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Column: Taking pride in our German heritage
WORTHINGTON — I think we have to go to New Ulm these days to find a German restaurant. There once were more of them through the region — at least there were more restaurants operated by people with German origins. The old story was that a man at a German restaurant complained to his waitress. “This chicken is nothing but skin and bones.” “Ach,” said the waitress. “Das is nicht right. They didn’t bring the feathers.”By Ray Crippen , August 13, 2011
Column: A Memorial Day homage to Civil War veterans
It is fitting, now and again, to remember the men who first observed Memorial Day. These were the Union Army veterans of the Civil War.By Ray Crippen , May 24, 2008
The colorful life - and tragic death - of Speed Holman
Maybe Worthington loved Charles Holman. Speed Holman. Or, maybe only some people at Worthington came to love Holman. Surely he was a romantic figure.By Ray Crippen , May 17, 2008
Happy 150th to the great state of Minnesota
Well — we are almost there. We sleep one more time and then - Sunday is the big day — Minnesotans will celebrate Minnesota’s 150th birthday.By Ray Crippen , May 10, 2008
Column: We were once the Saudi Arabia of hay
This is the time we have waited for and we are getting impatient. It is spring. It is time to plant. Only one thing stands in the way. Winter.By Ray Crippen , May 03, 2008
Column: Flying into Worthington: 78 years ago
After 82 years, Northwest Airline’s identity was erased Monday when the pioneer Minnesota airline merged with Delta Air Lines, creating the world’s largest air carrier.By Ray Crippen , April 19, 2008
Column: Think spring: Here's a love story
Now and again a story or an interview from a day long gone will come mind. I thought lately of a wonderful love story.By Ray Crippen , April 12, 2008
Column: Men who spoke up against popular opinion
Adolf Hitler “is a real friend of the common man in Germany.” Adolf Hitler “has done more for the German people … than any past or present ruler in Europe.” Herr Hitler “walks quite democratically down the street, and men and women stop in their tasks to look, smile and shout the equivalent of ‘Hi there, Hitler!’”By Ray Crippen , April 05, 2008
Column: Getting the story on a few famous people
This was a while ago. A girl said to me, “You worked for newspapers for a long time, didn’t you?” “Yes,” I said, “I did. I still do, more or less. Less than more.”By Ray Crippen , March 29, 2008
Column: There seems to be horse stories everywhere
If you are keeping a list, there is one more reason for drinking coffee or, at least, for having coffee close at hand. If you should be called to help with a horse brought down by encephalitis — sleeping sickness — you will need coffee.By Ray Crippen , March 22, 2008
Column: Warming up to long-ago visits by the circus
“Write something about summer,” a woman said. She was shaking a finger at me. “I am sick and tired of winter. You tell a summer story.” What? Roses in bloom? Picnic? Walk around the lake? What?By Ray Crippen , March 15, 2008
It's been fun to stay at Worthington's YMCA - since 1891
“I came across something curious. I noticed a reference on the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Web site to an incorporation filed on June 20, 1891 for ‘The Young Men’s Christian Association of Worthington.’By Ray Crippen , March 08, 2008
Column: Worthington's link to a wild west tradition
We can scarcely walk through downtown Worthington without having fleeting thought of Buffalo Bill.By Ray Crippen , March 01, 2008
Column: Construction was everywhere in 1892 Worthington
Jennie Covey, Nellie Stevens and Marguerite Wright probably will ride on a Turkey Day float for their class reunion. Jennie, Nellie and Marguerite are the Worthington High School Class of ’92 (1892). This year brings their 116th anniversary.By Ray Crippen , February 23, 2008
Column: They were working on the railroad - back in 1870
I drove east on 60 one of these February mornings to get a winter glimpse of that two-mile railyard Union Pacific developed between Worthington and Brewster through the summer past.By Ray Crippen , February 16, 2008
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