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Margaret's Musings: Pay it forward – It brightens the future and the moment
Somedays you catch a break and other days you can, with a simple gesture, give the same to others.By Margaret Ontl , August 26, 2010
Notes From the Dockside: All is well that ends well
As we leave home there are no indications of any storms brewing. My seven-year-old grandson Max and I are going fishing.By Mike Yurk , August 20, 2010
Jon's Jottings: The Nina and Pinta, a time of wooden ships and iron men 
The Nina and Pinta, two replicas of ships that sailed with Christopher Columbus when he crossed the ocean blue in 1492 and ultimately found the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola and the West Indies, moored on the dike road docks in Hudson last week.
By Jon Echternacht , August 19, 2010
Randy's Ramblings: Trip down South cures ramblin’ fever
I’m recently back from a solo road trip to Texas. I needed some time off and wanted to visit my daughter in Galveston. My sweetheart couldn’t make the journey because of work and other obligations.
By Randy Hanson , August 12, 2010
Day By Day: Not all pain is the same, but a pain just the same
I am in pain as I write this so I can’t be held entirely responsible for what follows. I threw my back out on Sunday and if I could have thrown the rest of my body after it I would have.
By Meg Heaton , August 05, 2010
Doug's Diggings: Bumpy flight, Zion hike highlighted trip
A recent trip to the Southwest included stops in Las Vegas and Zion National Park, but the most exciting part of the trip was probably the flight home from Denver to Minneapolis.
By Doug Stohlberg , July 29, 2010
Margaret's Musings: Comfort in today’s uncertain times
There is a phenomenon that is prevalent more in the United States than many other countries in the world. It is the pursuit of leisure time activities.
By Margaret Ontl , July 23, 2010
Book Report: Murder, intrigue are prime topics this week
Kudos to Julie Kramer for yet another well-told mystery entitled “Silencing Sam” (Atria, $23.99).
By Dave Wood, columnist , July 16, 2010
Jordan's Journal: New friends from the Old World
College life has been full of new experiences for me over the last two years at North Dakota State University. However, the thing that I will remember the most about my college years is my exchange student roommates from Montenegro and Mongolia.
By Jordan Willi , July 15, 2010
Day by Day: Thanks to those who made it happen—our new Lakefront Library
The opening of the new Hudson library just goes to show ya’ — just when you think nothing ever happens in this town — something does, something really good.
By Meg Heaton , July 08, 2010
Doug's Diggings: Area code changes are relatively painless
Some may have read the story in last week’s Star-Observer about the new telephone area codes for northern Wisconsin. It caught my attention because the whole process is taking place without much fanfare.
By Doug Stohlberg , July 02, 2010
Jon's Jottings: The Mitchell 300, it was the best of breed
I was sad to get the belated news of the death of the Mitchell 300. It came by way of the first chapter in Hudson author Mike Yurk’s latest book, “A View from the Lake,” where he announced a farewell to the Mitchell 300 spinning reel.
By Jon Echternacht , June 25, 2010
Margaret's Musings: Is it too late to buy “Made in America”?
My dad, a WWII vet and a proud IBEW union member, was determined everything we bought should be made in America. So it was that after I awoke from a childhood surgery, I was amazed to find a small transistor radio that was, yes, made in Japan.
By Margaret Ontl , June 25, 2010
Book Report: Concentration on hierarchies rather than product can be fatal in corporate world
Recently New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote that years ago the motto was as “General Motors Goes, So Goes the Nation.” He followed by saying, “I’m very glad that isn’t true today.”
June 25, 2010
Doug's Diggings: Burton Field has special spot in my memory bank
I drove past Burton Field on the corner of Ninth and St. Croix streets one night last week and the field was empty. It brought back memories of my childhood when Burton Field was about the only real baseball diamond in town.
By Doug Stohlberg , June 18, 2010
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