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Column: A walk in Luverne with President Truman
WORTHINGTON — Talk was of U.S. presidents. Man said he has “known” seven presidents in his life. The reason I write “known” is because we couldn’t find the right verb. What do you say about the presidents who have shared your lifetime?
RELATED CONTENTColumn: Jail stories have always made good reading
The boy who wondered if I looked at files also wondered what files I looked for. “How do you know what to pick from so many things?”
RELATED CONTENTColumn: Local cannon could mean easy money for some folks 
WORTHINGTON — Let me tell you how you can make $10. Maybe even $11. It depends on what they charge for postage.
RELATED CONTENTColumn: Classic 1939 film inspires Worthington memories 
WORTHINGTON — It’s a funny thing, memory. I didn’t think of this last fall when David Flynn died. Lately I was watching John Ford’s 1939 original version of “Stagecoach” on TCM. Good TCM.
RELATED CONTENTColumn: A Worthington hero in Minneapolis, 60 years ago 
WORTHINGTON — With all our nation focused on more war heroes from more wars than any of us can easily recall any longer, heroes outside the ranks of the military are largely forgotten. I was reminded of this lately when I came on a Daily Globe clipping from Jan. 3, 1940 — 60 years gone by.
RELATED CONTENTModern-day driving may have shifted into gear here 
WORTHINGTON — You know who invented the automatic transmission and left cars without a manual shift? I don’t either.
RELATED CONTENTColumn: Once upon a time, we traveled the region by rail 
It has been half-a-century since the Chicago & North Western Railroad quit rolling passenger trains from the Twin Cities through Mankato, Worthington, Sioux City and on to Omaha. In the peak years, Worthington was serviced by 16 passenger trains every day.
RELATED CONTENTColumn: Remembering two Worthington vets who survived World War II 
WORTHINGTON — Daily Globe readers are applauding Julie Buntjer’s interviews with World War II veterans from the local area. I hear people talking about the stories.
RELATED CONTENTColumn: 'Ref' still fun to sit down with, 80 years later 
Ref could be an old crank. He would sit at his desk in his cardigan sweater, arms folded, surveying his colleagues at work in the Daily Globe newsroom with what might have been the original sour puss.
RELATED CONTENTColumn: A blizzard in Butterfield, and other storm stories 
WORTHINGTON — I used to know old folks even when I wasn’t one. The old folks I knew all seemed to have wonderful stories, and they told them in wonderful ways. I wish I could do as well.
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Columnist: A valentine to women who served our country
Ann Johnson was (I believed) a striking woman. Ann was tall. They use that word, “statuesque.” She was Scandinavian without challenge. Blonde hair. October sky-blue eyes. Rosy cheeks.
RELATED CONTENTTrick or treat - Nobles County has fair share of ghost stories
WORTHINGTON — Ruth Hein has been ailing lately. Every Wednesday through many years Ruth wrote a column of local history for the Daily Globe.
