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I need to get my body and my FOMO under control.
What is FOMO you might ask? According to Wikipedia, “Fear of missing out is the feeling of apprehension that one is either not in the know …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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9/10/25
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Labor Day has come and gone, marking what many celebrate as the last blast of summer.
Technically Labor Day is a holiday to celebrate the social and economic achievements of American workers and …
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By Chris Hardie
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9/10/25
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The Lawton Steps are a public stairway on the Summit Hill bluff in St. Paul, connecting Grand Avenue up to Summit Court. Built into the hillside, they stretch upward in about 77 steps. There’s …
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By Becky Beissel
Ellsworth Village President
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9/10/25
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I grew up leery about pickles, especially the storebought types. I liked my mom’s always done at home and packed in Ball Jars, but she died when I was in third grade and I moved to town to live …
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By Dave Wood
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9/3/25
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On Wednesday, the Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) released a report summarizing its audit of the DNR Fish and Wildlife Account. The report found that, in FY 2023-24, Fish and Wildlife Account …
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By Sen. Rob Stafsholt
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9/3/25
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After our adventures in Vicksburg, it was onto the crown jewel of the trip, the whole reason behind this 3,300-mile journey: New Orleans and further south, to where the Mighty Mississippi empties …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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9/3/25
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I come from a long lineage of outstanding gathering hosts, most notable my aunt Patti Schmid of Prescott. It is no easy task to simultaneously make a dozen-plus different people all enjoy their time …
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By Andrew Harrington
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9/3/25
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Nowadays every town has a yearly event celebrating an edible the town is known for, be it curds or whey.
My dad especially welcomed Blair’s Egg Festival every autumn because it …
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By Dave Wood
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8/27/25
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Washington is on the verge of making a costly mistake. The Trump administration is planning to extend tariffs to medicines and their ingredients for the first time in decades.
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By Karen Roesler
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8/27/25
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As we left the scorching city of Memphis behind, we headed down the Great River Road to our next destination, Vicksburg, Miss. Home to a large number of antebellum mansions and Civil War sites, this …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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8/27/25
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July 28, 2025. I awoke to discover in the Sunday Star Tribune that one of my heroes and in my opinion the greatest satirist of the mid-20th century was dead at age 97: Tom Lehrer. Who’s that? …
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By Dave Wood
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8/20/25
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Take a walk through the grocery store or scroll through your social media feed and it becomes pretty obvious that convenience is king and excess has become normalized. The environmentalists of the …
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By Robin Boles
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8/20/25
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Our adventurous road trip continues…
We didn’t get to ride up in the Jetson-like little pods to the top of the St. Louis Arch (buy tickets ahead of time, especially on a weekend), …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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8/20/25
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I’m going to let you guys in on a secret.
I want to try eating avocado.
I feel like all the cool people eat avocado, and it’s cutting me out of some things, at least in my …
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By John McLoone
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8/13/25
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I just received my new issue of The New Yorker magazine and was glad I renewed because it brought back my courtship days when I was pursuing the love of my life, Ruth Pirsig, a comely young graduate …
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By Dave Wood
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8/13/25
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I am back! We officially survived a 3,300-mile road trip with four teenagers to the southern-most tip of Louisiana and back. We returned just in time to jump into the chaos of Pierce County Fair …
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By Sarah Nigbor
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8/13/25
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It depends on whose ox is being gored.
I’m reminded of that old saying after U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil was shouted down repeatedly during what was called a “listening session” in …
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By Bill Barth
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8/13/25
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Growing food on our farm has been a part of its life for more than 100 years.
From my great-grandparents, to my great-aunt and uncle, to my parents and now to my wife Sherry and I, there has …
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By Chris Hardie
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8/13/25
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July was a milestone month for the Village of Ellsworth, with building permits totaling $9,057,630, according to All-Croix Inspections. Outside of large-scale school or public projects, the village …
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8/13/25
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Forgive me if this is difficult to read this week. I seem to be writing it within a haze. Our entire summer seems to be playing out this year in a stinky fog, courtesy of our neighbors to the north. …
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By John McLoone
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8/10/25
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