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Vote to rebuild parks in four flooded Minnesota communities
An aerial view of Hammond during the flash flood of September 2010. Photo courtesy of Michael Mann & Tina Marlowe. FOR SOME TIME NOW, I’ve been committed to helping the folks of Hammond in...
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My prayer for our country on election day 2012
A message posted on the McNeilus Steel, Inc., building along U.S. Highway 14, Dodge Center, Minnesota. On the company’s website, the family makes this statement: “The McNeilus family acknowledges the...
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Winona Winhawks represent Minnesota for “most unique high school mascot” honor
THE WINONA WINHAWKS beat out four other Minnesota high schools this week to advance in the next round of selecting the nation’s most unique high school mascot. In an online contest sponsored by the...
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Shareholders vote to sell historic Blue Earth County Fairgrounds
This beef barn is representative of the many old buildings which grace the 154-year-old Blue Earth County Fairgrounds. The oak-covered fairgrounds sits along the Watonwan River in Garden City,...
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Looking for the best of the best in Southern Minnesota
WHAT DO YOU LOVE about Southern Minnesota? Now Southern Minn Scene, a regional arts publication/entertainment guide, is once again opening up nominations for the best restaurants, bars, music, theater,...
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Vote for Minnesota Prairie Roots as the best blog in southern Minnesota
THE NOMINATIONS ARE IN, dear readers, for the “Best of Southern Minnesota 2014,” sponsored by the regional arts and entertainment magazine Southern Minnesota Scene. And, ta-da, Minnesota Prairie...
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Update: Vote for MN Prairie Roots daily for best blog
ABOUT MINNESOTA PRAIRIE ROOTS‘ nomination for Best Local Blog/Blogger in southern Minnesota… Turns out you can vote for my blog/me more than once, as in once a day per email address, until voting...
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Keep voting for Minnesota Prairie Roots as best blog in southern Minnesota
VOTING CONTINUES now through Labor Day for the Best Local Blog/Blogger in southern Minnesota. “The Best of SOMINN 2014″ is sponsored by the regional arts and entertainment magazine, SouthernMINN Scene....
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Minnesota Prairie Roots needs your “best of” vote
TYPICALLY, I AM NOT ONE to promote myself. That is why, perhaps, I am not some famous worldwide blogger. I have, though, made a name for myself in Southern Minnesota. Not because that’s highest on my...
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Vote
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 helped African Americans exercise their right to vote under the 15th Amendment to the Constitution. Stephen Somerstein photographed Bobby Simmons, a member of the Student...
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Just vote
IN A YEAR WHEN POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS have reached a new level of negativity, it’s refreshing to see nonpartisan billboards encouraging people to vote. Just vote. Who wins matters banners hundreds of...
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One word: VOTE
My dad carried home a July 31, 1953, memorial service bulletin from Sucham-dong, Korea. In the right column is listed the name of his fallen buddy, Raymond W. Scheibe. Minnesota Prairie Roots file...
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My message to you on election day
A message posted on a house in Dundas. (Minnesota Prairie Roots copyrighted file photo August 2020) © Copyright 2022 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
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