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Life is short, mistakes are forever

Kemmick

I have publicly shamed myself over the years by apologizing for errors that have crept into my news stories and columns. Twenty-five years ago, I wrote a very long profile of a doctor in St. Paul who still made house calls. The person who suggested I write about the good doctor gave me his first name wrong and I never checked that cardinal fact, since I kept referring to him in conversation as “Doctor.” (more…) Continue Reading →

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Local landscaper brought snow to ‘Nebraska’

Marble

Serendipity sometimes compensates the prepared. In the case of Andrew “AJ” Marble, the manager of Billings Nursery & Landscaping, his quick-thinking preparedness was rewarded with a small part assisting in the production of the Oscar-nominated “Nebraska.” (more…) Continue Reading →

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