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Family Handyman Magazine for Just $4.99 a Year

Get a subscription to Family Handyman Magazine for only $4.99 per year (75% off). You can order up to 4 years at this price! Just enter coupon code CHEAPSKATE  at checkout before 11:59 a.m. ...

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Quick Quarterly Update

It's May. This means it's just over the mark for a quarter into the year 2013.I'm going to give ya'll a moment to say, "Good Gods, you serious? Shit!"And I'm going to respond thusly: Yep. ...

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Title: BEST DAYS What about government today? It's

Title: BEST DAYS What about government today? It's at the Federal level where I declare my opinion of No Confidence. Last week five presidents met in Dallas to open the George W. ...

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Why is Target going to San Fransisco for Tech Talent?

Here’s a frustrating headline from Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal: Target goes tech-hunting in San Francisco Why aren’t they looking in Minnesota? Here’s the news… Target Corp. ...

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Ishkwaa-Anama'e-Giizhigad News

Chi-Miigwech to LLTC Advancement director Kyle Erickson for alerting us to the great news that the Minnesota legislature has approved Minnesota's triba ...

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JUMP$TART WORKSHOP "Etsy- Get your work out there!"

Click here to download a .PDF of this flyer/ registration form! ...

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Winter Ends

Even the old folks this winter remarked on how long and endless it seemed. When we finally did see spring temperatures the trees remained black and lifeless for days and with the north wind it certainly felt like autumn. ...

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Small Businesses in Rural MN Using Facebook

Last week I got to spend a couple of days in Lac qui Parle County. LqP is home to a ARRA-funded fiber to the home network. It’s also home to a couple of businesses who are making good use of Facebook and other social media channels. ... More from Blandin on Broadband

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Make Sure Your Spine Is Healthy

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Developmental Assets: The Next Generation

A message from Search Institute CEO Kent Pekel. The Itasca Area Initiative for Student Success is working with the Search Institute to identify the indicators we’ll use to measure our success. Kent Pekel Dear Colleagues, A year ago, I had a conversation with a middle school principal that captures a major theme of Search Institute’s new strategic focus. ...

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Money-Saving Monday: Coupons, Freebies & Deals

I swear that the month of May is busier than any other month at our house! And there are so many great deals out there, too! Score some savings with this week’s edition of Money-Saving Monday! Freebies Get a free sample of Fixodent on Facebook. Get a free sample of U by Kotex. Get a free sample of MiO Fit water enhancer. ... More from Northern Cheapskate

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A Call for a New Model

Building a Strong Town is a complex, long-term endeavor. Much as a successful family balances their short-term spending needs with their long-term savings and financial commitments, so too must a Strong Town work towards long-term, balanced objectives. ...

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Wars of Religion

I am working my way through Steven Pinker’s massive book The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence has declined. Pinker draws on many fields, including traditional history, sociology, anthropology, criminology, biology, statistics, and others to make his case. ...

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Battle Lake Panfish Slow

Joel and I made a trip to Battle Lake today, in search of spring panfish. I figured they would be easy prey today, after finding fish off shore on a few other lakes yesterday. ...

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Waiting for a strike!

Waiting for a strike! ...

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A view from Battle Lake to Pickerel Lake. It's an

A view from Battle Lake to Pickerel Lake. It's an easy trip if the water is high. ... More from Life and Times in the Great Outdoors

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Clay Studio

The ice went out on our lake on May 12, the latest on record by 8 days. I had meant to post the following during ice out:Today is the tenth day of being "stranded" on the island due to ice. ...

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Fawn season

This morning we were out scouting for places to plant new cedar and tamarack trees. Down near the south campfire we were talking away -- blah blah blah -- when I looked down and saw this. ...

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Fishing ReportMay 18, 2013Well, this was more like

Fishing ReportMay 18, 2013Well, this was more like an opening weekend at the store.  Shiners and rainbows have been the minnow of choice.  We are hea ...

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Fishing ReportMay 18, 2013Well, this was more like

Fishing ReportMay 18, 2013Well, this was more like an opening weekend at the store.  Shiners and rainbows have been the minnow of choice.  We are hea ...

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