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Marshall leans toward low preliminary levies
September 2, 2010
MARSHALL — There’s a lot more that needs to be worked out before the city of Marshall passes a 2011 budget and levy, but a couple of definite themes emerged at a work session held by the Marshall city council on Tuesday.
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Going for ice cream
September 2, 2010
Photo by Phillip Bock
Malya Torres, with brother Kannon in tow, bikes down College Drive heading for Dairy Queen to cool off Wednesday afternoon.
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Hydro-electric power station being considered for the GF area
September 2, 2010
Preliminary permits have been approved and feasibility studies are under way for a proposed multibillion dollar hydroelectric power station that would be located on the banks of the Minnesota River near Granite Falls.
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Tournaments, Texas Hold ‘Em come to Tracy’s Box Car Days
September 2, 2010
When organizers take suggestions as to what should go into the annual Box Car Days celebration in Tracy, they try to get them into the schedule as soon as they can.
The 83rd annual Box Car Days begins Friday and runs through Monday.
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Lyon County in favor of no tax increases
September 1, 2010
MARSHALL — It was a tough call, Lyon County Commissioners said.
After reviewing a draft 2011 budget at a special meeting Tuesday morning, commissioners had mixed feelings on how to proceed with setting a county levy for next year.
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A century on display
September 1, 2010
The Boy Scouts of America officially began Feb. 8, 1910, after Chicago publisher W. D. Boyce visited London and saw its scouting program and decided to start a similar organization in the United States.
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How not to have a wedding reception
Tue, August 31, 2010 @ 11:11AM
In a sparsely decorated legion hall I sat with my girlfriend on hard card-table chairs snacking on complimentary peanuts that seemed more airline appropriate than wedding appropriate. I glanced at my watch as time ticked past 5:30 p.m. Tables sat bare besides the plastic tablecloths and peanuts despite the fact that we were told dinner would start promptly at 5:00. Brittany and I made small talk with the few attendees and I bought two glasses of wine to wash down the peanuts. The room was big, empty and silent. A stage was set up that looked ready for a band to play, but no music emanated from the oversized speakers. The only sounds were of the rise and fall of occasional chatter as guests collectively pondered the whereabouts of dinner. Finally, over 45 minutes late, it arrived. No announcement was made, but once the food was visible guests flocked to line to get their food and save themselves from boring conversation.
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Two-deep for SMSU
Wed, September 1, 2010 @ 9:08PM
The Southwest Minnesota State football team gets its season underway Thursday night at 6 p.m., taking on Northern State in a nonconference matchup at Mattke Field at the Regional Event Center. Yes, both teams are in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, but because both teams already had ten conference games scheduled, the two teams decided to play each other to complete the 11-game season.
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Cringeworthy words
Wed, September 1, 2010 @ 10:09AM
I received an e-mail recently from a PR person about a new TV show in the Twin Cities aimed at kids. It said, “The TV show was concepted by NTC...” Wait, “concepted?” You mean conceived? "Mistaken mastectomy." You don’t want to see those two words together. Taken separately these words aren’t the best. Together, forget about it. When I saw the phrase listed among the stories on the AP wire recently, I didn’t click on it to read further. Also on the AP wire, “40 floor plunge.” I did look at this AP story. A guy “plunged 40 stories from the rooftop of an apartment building has survived after crashing onto a parked car.” I saw something like that recently on a Clive Owen movie, “Shoot ‘Em Up.” Owen jumped off an overpass (he was being chased by bad guys) into the sunroof of a car — and then he took off in it.
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Saying the darndest (and dumbest) things
Fri, August 27, 2010 @ 4:31PM
Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson’s comparison of Social Security to “a milk cow with 310 million tits,” was just about the stupidest thing I’ve heard all week, and I’ve heard some pretty stupid things. But the outcry that has followed, including critics calling for his removal from President Obama’s deficit commission, is a bit over the top. Simpson’s remark angered the National Organization for Women and the AARP. NOW President Terry O’Neill said Obama should remove Simpson from the commission if Simpson won’t resign. Simpson, a Republican from Wyoming, is just like any other politician looking for a sound bite. Many politicians have a knack of coming up with catchy phrases and metaphors to express their feelings when reporters are around. They all do it. Outgoing District 21A House Rep. Marty Seifert, a Republican from Marshall, is well known for his witticisms. The Star Tribune quoted Seifert many times during his tenure in S.
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Time to laugh
Tue, August 31, 2010 @ 9:45PM
I remember more than 23 years ago when Louie Anderson had a televised comedy program on PBS. My brother and I could recite lines from his routine like some people can do lines from "Star Wars" or "Princess Bride" or "Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail." Some memorable lines from "Mom, Louie's Looking At Me Again" for me: In going to a garage sale with his mother: "you could find a shirt." "What, does Raymond Burr live here?" Thanksgiving food: "What, did your aquarium freeze up? On his father's capabilities in fixing the TV: "Hoss looks thinner Dad." And I've now had the pleasure of interviewing Anderson twice in my lifetime. I did get to see his show in Jackpot three years ago. He's coming back to the area to the Montevideo American Legion on Sept. 23. He's coming to some unusual small spots for a four-day tour, which includes stops in Chisholm and Dassel.
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