My weekly contribution to 91.7 KAXE's Saturday morning program "Between You and Me" joins the rotating topic of "worst job you've ever had." This is, loosely speaking, a tribute to Labor Day, but admittedly a bit of a sacrilegious one.
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In rural Texas a 24-year-old entrepreneur has figured out a way to expand broadband internet access to residents who aren't along the cable routes of big providers while making money in the process.
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Thanks to HTF for the history!Lyric Theater Building Nearly Completed ...
Puffball mushroom
The Puffball Mushrooms have started coming out. It looks like it’s going to be a prolific year for Puffballs.
Puffball
Puffballs get their name from the way they release their spores.
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You might not be able to tell from looking at it, but rhubarb is a great cocktail ingredient. It’s tart, grassy flavor is a refreshing complement to liquor, sweet ingredients, and lime. ...
Meeting monthly in Philadelphia, eighty two members of the Vidocq Society meet to hunt down murderers in cold cases. William Fleisher states: “Our mission is to help the police at their request, working quietly in the background without fanfare, to act as an agent for justice.” Learn about the three men, William Fleisher, Frank Bender and Richard Walter, founders of the Vidocq Society and the cold cases selected and featured in this book.
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Tonight the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm closes its "Art in the Park" concert series at the amphitheater. Admission is free with live local music, food, beverage and fun for all.
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More from MinnesotaBrown
The Library Board’s annual BUCKS BUY BOOKS campaign is under way. The library’s budget has been cut at a time when libraries are being used more than ever.
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Beach on Sandpoint Lake
Namakan Lake campsite
Rock Sculpture
Red Water
Crane Lake Sunset
Red sky at night, a sailor’s delight; red sky at mo
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Blake Liend and I spent an early morning of walleye fishing on Wabana Lake last Sunday. Because of the scalding hot weather, we made sure to get an early start, hitting the lake before the sun came up, and went home at 9:30 am with four nice walleyes like this one.
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We caught way more than our fair share of sunnies. Most of them were smaller, like this one, but they really put up a good fight.
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Walleyes love spinners tipped with a nightcrawler, or in this case, a Berkley "Power Nightcrawler".
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More from Life and Times in the Great Outdoors
New Solar Thermal Incentives in Minnesota For a limited time only, the MN Office of Energy Security is offering a significant rebate for solar thermal ...
Ovenbird
One bird that is difficult to find and see is the Ovenbird. In the summer their song can be heard from the depths of the woods as they sing their distinctive “teacher, teacher, TEACHER song.
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More from Crane Lake Nature Blog
Daybreakers: unknown plague has transformed the world’s population into vampires.Bad Lieutenant, Port of Call New Orleans: Nicolas Cage plays a rogue
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More from Hibbing Public Library
This week take time to review the rules for buses, bicycles, and pedestrian crossings. Teach your children how to stay calm in an emergency.There are many traffic safety tips to share with your children to keep them safe when you can’t be with them. ...
Cabin Life is a very nice periodical that focuses on the cabin (or cottage) lifestyle. The current issue features, as their cover story, a lake home on Lake Vermilion. ...
Recently it’s been tough to find a positive real estate news story… regardless of where you look. But, as they say, all real estate is local. W ...
I thought this week we could twist it up a little, and highlight a great party appetizer vs a cocktail! My sister makes this, and it is simply to die for! Tomatoes and basil were meant to be together. ...
The following database sources are available free of charge on the Arrowhead Library System database page:Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is designed f ...
