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By Kathy Henderson You could sit for hours and only hear the sound of The trees keepin’ the lake and sky apart When Canadian singer/songwriter William Prince wrote those lyrics for “Gospel First ...

By Scott Carlson The on-again, off-again quest by Luther Seminary to sell a section of its campus grounds is back on again. Seminary officials recently said their board of directors has contracted to ...

Harrison Mohagen of Buhl Investors. Photo by Lou Michaels. Falcon Heights leaders and officials with Amber Union celebrated in early December the opening of the 125-unit apartment complex. The housing ...

By Janet Wight Ophelia Sewell, cafeteria worker. Vesta Mosley, machine operator. Lily Preston, matron. Margaret Lazenberry, nurse. Junauld Brown, newspaper reporter. Ethel Maxwell Williams, assistant ...

First place—“Gaia Speaks: How to Stand with Me” Beyond its necessary messages about self care and abundance, noticing and surrender, I admire this piece for its cadences and sounds and for its ...

By Clay Christensen For the past several weeks, I have not been seeing as many birds at my feeders as I usually do. When I refilled my feeders the other day, I noticed the platform feeder looked like ...

“I didn’t get a response from DeSantis, and didn’t expect to. But it was cathartic to write the letter, and I’m glad to share it with you.” Koester’s letter to DeSantis was dated Juneteenth 2023, the ...

By Eric Erickson, Sports analysis The 2024–25 school year flew by, as did the seasons for hundreds of student athletes in dozens of sports at Como Park High School. While some Cougar teams cherish ...

There are privately operated career schools around that teach a variety of skills, among them, cosmetology, horseshoeing and piano tuning. And just east of Highway 280, there’s a place where you can ...

St. Anthony Park resident Allie Rykken is a watercolor artist who captures serene scenes in nature — including ski trails, trees and water — in addition to iconic spots in the Twin Cities. Rykken grew ...

By Scott Carlson The St. Anthony Park Community Foundation has hired Julie Drechs­ler as its new executive director. Drechsler, a Minnesota native who went on to spend nearly three decades living and ...