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One year agoAfter last weekend's blizzard, Worthington had received an estimated 18 inches of snowfall during the month of April. That broke the record for combined snowfall in the

Editor’s note: Former longtime Daily Globe Editor Ray Crippen died Dec. 27, 2015. We will continue to publish previously run “Isn’t That Something” columns on Saturdays, until further notice, as a tribute to Crippen and his knowledge of local and regional history. The following...

One year agoWith significant remodeling progress made at the former Dollar General building, the city of Worthington expected to open its new liquor store at the site by mid-July. Multiple communities and rural households throughout Rock and Nobles counties went dark Friday morning...

I remember the elation I felt when I finished my least favorite class in college (German). I remember the relief I felt when I finished working my first real job (housekeeping at a run-down resort on the island where I grew up). I remember the satisfaction I felt when I finished writing...

Editor’s note: Former longtime Daily Globe Editor Ray Crippen died Dec. 27, 2015. We will continue to publish previously run “Isn’t That Something” columns on Saturdays, until further notice, as a tribute to Crippen and his knowledge of local and regional history. The following...

One year agoThe proposed WELL (Welcome, Education, Learning, Livability) facility inched forward with the ISD 518 Operations Committee recommending to the full board a $2 million commitment to the collaborative project. The project was dependent on a $15 million state bonding request...

I don’t like being thirsty. I don’t like being hungry, either, but being thirsty always seems worse. Maybe I’m thirsty because I just got out of yoga class. Or because I slept with my mouth open. Or because I ate too many pretzels. A tall glass of water can really save the day,...

Editor’s note: Former longtime Daily Globe Editor Ray Crippen died Dec. 27, 2015. We will continue to publish previously run “Isn’t That Something” columns on Saturdays, until further notice, as a tribute to Crippen and his knowledge of local and regional history. The following...

One year agoOn a 4-1 vote, the Nobles County commissioners authorized $2 million as an initial contribution toward a multi-purpose facility that would include a new library in Worthington. The funding was contingent on bond funds being received from the state of Minnesota by June...

Editor’s note: Former longtime Daily Globe Editor Ray Crippen died Dec. 27, 2015. We will continue to publish previously run “Isn’t That Something” columns on Saturdays, until further notice, as a tribute to Crippen and his knowledge of local and regional history. The following...

One year agoConditions inside the Thompson Hotel apartments in downtown Worthington had become so poor, according to police officers and renters, that the city was considering changing the way it enforced health and safety violations occurring in housing developments. Police officers...

It’s possible that you, like me, may never have thought that this next phrase of Jesus’ could be summed up by the word “relationship”. It is true that the word doesn’t appear in the third phrase that Jesus spoke upon the cross. Jesus didn’t waste breath and words philosophizing...

Editor’s note: Former longtime Daily Globe Editor Ray Crippen died Dec. 27, 2015. We will continue to publish previously run “Isn’t That Something” columns on Saturdays, until further notice, as a tribute to Crippen and his knowledge of local and regional history. The following...

One year agoThe Nobles County Pheasants Forever chapter celebrated its 35th anniversary with special guests who were nationally known wildlife artists — former Worthington resident Jerry Raedeke and Wilmont native Michael Sieve — in attendance.

The second concept spoken of by Jesus on the cross was “salvation.” There isn’t really anything more foundational to Christianity than the concept of salvation; the idea that we can be saved from our sins. That was the whole point of Jesus coming to earth, after all. People...