Clicking on the Web by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor – It seems like summer came way early to us with the beautiful spring weather we began enjoying in February. The state’s greenery came early and has been enjoyed by many and will continue to be part of our summer plans as we head [...]
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Memorial Day first originated in the years following the Civil War
Clicking on the Web by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor – Memorial Weekend is typically a signal for the beginning of summer but we should not forget its real meaning and purpose, that being to remember our many service men and women who have served our country and also to remember our many family [...]
Great Strides walks raise money for cystic fibrosis awareness
Clicking on the Web by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor – We all need to take an inventory of our many blessings and be thankful for our health. Even if we have some health issues, we must be thankful for the means in which we are able to deal with them. Christopher Imsdahl, 14, [...]
Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo commemorates The Battle of Puebla in 1862
Clicking on the Web by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor – What is Cinco de Mayo? It is a Mexican holiday celebrated on May 5 each year and commemorates the victory of the Mexican militia over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. Cinco de Mayo is primarily a regional holiday [...]
3 provisions of the Minnesota Constitution govern length of the regular session
Clicking on the Web by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor – It is highly probable that the 2012 session of the Minnesota Legislature will adjourn before the month of April has ended. If so, this will mark the first time the Legislature has not adjourned in May for some time. In today’s column, we [...]
Celebrate Earth Day on Sunday, April 22; history goes back to 1970
Clicking on the Web by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor – The first Earth Day in the nation was celebrated on April 22, 1970. That was a day after I began my career with ECM Publishers at the Forest Lake Times in Forest Lake. I believe a story on Earth Day was one of [...]
Grief is a journey that many of us have traveled, or are still traveling
Clicking on the Web by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor – Grief is defined in Wikipedia as a multi-faceted response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something to which a bond was formed. We have all experienced the loss of a loved one and we all grieve in a different manner. [...]
Wipe off the dust of your bookmarks and check out peregrine falcon, bald eagle
Clicking on the Web by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor – This is the time of the year when one should wipe off the dust on your bookmarks and take a look at the spring action on the peregrine falcon and bald eagle webcams that have become so popular. The North American Bear Center [...]
Black bear could become Minnesota mammal due to first graders’ efforts
Clicking on the Web by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor – There was a time when the black bear was not a common resident of central Minnesota and even in the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities. Now, black bear sightings have become more common in many locations throughout the state. Congratulations to Dana [...]
U.S. Constitution to be on display at Minnesota History Center starting April 3
Clicking on the Web by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor – This election year 2012 may be one of the most important elections in American history. That could be said every presidential election year and it is true because the elections uphold many of our principles carved into one of our most precious historical [...]
