FACES AND PLACES
FACES AND PLACES: John Reitmeier -- Man of the world
John Reitmeier can watch the world go by from his office. Outside the window of Blue Marble Technology, the company he runs from his home near Crookston, Reitmeier can see a steady stream of farmers or equipment putting in and taking off crops and spraying or cultivating depending on the season
By Ann Bailey , November 01, 2009
ANN BAILEY: Bring back civil discourse, accountability
I have little patience for people who say that they write nasty comments because everyone else does and that there’s no place for civil discourse. Just because other people sink to the level of personal attacks and name calling, doesn’t mean they have to do it, too.
By Ann Bailey , November 01, 2009
ERIC BERGESON: Cleanliness has nothing to do with being moral and everything to do with morale
A study by three research psychologists released last week titled, “The Smell of Virtue,” claims to show that cleanliness is indeed next to godliness.By Eric Bergeson , November 01, 2009
Making a memorable, tasteful best man speech
The most important component of your speech is not the words you choose to deliver, it is how you present them to your audience.By Frankie Janiyan , November 01, 2009
The Betty Brigade: Helping families pack up a lifetime of seniors’ memories
The Betty Brigade is a concierge service, an all-purpose personal assistant-for-hire, a party planner for weddings and mitzvahs, a professional organizer to help mom move out of the family homestead after 40 years, and a pet-sitting service.By Patricia Montemurri , November 01, 2009
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TRAVEL: Hanging, and hang gliding, in and around Chattanooga
My husband and I were on a quick getaway to Chattanooga, Tenn., which is just a few miles from Lookout Mountain. While Chattanooga may have a funny name, it is a fantastic place to visit — and if you’re plucky enough, to hang glide.
By Mary Ann Anderson , November 01, 2009
FACES & PLACES: Beating breast cancer 
Thirty-one-year-old Nicole Chine is living proof of the importance of raising awareness about breast cancer. Three years ago on Oct. 4, Chine was about to leave a prenatal checkup when she noticed a pair of wooden breast cancer awareness beads hanging on the wall of the exam room. Seeing the beads reminded Chine that she had forgotten to mention to Betsy Hemler, the nurse-midwife, who had examined her, that she had felt a lump on her right breast during a self-examination.
By Ann Bailey , October 25, 2009
ANN BAILEY: One step at a time
Sixteen months down and 10 to go. Those numbers sum up the number of months Ellen, my 6-year-old daughter, has been in treatment for leukemia and how many she has left. In some ways those 16 months seem interminable and it’s difficult for me to recall what life was like before she was diagnosed.
By Ann Bailey , October 25, 2009
ERIC BERGESON: Smear vs. online Boggle
Come to think of it, there is a big difference between online Boggle and Smear. You play online Boggle alone at home, staring at a screen.
Smear, however, requires that you go to the cafe and develop some basic social skills like knowing when to swear and when to belch.
By Eric Bergeson , October 25, 2009
TRAVEL: Amsterdam in three parts: crazy, cultured and classic
It’s crazy, cultured and classic, a triptych, a puzzle. Some of it is sketchy. Most of it is culturally rich.
Which is the “real” Amsterdam? Take your pick.
On one hand, with its wafting pot smoke and bored prostitutes under glass, the city’s infamous Red Light District is still a prude’s nightmare and a rebel’s dream.
On the other hand, any city that can claim Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Anne Frank is a must-see for even the most staid travelers.
By Ellen Creager , October 25, 2009
Stores bet ‘eco-chic’ is here to stay
Green shoots of retailing are taking root in North Jersey downtowns in the form of stores that offer merchandise that promises to be more earth-friendly, through the use of recycled, reused, organic and sustainable materials.
By Joan Verdon , October 25, 2009
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October 25, 2009
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October 25, 2009
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Northern Valley Honor Flight (People)
One of the interesting things about reporting is getting to meet the people we meet. Here are a couple I met on the Northern Valley Honor Flight to Washington. * At the World War II Memorial I met Orville Kofstad who said, "I've got something I want to give you
Posted by: Terry Dullum on Sep 29, 2009 at 6:05 AM | The Dullum FileNorthern Valley Honor Flight (Washington's Important People)
Posted by: Terry Dullum on Sep 27, 2009 at 10:05 AM | The Dullum File
Northern Valley Honor Flight (Saturday)
Today the World War II veterans on the Northern Valley Honor Flight visit Arlington National Cemetery, the Tomb of the Unknowns, the Iwo Jima Memorial and others. Then a bus tour of the city of Washington before heading home later this afternoon. Last night at a banquet in their honor Senator
Posted by: Terry Dullum on Sep 26, 2009 at 4:53 AM | The Dullum FileNorthern Valley Honor Flight (Day One - Friday)
Posted by: Terry Dullum on Sep 25, 2009 at 5:12 PM | The Dullum File
Make A Date Memories
Some "Make A Date With Channel 8" memories from the summer of 2009.
Abbey Road
The famous picture of the Beatles crossing Abbey Road in London, one of the last of the group together, was taken for the album forty years ago this week, according to the BBC.
Jack Sand
We're going to be catching up with former WDAY/WDAZ weather wizard Jack Sand next week. Remember Gwendolyn the Weather Duck? Jack will be joining us on WDAZ News @5 on Wednesday.
Casey the Angler
Casey Wonnenberg, the real star of the media fishing tournament last Friday. The only female in the contest, Casey out-fished the "fishermen,"
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