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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Egg Blog
My mom is in Worthington this weekend, the occasion being Grace’s 5th birthday and the slightly early observance of Christmas. (On Wednesday, we’ll head up to NoDak and my in-laws’ place for a full-out holiday observance). It’s great to have … Continue reading
Holiday oddities
For those of you who read my post last weekend about holiday traditions and setting up the Christmas tree, there’s a little more to the story. No, not about setting up our tree - I’m not going to bore you with … Continue reading
Speaking with Jim Hagedorn
A couple of weeks ago, I was paid a visit by another Republican candidate who hopes to unseat Rep. Tim Walz. I’m not sure how many more candidates are going to come out of the woodwork over the next couple … Continue reading
Holiday setup
I’ve had an evolving set of holiday traditions in my life. At my mom’s house, we’d usually set up the Christmas tree sometime around the weekend before Christmas, while at my dad’s and stepmother’s the day before Christmas – as … Continue reading
Live folk
Word reached me the other day that there was going to be live music tonight and Saturday at BenLee’s Cafe, the big-city-looking (My mom, upon visiting several months ago, remarked, "I can’t believe you have this in Worthington") eatery on … Continue reading
Precious papers
Paula Byers, who works in our advertising department, stopped me when I was downstairs Tuesday afternoon to show me some old newspapers she had brought in. There were three different editions of the long-defunct Round Lake Graphic — one from … Continue reading
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Speaking with Randy Demmer
Randy Demmer, a Republican from Hayfield who is in the midst of his fourth term in the Minnesota House, announced earlier this week that he’s running for the U.S. House seat now occupied by Tim Walz. This is the second … Continue reading
Hometown brew
Though I’ve never considered myself a big beer drinker, I do enjoy a cold one every now and again – especially on the rare occasion I go out to dinner. While part of me thinks it would be fun to … Continue reading
Speaking with Allen Quist
Last month, I spoke with a pair of candidates – Tom Bakk (Democrat) and Pat Anderson (Republican) – who hope to be Minnesota’s next governor. Blogs about those interviews can be found in the "Tales for the Chief" archives. On … Continue reading
