winter evening with the dog curled up on the tiles next to us is a wonderful thing.
By Dan Wilcox, Outdoor Columnist , December 23, 2011
Woodworking: Hungry students can’t know what they’re bloody well missing
School hot lunches have evolved dramatically since my granddad attended rural school back in the 1890s.
By Dave Wood, columnist , December 23, 2011
Wood Working: Costumed parties can still be cheap and fun
I well remember my first Halloween.
By Dave Wood, columnist , December 16, 2011
Days Gone By - Letters to Santa
The following are letters to Santa written over the years by area children.
By Pat Hunter, Archivist , December 15, 2011
Book Report: Books make great gifts, put these on your list
Gift giving time has once again rolled around and today we’ll talk about some notable books I’ve read and reviewed over the past year. We’ll start with some books from the region, then move on to books published in New York City, (some of them from authors in our region):
By Dan Wunrow, Outdoor Columnist , December 09, 2011
Your Schools: Schools and business: How they mix and how they differ
I have enjoyed a new role during 2011 as a member of the River Falls Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
By Tom Westerhaus, School Superintendent , December 08, 2011
Woodworking: Jon Hassler: His personality was as genuine as his writing
Jon Hassler first entered America’s literary scene in 1977 when his Novel “Staggerford” was published and the New York Times called the Minnesotan “a writer good enough to restore your faith in fiction. Unlike so many contemporary writers, he creates characters you come to care about and believe in.”
By Dave Wood, columnist , December 08, 2011
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