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Good morning from Collegeville,

 What a week!  The people have spoken and hopefully we can all get along.  The problems we face are too grave to not try very hard to work together.  I just hope they get a dog from the pound instead of a puppy.  The carpet and rugs in The White House are likely to be expensive to replace. 

 Rapid City was hit with a couple of feet of snow, so get ready.  The deer hunters will be out on Saturday and my son is going to Rainy Lake to fish the river.  Woody is likely to be in his pub swapping stories about the big one that got away.  We might get some slush but nothing that will keep you from attending a FREE concert at The Paramount Theater in downtown St. Cloud.  Doug Wood, award-winning author of “Old Turtle” will be on stage at 7:30 this evening.  Come early and see the awesome artwork in the lobby.  www.paramountarts.org     

 The show this week is a live performance from The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.  Guests include the Dobro Daredevil, Jerry Douglas, grand champion fiddler Luke Bulla, singers Jearlyn Steele, Kari Shaw, Andra Suchy and Joanna Jahn along with the usual cast of characters.  Remember, there is a Friday night warm up show also.  Go to www.prairiehome.org

 “The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.”   Hubert H. Humphrey