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Facing financial pressure, Charles Dickens wrote “The Christmas Carol” in six weeks. As Thanksgiving launches this holiday season, we’re proba…
Before the pandemic hit in spring 2020, the collaborative efforts of Northfield Promise were yielding positive results toward our mission of h…
I recently had the great fortune of visiting both Washington DC and New York City on a trip out east and, of course, my favorite parts include…
Like many, I’ve been taking extra time during this month of gratitude to reflect on all that I have and how grateful I am, both in my personal…
We are entering the 2022 holiday season. Most of us began this year full of hopes and dreams for what we would accomplish this year. Many of u…
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Unsafe sleep environments and practices can put infants at increased risk of accidental suffocation and strangulation, resulting in preventabl…
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The Gardening Season is winding down, but things are still very active at my desk. Steele County has 6 new Master Gardener interns for the Cla…
And we’ll charge by the leaf.
Jan Mitchell is not a scientist or an economist, but a retired social studies teacher who has been looking for better news about environmental…
While I was rummaging for coffee change at Faribault’s Buckham West, the man standing beside me waved a $2 bill and said, “I’ll buy your coffe…
I don’t know who needs to hear this today, but audiobooks do count as reading.
Testing your soil for nutrients in the fall can help you get a head start on next year’s garden or lawn care. Winter can be a nice time to map…
November, the month of All Saints Day, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving, has put me in a mood of remembering. Remembering loved ones, friends, en…
Data included is taken from the Minnesota Department of Health Daily reports. Because all data is preliminary, the change in number of cumulative positive cases and deaths from one day to the next may not equal the newly reported cases or deaths.
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It is finally time to hang up the waders for the year. From May to September, Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs) in the Cannon Rive…
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Changes in physical and mental abilities that may occur with age can be difficult to detect for older adults and their family members, friends…
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You’ve likely heard some chatter about Kernza, which is the commercial name for the grain from newer varieties of intermediate wheatgrass (Thi…
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A cow chip is no chocolate chip.
There has been a lot of political talk and activity in the recent months surrounding the midterm elections, and much of it has been divisive, …
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