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CONFESSIONS OF A (FORMER) FAT GIRL Here's what he said...
My husband, Al, who is the editor of the Echo Press newspaper, wrote about his experience running the half-marathon in Las Vegas. The story, along with a picture of him running the race, ran in the Op...
Posted on 1/20/13 at 4:10 PM
JIMMY JABBER Flood proved worth of electronic media
Duluth was treated to Mother Natures softer side during Grandmas Marathon weekend so much so that the News Tribune pointed it out in the headline of a follow-up story Monday. What she brought out ...
Posted on 6/24/12 at 12:00 AM
Book Report: Minnesota writers shine bright
“Thirty Rooms to Hide In,” by Luke Longstreet Sullivan (University of Minnesota Press, $24.95) has a subtitle that sort of grabs you: “Insanity, Addiction, and Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Shadow of the Mayo Clinic.”
By Dave Wood, columnist , December 28, 2012
Days Gone By: Letters from children
By Pat Hunter, archivist , December 28, 2012
Wood Working: Contagion: Please, don’t get us started about all we hate
My beautiful wife came home from a shopping spree on the other side of the river recently and she was in high dudgeon.
By Dave Wood, columnist , December 28, 2012
Artsminded: Holidays come alive with artistic touch
Have you thought about how essential artists are to the celebration of seasonal traditions we take for granted?
By Phyllis Goldin, arts columnist , December 20, 2012
Days Gone By: Letters to Santa December, 1962
Note to Readers: The following letters were published in the River Falls Journal during the month of December in 1962.
Dear Santa,
My name is Gwen Emerson. I am a good girl sometimes. I would like to have: Susie Smart (Doll), finger nail polish, Rita (doll), plastic fingernails, gloves, necklace, bracelet, game, two stockings, paper dolls, two puzzles, five pieces of bubble gum.
Thank you, your friend, Gwen Emerson
December 20, 2012
Wood Working: Difference between New York, River Falls café servings? Try melodrama, tax-return fears, Russian speakers
I was just telling a friend that my favorite city in the whole world is New York City. He looked at me as if to say, “Are you NUTS?”
December 20, 2012
Your Schools: Recent events summed up in a song
The lyrics from Disney’s “It’s a Small World” keep repeating in my mind lately.
By Tom Westerhaus, School Superintendent , December 19, 2012
Woodworking: Practically anything is fair game for someone’s collection
People collect the craziest things. And I’m not talking about gold-plated buffalo nickels from the Franklin Mint.
By Dave Wood, columnist , December 14, 2012
Woodworking: Our profession is no different: Plenty of tall tales to tell
I suppose every occupation has its reminiscers. Teachers talk about professors they’ve known (usually absentminded); plumbers have grisly stories about septic tanks; politicians tell of solons of the past who really knew how to turn a phrase.
By Dave Wood, columnist , December 07, 2012
Working Mom: Forward thinking: Get in touch, I’m all ears
Like many of you, our family starts each year with the hope that the next year will be filled with prosperity and happiness.
By Jillian Dexheimer , December 07, 2012
Artsminded: A perfect storm leads to memorable Barn Dance
While they are on midwinter sabbatical is a good time to consider what the “Barn Dances” give to the community. You remember them — they’re not in a barn exactly although parts of the River Falls Academy have been compared to one in their austerity, draftiness, ability to accommodate all sorts of human animals and human activities
By Sue Beckham, columnist , December 06, 2012
Stop by and vote for this holiday favorite
The library smells delicious! Gingerbread contest entries are now on display, with People's Choice judging through Thursday, Dec. 13.
By Nancy Miller, Library Director , December 05, 2012
Your Schools: Unlimited supply of cute stories and questions
Just when I think I’ve run out of ideas for this column and have no words left to write, someone at a school event or on the street will tell me they’re reading my column and either 1) they wish that I would write about (fill in the blank), or 2) they have a cute story to share with readers.
By Tom Westerhaus, School Superintendent , November 30, 2012
Wood Working: Rich or poor, servants were a must, and one mentored me on the path of English major
Of late, we’ve been hooked on the new PBS production of “Upstairs, Downstairs,” which takes up where the old show left off.
By Dave Wood, columnist , November 29, 2012
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