BOOKS
Book Report: Street life, gay teen life in the spotlight this week
My wife grew up in the south side of Chicago in an all-white working class suburb, Oak Lawn. She lived a childhood with good schools, plenty to eat, security.
By Dave Wood, columnist , March 19, 2010
Library gets farm book
The St. Croix County Farm Bureau Women organization has donated copies of the children’s book “Fantastic Farm Machines” to each library in the county, including Hudson.March 13, 2010
Book Report: Even in the ’50s enquiring minds wanted to know
When I was growing up in small town Wisconsin, the most exciting event that happened was the arrival at Fortun’s Drug Store of Confidential magazine, the pulpy forerunner of the National Enquirer and other rags that glut the entries of every supermarket checkout counter in America.By Dave Wood, columnist , March 12, 2010
Book Report: Profound, thoughtful works stir emotions 
It takes a poet to wrestle together images as disparate as Cecil Beaton’s society portraits and WPA photographer Dorothea Lange’s pictures of disenfranchised folks.
By Dave Wood, columnist , March 05, 2010
Book Report: International intrigue; trout fishing are part of this week’s picks
The bureaucrats and the number crunchers have taken over crime detection in old London town, putting “Bryant & May on the Loose” (Bantam Books, $25).
By Dave Wood, book reviewer , February 27, 2010
Roberts new library rises rapidly
Hazel Mackin would feel proud of her community — the one that’s been working toward a new library building for the past seven years.
By By Debbie Griffin , February 27, 2010
Book Report: A look at turn-of-the-century prairie life in Norwegian style
When I was growing up, I heard all manner of stories from my Yankee grandpa about the immigrant experience and how immigrants helped to settle the west.
By Dave Wood, columnist , February 19, 2010
Library, police remodeling plans approved
The Hudson City Council signed off last Thursday evening, Feb. 11, on final design plans for remodeling the city’s recently purchased building at 700 First St.
February 17, 2010
Book Report: Tennis, a mystery, your favorite grandma in this week’s spotlight
Since my wife retired in June, she has become a tennis bum, playing at least three times a week. When tournaments roll around she arises at two o’clock in the morning to watch the British Open, etc.
By Dave Wood, book reviewer , February 11, 2010
Shelving donation for the new library
The Eau Claire Public Library recently completed a $1.5M renovation and offered the excess shelving free of charge to local libraries.
January 28, 2010
Book Report: A mixture of murder, science, artistry abound for avid readers
As if he doesn’t have enough to do with his myriad television appearances, Today show weatherman/foodie and all-around good guy Al Roker has written his first mystery, “The Morning Show Murders” (Delacorte Press, $26).
By Dave Wood, columnist , January 27, 2010
Book Report: A bit of mystery and history sure to please all readers
“Crawl Space,” by Sarah Graves (Bantam, $25) shows you there’s a niche for writers with any sort of expertise, as long as they can couch it in terms of rousing mystery.
By Dave Wood, Book Reviewer , January 20, 2010
Book Report: Early Christianity examined, Minnesota’s soul in words, pictures this week
“Somehow, in the bleak hours and days that followed, the crucifixion, a core of Jesus’ followers began to conceive of him as something more than an ordinary mortal. There was talk that his tomb had been found empty and that favoured disciples had seen him risen from the dead. Then, after forty days at most, the appearances ceased, although some believed he would come again.
By Dave Wood, Book Reviewer , January 13, 2010
New library plans get board approval
The Hudson Area Joint Library Board got a glimpse Monday night at what the new library will look like when it moves to 700 First St. this spring.
January 13, 2010
Pasta, what’s not to like!!
Like the proud grandparents they are, John and Carol Marnell, had a special gift to give this year, a cookbook by their daughter Colleen and her husband Ron Suhanosky and written by Susan Simon.
By Margaret Ontl , January 08, 2010
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