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A town forum brought together a panel of people who are seeing, up close and personal, this community’s drug problem. They shared what they know, what they see and hear, and how people can help and get help.
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Old people and new realms
I’m an American, I like to believe that nobody but nobody is beyond the reach of friendship and understanding, not even North Koreans or former felons or the creators of complex security systems that have driven me to the brink of madness, trying to remember the password for my computer and then having to replace the password and confirm my identity by typing in a six-numeral code sent to me on my cellphone whose password I now can’t remember either.
Hometown Hour
A couple of charitable contributions and a meat market care package pickup produced a quick round trip to South Metro hometowns in that Minnesota River Valley some 200 miles South of Highway #2 last week. A noteworthy adventure resulted despite only one, fast destination hour.
Joe’s ruminations
Joe Mannausau was 16 and wanted to buy a bicycle. One morning he got up early and walked to Loman He asked for a job at Camp Six where they sorted logs for the pulp mill in International Falls but was told he was too young by the camp foreman, as he sat mulling the over rejection the foreman returned asking if he would hoe and weed their garden, he jumped at it.
A bitterly cold Sunday, 8 a.m.
I couldn’t sleep last Saturday night due to anxiety caused by rewinding various lowlights of my long life that hit me like a brick and I lay in bed and watched the hours go by as I contemplated my imminent demise leaving my dependents impoverished and homeless so when the day dawned I put on a suit and coat and I went around the block to the solemn 8 a.m. Mass rather than wait for the more festive 10:30 and walked through the bitter Minnesota cold into St. Mark’s Cathedral where a couple dozen souls sat, widely spaced apart, perhaps to guard against communicable disease, or maybe to avoid the Exchange of Peace after the absolution of our sins.
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January was warmer than normal but also much grayer. I love the sunshine even if it is very cold.
Welcome back, warm temps
Does the sky seem more blue and are the birds singing louder these days? We think so. We refuse to say it’s just because we are just coming off another frigid period in Borderland – the second, at least, this winter.
Driver’s permit
Question: My grandson turned 15 and got his driving permit. I was wondering if he can practice driving with me? I am very excited and nervous for him.
Engagement doesn’t ease infidelity fears
Dear Amy: I am engaged to marry a wonderful man who treats me like a queen. I do not have any evidence of infidelity, but he is a naturally private person, and I harbor fear that he may have another woman on the side – not so much sexually as emotionally.
Collector plate
Question: Can a truck with collector plates on it be used in a snow plow business? Is it legal to use collector plates on a vehicle driven on a daily basis? Answer: Driving a vehicle for general transportation with collector plates on is illegal. It is also illegal to use collector plates for business purposes.