From the Pioneer Press                 Charges have been filed in a hit and run accident that left a 24-year-old St. Paul motorcyclist dead in Polk County, Wisconsin on Sunday, August 9th at 4:09 p.m.Christopher Lyman, 38 of Amery, Wisconsin was charged in Polk County Circuit Court with two felony counts. First felony ...

Working at Wal-mart for just a few weeks was a very eye opening experience. I worked in the toy section of our local store. The store is in a town that makes most of its money from tourist. This town is in the heart of 10,000 lakes in Central Minnesota. I could not believe how people could come into the section and leave their kids while they went some place else. It was as if I was there to baby ...

Garrison KeillerOn July 4th, Garrison Keillor was scheduled to come to the home of the Wobegon Trail and and Avon Minnesota where he preformed a live broadcast. Avon is just a small town of about 1300 people. On this day the town grew and hosted over 12,000 people. My husband, I and several friends decided to attend this show. The show was free and we only lived 20 miles away. My kids had l...

Luke AFB is west of Phoenix and is rapidly being surrounded by civilization that complains about the noise from the base and its planes, forgetting that it was there long before they were.  A certain lieutenant colonel at Luke AFB deserves a big pat on the back.. Apparently, an individual who lives somewhere near Luke AFB wrote the local paper complaining about a group of...

As I checked my email this morning, I was overwhelmed by the many truly great articles. One email was written by George Carlin. I found the piece to be truly right on and I would like to share it with you.  I am not going to alter or try to put it in my own words because George said it and it should remain in his. No one could say it so eloquently as George.GEORGE CARLIN (His wife rece...

This past week, I lost a dear neighbor and friend--Harry Toensies at the age of 72. He had leumphnomia, a type of cancer that spreads slowly and then once the tumors go inside the person dies very quickly. He had fought this battle for over five years and gave it his all till the end.He will  be greatly missed by his family and friends. He always had a great big smile on his  face and a ...

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