“Hey, Grace, I can see our house from here!” I craned my neck to look over my sister’s shoulder and out the window of the cramped Cessna Supervan 900. Sure enough, as we hovered 13,000 feet above the ground, I could faintly make out my parents’ farm tucked into the green hills of western Wisconsin.
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe that this issue marks the one-year anniversary for my time here as editor. Technically, I started on Jan. 2, 2015, but the first issue that was “mine” was our March 2015 spread. I remember walking into my office on Jan. 2 and thinking, “They must have made a mistake. Why on earth did they hire me?”
Read MoreCollege kids may have gotten a bad rap recently, in the wake of campus protests and demands for things like safe
Read More“Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.” –Les Brown This week, the
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When Fairmont native Mari Phelan started working at the NewBo City Market in Cedar Rapids, she was delighted with the
Read MoreBefore we get into this issue’s column, I’ll admit that I’m a little biased about the subject of veterans. My father, Bradley Webb, was an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving overseas during the first Gulf War. From the stories he’s told me, his time in the military created some of his best memories.
Read MoreWhile foreclosure numbers have declined to about what was seen before the recession, bank repossessions have jumped 66 percent year
Read MoreWhite collar criminal investigations have fallen to a 20-year low, according to the Star Tribune. Minnesota has also seen a
Read MoreGrowing up, I heard all about the importance of going to college. It wasn’t just my folks who mentioned it; nearly every high school teacher also stressed how critical it was to earn that precious college degree.
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