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Wednesday February 22, 2012

Guest Columns

Buckham Center food drive features friendly competition

Mona Kaiser

Buckham Center tenants compete in food drive

From the pitch to the stage

Ryan Heinritz, guest columnist

The Minnesota Twins are World Series champions. The New York Giants are Super Bowl champions. Michael Jackson, U2, Madonna, Whitney Houston, George Michael and Bon Jovi are all topping the charts.

Exercise a key factor in staying healthy

Karen Olson, guest columnist

While maintaining good health habits cannot guarantee a longer life, it can certainly improve the quality of your life.

An appeal from the heart

Fran Holmblad, guest columnist

When I brought him home from the hospital after his birth on Dec. 11, 1974, Tony weighed nine pounds.

When a teen you care about is using drugs

Kathy Sandberg

This is how it often goes for families when they discover their son or daughter is using drugs. The story comes from a call we received last week from a relative living in another state.

Finding your rhythm

Mark Kenney

When my wife and I were first married, we lived in one side of a duplex. It was a nice little place — perfect for a young couple just starting out.

Faribault coffee chat will focus on Three Rivers Community Action

Mona Kaiser

Join us from 10-11 a.m.

Student achievement the most important task

Cheryl Hall

As director of special services for the Faribault Public Schools, I have found my new role with the district both challenging and extremely rewarding.

Time to focus on teen dating violence

Paul Beaumaster

February 2012 has been proclaimed as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.

A hunting opportunity lost?

Kevin Auslund

Minnesota hunters are, for the most part, homeless people. Those of us who cherish pheasant, duck, turkey and deer hunting in agricultural areas are seeing fewer opportunities for access each year.