Living in ground zero's back yard
Everyone who was alive at the time knows what they were doing when Pearl Harbor was bombed, President Kennedy was shot and, of course, when the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked by Al Qaeda. What many people on the Range don’t know is the feelings of total frustration and fear that fell over the immediate area around New York City on that infamous day in September, 2001. Full Story
The Apple Chords of Grand Rapids
Is it legal to have this much fun?
GRAND RAPIDS – Just how much fun can a barbershop quartet have, on a scale of 1-10? I don’t know, but to hear the Apple Chords of Grand Rapids tell it, they’re pushing double digits when they get together – whether it’s for an official gig, a night out with their wives, or on the golf course. Spontaneity is the name of the game with these four fellows. Full Story
Immigrant descendants restore Russian church
It was a hot humid Sunday afternoon in late August. A breeze soughed in the branches of a Norway pine that hugged close to the gold painted onion dome of the St. Peter & St. Paul Russian Orthodox Church in Bramble, MN, some 13 miles north of Togo on highway 65 just into Koochiching County. Cars parked along the highway on grassy shoulders just off cracked pavement. Full Story
The desk
Sunday’s sermon contained a provocative question. “What will you say on judgment day when God’s expecting an accounting of your life, looks at you and says, ‘Well?’” After pondering the question for myself, I came home and shared the idea with my handicapped sister Caroll. “What would you say to God when he looks at you and says, Well?’” Full Story
Not Just a Ride
Rural Rides provides temporary employment-related transpor tation including job search for income-eligible participants. The program is administered by four Transportation Advocates located at WorkForce Centers and employment hubs throughout St. Louis, Itasca, Lake, and Cook Counties. Full Story
SWOP program a success
Recently, my family has developed a running joke about the “end times.” Whether conversation drifts toward oil spills or the latest moronic reality television show, someone makes a crack about how it’s just another sign that the world is ending. Full Story
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