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Gary Wilaby, class of ’69, RIP

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Oct. 10

I am of two minds

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Sep. 26

Some of the too few books I’ve read ...

... and 163 years of family experiences which begin to explain how the southern infection of racism was transferred to the Party of Lincoln

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Sep. 19

Le Petit Nicholas

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Sep. 12

The heat is on

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Aug. 29

Dissing honor

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Aug. 22

Table of contents

Harry Welty  |  Thursday May. 23

Jen Schultz too polite to call Stauber the traitor he is

Harry Welty  |  Thursday May. 16

A good lynching and “our way of life”

Harry Welty  |  Thursday May. 9

Study hall

Harry Welty  |  Thursday May. 2

God Bless Anne Frank and all those who suffer through no fault of their own

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Apr. 4

Not your usual republican - the Book

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Mar. 28

The Amazing Colossal Defender of Democracy

It’s OK to vote for him for the School Board

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Mar. 21

Turn, turn, turn

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Mar. 14

Here come de jury

A short recess from My 1972

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Mar. 7

Death of a war hero

Pt. 6 My 1972

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Feb. 29

Tecla Karpen's compliment

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Feb. 22

'We will not have another Kent State in Mankato'

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Feb. 15

An older woman

Part 2, My 1972

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Feb. 8

My snow sculptures waltz Matilda

Harry Welty  |  Thursday Feb. 1

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Really enjoyed your post and wish you would write more about chickadees I really enjoy feeding them mealworms in my yard they practically land on me to get to them.

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Ed - really enjoy your articles and agree with everything you say. Just one issue with this particular article - the use of Gulf of America several times. Yes you also included in parentheses Gulf ...

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