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Editorial: Protect yourself during extreme heat, humidity
With temperatures and humidity on the rise this week, we are reminded just how important it is to remember the effects that extreme heat can ... Read more
Sarah Stultz: Start within ourselves to make changes
This past weekend I was overwhelmed by viewpoints as I processed more of what was taking place to our neighbors to the north in Minneapolis ... Read more
Al Batt: It’s my good luck to have had a life full of good potlucks
My mirror reflects poorly on me. It’s showing the image from my driver’s license. The looking-glass gets worse every day. It magnifies the pillow tracks on the ... Read more
My Point of View: What’s next for the country?
I have a sign in my office that states, “Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.” It would be timely ... Read more
Guest Column: Can your customers find your business?
In my last column, I stated that when CEOs were asked where most of their business comes from today, what would you say? Many small ... Read more
Letter: Emulate unity versus division
The editor of the Albert Lea Tribune wrote a very good column that was published in the Tribune on May 6. This column had to ... Read more
Letter: What about the freedom to be who you are?
I am writing to urge Peggy Bennett to reconsider her stance on conversion therapy (the practice of trying to convince gay minors and vulnerable adults ... Read more
Letter: Restoration of representative gov’t requires power redistribution
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” The dramatist is the plutocrat who assigns our roles in the economic ... Read more
Editorial: Paid political letter policy to start next week
Starting June 3, after the closing of the candidate filing period in Minnesota, the Albert Lea Tribune will implement a new policy on letters to ... Read more
Editorial: Tribune Thumbs
To area Minnesota National Guard soldiers who are preparing to deploy. Thank you to all of the soldiers from the area who are preparing to ... Read more
Guest Column: United Way busy in response to community in recent weeks
My little girl turns 8 this week. I’m not quite sure how that happened, but it did. We have plans for fishing, baking muffins and ... Read more
April Jeppson: In uncertainty, focus on what you can control
Matthew 11:28: “ Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” I feel this in my soul ... Read more
Guest Column: There’s reliability in a vegetable garden
Growing up near Kiester, my family had beautiful vegetable gardens. Between my mom, my aunt and grandfather, we grew tomatoes, carrots, onions, rhubarb, potatoes — ... Read more
Letter: Walz has best interests at heart
I have great concerns about the asinine movement to recall Governor Walz. The reality is he has been able to help save many lives in ... Read more