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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Stadium backers don't believe everything they read
Dont believe everything you read, especially in sports blogs and columns about government issues. That is what some Minnesota politicians say after dealing with Vikings stadium issues for months, or ...
Posted on 4/23/12 at 3:13 AM
STAFF BLOG CHEF JEFF A Carrot Salad for a Veteran
In about 10 days, between 50 and 100 World War II veterans from the area will embark on a trip to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorial to their wartime service and sacrifice. I'm sure if my dad, Er...
Posted on 4/7/09 at 3:23 AM
Old Cowbelle: Survival
It was kind of awe inspiring to watch as the very top spire was hoisted into place at the top of the new memorial erected at the site of the World Trade Center.
May 22, 2013
Book Report: The choice is yours: Lovely poems, exploding tourism
University of Iowa Press has just re-issued a book of poetry by Philip Levine, winner both the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the National Book Award, and who served for a year as United States Poet Laureate.
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 16, 2013
Old Cowbelle: Graduation - Opening New Doors
High school graduation is the end of one thing and the beginning of many others. It’s actually leaving childhood behind and venturing out into the adult world. So many choices to make; so many decisions involved.
By Ina Murray, columnist , May 15, 2013
Old Cowbelle: Sense of humor, necessity
The weeks after Easter have been filled with bad things: the bombing in Boston, the explosion in Texas, the poisoned letters, the Korean threat, Uff-Da!
By Ina Murray, columnist , May 02, 2013
Old Cowbelle: The Boston Marathon
It’s hard to understand what goes on in the mind of someone who would set off bombs with the intent to harm people. What kind of “twisted” person is that? Does he/she get some sadistic satisfaction, hearing about the deaths and serious injuries that was the result of their crime?
By Ina Murray, columnist , April 25, 2013
Old Cowbelle: Kids in Church
Last Sunday, I sat in my usual back pew. Also in the pew were two little ones, a little girl about two or three, and a little boy under a year old. Those two little munchkins were so good and so cute that it was hard for me to drag my attention away from them to listen to the sermon.
By Ina Murray, columnist , April 17, 2013
Book Report: Another word on former presidents; waxing poetic on the death of a fly
Three American presidents lead off this week’s roster of books: Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. You could fill libraries with what has already been written by these guys, but leave it to the scholars — they can always find a niche that’s unfilled.
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 11, 2013
Old Cowbelle: Waiting for Spring
I haven’t really minded the winter because I could be indoors most of the time, but I have to admit, it is getting a little old! So I dug out an old poem to try and imagine how it will be to see and smell the new season of spring.
April 10, 2013
Book Report: A new Scandinavian thriller takes the stage
I’m way behind in my coverage of the Scandinavian thriller surge in world publishing, not having even read a Stieg Larsson thriller, so I’ll try to make it up by reviewing a finely wrought thriller by first-time Swedish author Alexander Soderberg. It’s “The Andalucian Friend,” (Crown, $26), translated by Neil Smith.
By Dave Wood, columnist , April 04, 2013
Old Cowbelle: After Easter Sunday
The days and weeks before Easter are so filled with significance that it almost feels like “let down” on Easter Monday, but Easter is not over just because Easter Sunday has come and gone.
By Ina Murray, columnist , April 04, 2013
Old Cowbelle: Each Easter Sunday
I look into the past and see
our small ones,
crisp and shiny in home-sewn outfits
and polished shoes.
March 27, 2013
Book Report: Indiana, no, make that Wisconsin Jones
When I was a kid in a small Wisconsin grade school, one of my favorite subjects was Wisconsin history, taught to me by my sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. Lily Reich.
By Dave Wood, columnist , March 22, 2013
Cow Belle: T.L.'s Favorite Animal
So many funny e-mails come along, it would be fun to share them all. This one came from Carol Southard in Oklahoma.
By Ina Murray, columnist , March 21, 2013
Book Report: Glowing endorsements for new poet
River Falls poet Thomas R. Smith writes that Kristin Laurel’s new book of poetry will “burn itself on your memory.”
By Dave Wood, columnist , March 14, 2013
Old Cowbelle: Cars
When I was in grade school (waaaaay back), the greatest rivalry among students was what kind of car their parents drove. Mostly Ford or Chevrolet. Very few people in the neighborhood had “big cars” like Oldsmobile, Buick, Chrysler…and no one owned a Cadillac.
By Ina Murray, columnist , March 13, 2013
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