Good morning from Collegeville, The Times Writers Group is looking for 10 Objects to tell the history of the St. Cloud area. Our intern Ellen Newkirk helped me to draft the following submittal. It was edited by Bill Gray with MPR. The final list will be determined by February 6th. “At first glance, the Western […]
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Comments Off on January 27, 2012 Good chilly morning from Collegeville, We had a cold snap this week. My on-board thermometer read minus 13 one morning. They say it will warm up a bit on Sunday. It was bound to happen. Think spring. Today is Gary Eichten’s last day hosting the MPR News Midday program. Gary started here at Collegeville as […]
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Comments Off on January 20, 2012 Good morning from Collegeville, Friday the 13th. This is the first of three “Friday, the 13ths” for the year of 2012. According to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, NC, an estimated 17 to 21 million people in the United States are affected by a fear of this day. Some people are […]
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Comments Off on January 13, 2012 Happy New Year from Collegeville, Yesterday, we set a new record for high temperature in St. Cloud, 53 degrees. The old record was 43 degrees. The winter of 2011/2012 may go down as the “non-winter” winter. High Impact Training is a local company with national reach. They are a sponsor of the Marketplace Morning Report […]
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Comments Off on January 6, 2012 Good snowy morning from Collegeville, Twenty Eleven is almost gone. The snow is coming down in a gentle fashion, covering the tree branches and the rooftops on campus. There are only a few of us working on campus today. The past year has been a good one. There were a couple of annoying things, such […]
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