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1986: The Holiday
Ray Crippen's offering, April 1, 1986....
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Column: Will spring be here soon? I'm ready for the circus

WORTHINGTON — I am not the Minnesotan I used to be. I remember well when someone would report, “It’s really cold,” and I would think, “Well, I’ve got a good coat, I’ve got a good cap,” and I would plunge into the cold feeling snug — or smug. (This was in a time when I also wore zipper overshoes and a wool scarf around my neck.)

By Ray Crippen , February 09, 2013

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Column: There's a sale on Worthington's 10th Street!

WORTHINGTON — Macy’s department store in downtown St. Paul — St. Paul’s last downtown department store — has hired a liquidator. Macy’s will be emptied and closed forever by the time a new summer settles over Minnesota.

By Ray Crippen , February 02, 2013

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Column: Same classic oldies and small-town memories

WORTHINGTON — Do you recognize these lyrics — “… Every night my honey lamb and I sit alone and talk and watch a hawk making lazy circles in the sky …” The words are from “Oklahoma!” the Rodgers-Hammerstein musical that will be 70 years old in March.

By Ray Crippen , January 26, 2013

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Column: Monument's dedication brought excitement in '25

WORTHINGTON — January. Minnesota. Cold. Indoors. It is a time for playing games. I have a guessing game.

By Ray Crippen , January 19, 2013

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Column: The Great Depression - and great chicken

Mention of the kids and the coal prompted a question: “Is there anything from the Great Depression that you miss?” Truth is, there are many things I have missed.

By Ray Crippen , January 12, 2013

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Column: Got a car? Wilmont's just up the road

WORTHINGTON — Wilmont is having a bad time. The liquor store was closed on Monday, New Year’s Eve. A question mark hangs over the bowling alley/cafe. It is just hard to keep Wilmont World rolling.

By Ray Crippen , January 05, 2013

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Column: The heavy work of Menno Vander Veen

Menno Vander Veen came to America from Holland 100 years ago. He was 10 years old. The Vander Veens found their way to the Ellsworth/Little Rock area.

By Ray Crippen , December 29, 2012

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Column: Merry Christmas, pioneer style

WORTHINGTON — Ebenezer Scrooge wished to have nothing to do with Christmas, and Scrooge had his wish. There were no Christmas lights strung along the streets of London in that time.

By Ray Crippen , December 22, 2012

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Column: Facts about Lake Okabena you may not know

WORTHINGTON — Gov. Mark Dayton will be in Worthington this month for a public forum. He should be urged to appoint a task force focused on the algae growths that are making slime ponds of Minnesota’s lakes

By Ray Crippen , December 08, 2012

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Column: I remember it well ... but when exactly did it happen?

WORTHINGTON — The crowd at Prairie Elementary school will tell you one of the heavy human challenges is remembering dates. Most of us don’t do this well.

By Ray Crippen , December 01, 2012

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Column: The many, many uses of brown paper bags

WORTHINGTON — I was sitting in the car on a supermarket parking lot waiting for a friend. A man came out, and it appeared he was eating a Twinkie. That could not be, of course. No more Twinkies. I decided the man was eating something from the bakery.

By Ray Crippen , November 24, 2012

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Column: Being the Turkey Capital was hard work back in the day

WORTHINGTON — It will be Thanksgiving almost before you know it — Thursday. I was reading that “America’s Thanksgiving menu is becoming more varied.” There will be many steaks grilled for Thanksgiving. Pork chops

By Ray Crippen , November 17, 2012

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Column: Candidates often have focus on the wrong issues

WORTHINGTON — At last, at last the elections have come and gone. I tried to follow all that was going on. The Daily Globe said citizens should keep themselves informed, and I took that seriously. I listened to Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich. My — that was a long, long time ago.

By Ray Crippen , November 10, 2012

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Column: We've reaped what we've sewn, which is plenty

WORTHINGTON — As another harvest is completed from the fields of southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa, as another Thanksgiving approaches, I am reminded of farmers I have talked to from an earlier time who remember — oh, when corn was not even grown in this northern reach of the continent, when flax and wheat and barley were major crops.

November 03, 2012

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Column: There was a lot to talk about at old social clubs

WORTHINGTON — Take notice of those second stories of Worthington’s downtown buildings. Most of them are abandoned. No one goes there. No one wants to climb stairs. A century ago, those second level lofts were the center of Worthington’s social life.

By Ray Crippen , October 27, 2012

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