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Column: A micropolitan area that's on the rise

WORTHINGTON — You feeling pressure? That’s because we’re growing. Not a lot. The figure is .09 percent from the time the 2010 census was taken until last Dec. 31.

By Ray Crippen , October 13, 2012

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Column: You got mail - at least you did back in 1934

Archeologists poking around Worthington one day may puzzle at the names they find carved in stone in the ancient Turkey Capital. Henry Morgenthau Jr. and James A. Farley. If these names puzzle you, check the cornerstone for the stately old Worthington post office building at the corner of 11th Street and Third Avenue.

By Ray Crippen , October 06, 2012

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Column: Stop horsin' around and read this column

WORTHINGTON — There was a television special on horses lately. Part of it focused on men and horses together in wars, from the steppes of Asia to the Great Plains of North America. Men of all races rode horses into battle — Ghengis Khan, Julius Caesar, George Custer, Crazy Horse.

By Ray Crippen , September 29, 2012

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Column: Plenty of salty times enjoyed over the years

WORTHINGTON — I watch television. Nearly every day I see thin people clucking about people whose weight is higher than the medical charts recommend. The thin people use the O-word, which I think is unfair.

By Ray Crippen , September 22, 2012

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Column: Jay Day was an extravaganza while it lasted

I was reviewing accounts of Wendell Willkie’s visit to Worthington. 1940. That was one of the years Worthington Junior College (Minnesota West) was still attempting an annual Jay Day celebration.

By Ray Crippen , September 15, 2012

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Column: The long, hot walk of Nobles County's Company H

WORTHINGTON — For many among us, the Minnesota State Fair is the final milestone along the path of summer. Now we are on the threshold of Turkey Day — next Saturday. For me, Turkey Day is a fall festival.

By Ray Crippen , September 08, 2012

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Column: Wilkie's bid for oval office brought him here

WORTHINGTON — Seventy-three years ago this month — September 1939 — Wendell Willkie was scarcely known in America. Seventy-two years ago this month — September 1940 — Wendell Willkie was the Republican nominee for the White House and one of the most popular men in the nation.

By Ray Crippen , September 01, 2012

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Looking Back: Two men wanted for robbery in Sheldon

A weekly back at regional history

By Jane Turpin Moore , August 29, 2012

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Column: Take a tour of an old-time Candy Trail

WORTHINGTON — My, what a year was 1912. It keeps cropping up. It was April 1912 that the Titanic sank. It was 1912 when Worthington’s Hotel Thompson was opened. It was 1912 when F. Scott Fitzgerald was born at St. Paul. And, if you haven’t had a Nut Goodie lately, take a look the next time you buy groceries. Nut Goodies, in their red and green wrappers, were first put on the market in 1912. A lot of centennials.

By Ray Crippen , August 25, 2012

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Column: Overweight people will have the last laugh

WORTHINGTON — As nearly as I can learn, fats and leans have lived together in peace through all the ages. “Jack Sprat could eat no fat. His wife could eat no lean. And so, between the two of them, they licked the platter clean."

By Ray Crippen , August 18, 2012

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Column: Trains still vital in regional communities

WORTHINGTON — Across southwest Minnesota, we have only two towns which don’t owe their existence to a railroad? Is this right?

By Julie Buntjer , August 11, 2012

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Column: North to Alaska, once upon a time

WORTHINGTON — The Tramp — Charlie Chaplin — was one of perhaps 100,000 Americans who headed for Alaska between 1897 and 1899. The word was, “There’s gold in them thar snowdrifts!” There was.

By Ray Crippen , August 04, 2012

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Column: Recalling the days before 'snack foods'

WORTHINGTON — There once were two red-enameled canisters on a shelf in the basement. I don’t think they were tin, but they were a light metal. I think they were not gallon-size. Maybe three-quarters of a gallon.

July 28, 2012

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Column: Worthington's architectural treasures

WORTHINGTON - The Worthington Specialty Clinics (Avera) building on Ryan’s Road has reached its full dimensions. It is an imposing structure - three stories with a contemporary architectural flourish.

By Ray Crippen , July 21, 2012

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Column: Don't let this column bug you too much.

WORTHINGTON — We are reminded often that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You may judge Julia Roberts to be an ugly woman. I think earwigs are the ugliest thing in creation.

By Ray Crippen , July 14, 2012

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