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Jill's Journal: Was it a date or dinner between friends?

Published by admin on Wed, 11/02/2022 - 11:43am

Last week, my phone dinged with a message from a high school classmate.

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Jill's Journal: Was it a date or dinner between friends?

Published by admin on Wed, 11/02/2022 - 11:43am

Last week, my phone dinged with a message from a high school classmate.

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Jill's Journal: What’s the prize in your cereal box?

Published by admin on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 11:40am

When I was a kid, I was granted the luxury of picking out my own box of cereal.

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Jill's Journal: 'If You're Happy and You Know It ...'

Published by admin on Tue, 09/13/2022 - 2:33pm

Like many of you, I’m typically not overly excited when my alarm sounds off on a Monday morning.

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September is a month for memories

Published by admin on Tue, 09/06/2022 - 5:11pm

Last week was my birthday. It’s the first time in my 59 years of life that my mom hasn’t been part of my special day.

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That’s what friends are for

Published by admin on Tue, 07/26/2022 - 1:06pm

A month ago, when my friends Dan and Diane asked if I would be willing to take care of “my brother” for an overnight stay, I eagerly gav

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Cedar Street was a ‘battlefield’

Published by admin on Tue, 07/05/2022 - 11:45am

To coin a phrase from Pat Benatar’s 1983 song, “Love is a Battlefield,” I’m here to tell you that “Cedar Street was a battlefield” after the sun set on th

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Carter, the adult: How did that happen?

Published by admin on Tue, 06/21/2022 - 12:44pm

My great-nephew Carter graduated earlier this month from high school in New Ulm, Minn.

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BCF is all about making ‘brighter tomorrows’

Published by admin on Tue, 06/14/2022 - 11:32am

The Brandon Community Foundation.

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Forty years and still loving the reunions

Published by admin on Tue, 06/07/2022 - 2:19pm

I’m not sure how it happened, but in the blink of an eye – well, perhaps not that quick – but 40 years have passed by since I walked across the stage to g

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