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Experts say despite same-sex marriages in Minn., change likely slow in ND

May 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Minnesota will soon become the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage, but that change may be years if not decades off in North Dakota. Continue Reading

Big broods in Fargo say a packed house no problem

May 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO When Karla Wiegrefe met her husband, Jeff, 22 years ago, he was her German tutor at Dana College in Blair, Neb. They fell in love. He popped the question, and she said yes.
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DSU’s Form and Fusion a collection of expressions through dance

April 27, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

The Dickinson State University Forum and Fusion Dance Co. will present its annual spring performance May 4 and 5. The program is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Dorothy Stickney Auditorium. Continue Reading

Natural surroundings: Charles Beck’s art, home reflect Otter Tail environment

February 24, 2013 in EOT Focus

Charles Beck’s home doesn’t just house his art, it frames it, inspires it, and has become one of his finest pieces. Continue Reading

Dog saves owner, scares off burglars

February 17, 2013 in EOT Focus

At 65-pounds and a mop of hair, 7-year-old Clancy sleeps at the end of his master’s bed every night. Continue Reading

The ‘only girl out there’

February 12, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press

Chances are if you peek inside most fish houses out on area lakes, you’ll find a guy or two hunkered over a hole in the ice.
However, there’s a local woman who has taken a liking to ice fishing and she’s boldly going where few women go. Continue Reading

Injured dog survives two weeks in icy ditch; Returns home to his Perham family in time for Christmas

January 16, 2013 in EOT Focus

Meet Maverick, the miracle dog.
After being hit by a car at the beginning of December, this yellow lab lay in an icy ditch for nearly two weeks, freezing cold, a leg severed, while his worried family searched for him every day. When he was finally spotted by a passerby, he was desperately sick and skinny but, amazingly, alive. Continue Reading

Movie review: Director Hooper brings ‘Les Mis’ to screen with emotion, beauty

December 27, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune

To transform the much-beloved “Les Miserables” from stage to screen, director Tom Hooper had to find a way to maintain and amplify the emotional power of the original words and music with the trappings of a big-screen production.
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A sheepish cat

December 18, 2012 in Alexandria Echo Press

Even though Oliver is orange and white, he’s the black sheep of the family. But he can’t pull the wool over his owners’ eyes.
They know he’s just a cat in sheep’s clothing. Continue Reading

‘Playing for Keeps’ got lost on the assembly line

December 6, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune

“Playing for Keeps” tells the story of a has-been soccer star whose career is foundering and whose income has hit rock bottom, but who is a completely nice man with none of the character flaws that soccer stars, even Scottish ones, have been known to possess. He doesn’t drink too much, his temper is under control and he’s not a skirt-chaser anymore.
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