The Anoka County History Center has a collection of a multitude of items representing the history of Anoka County and the people that have and…
Many applaud the virtues of thinking for yourself.
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Good people can change lives.
Almost all of us have suffered a broken heart at some time in our lives. It might have been the end of a teenage crush or the betrayal by a cl…
When I’m in an archive, I feel like a kid in the candy store. I want to learn everything, explore everywhere and discover every single piece t…
Happy New Year! ... And happy new decade.
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The year 2020, defined by a deadly and relentless pandemic, has been devastating for people in Minnesota and across the country whose lives, j…
The Minnesota Legislature convened in February 2020, expecting its work to be completed by mid-May. However, that was far from the end of it a…
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Maybe it’s the time of year or the pandemic, but in December, we all tend to evaluate the past 12 months, what we’ve experienced.
The holiday season is celebrated by people in a lot of different ways, with their own unique traditions and beliefs about the season.
This is the sixth in a series of monthly columns by local water experts. These columns on local rivers and land use are a collaboration betwee…
The following is a story written by David Dilcher, formerly of Anoka, and his memories of Christmas. The story was submitted to the Anoka Coun…
Many years ago, I used my first-ever paid week of vacation to travel west to visit best friends who’d settled in the Bay Area of California.
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Growing live holiday trees is increasing in popularity since many local nurseries and home improvement stores now carry great options. Besides…
Last week this column shed some light on the hiring process at the Anoka County Historical Society for the position of archivist/curator. I fe…
While the world has been rocked by a series of significant events this year, most notably the coronavirus pandemic, the world of video games h…
Here’s good news for Minnesota students and families in an update of several topics discussed earlier this year.
Saying goodbye to exemplary staff as they move to other parts of their career journey never makes the top 10 list of things to do in a day. Th…
With superheroes dominating popular culture both on the big and small screens, they are often the point of entry for comic and graphic novel f…
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These days, everyone is looking for good news. Last week Minnesotans received some, thanks to a much-improved budget forecast.
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We’ve heard the message a thousand times and it bears repeating a thousand more times.
Desperate times call for desperate measures … or in this case, pandemics create opportunities to accomplish goals sitting on the shelf for a year.
The worst job I’ve ever had was cleaning the sanitary sewer filter at a small town in Southern Minnesota. It was a summer job in my teen years…
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Significant events shape us as people; they also shape our language.
Here’s potentially very good news for Minnesota high school students who were laid off due to COVID-19. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellis…
There are those discussions you have to have as a family.
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As we move into colder and longer nights, Anoka County Library invites you to participate in Homelessness Awareness Month by reading about thi…
Election Day is weeks behind us but questions and doubts about our state and nation’s election integrity linger. Allegations from the highest …
What a year, just like everything else, Thanksgiving 2020 is going to be a little different. We might not have the chance to see all our loved…
Alexander (Al) Springer was a typical boy growing up in Anoka in the mid-20th century. Formal portrait photographs reveal a light-haired, smil…
As Minnesota hurtles through the uncharted territory of alarming coronavirus spread, record hospitalizations and deaths from the virus, it’s t…
To the editor:
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Good people can change lives.
Almost all of us have suffered a broken heart at some time in our lives. It might have been the end of a teenage crush or the betrayal by a cl…
When I’m in an archive, I feel like a kid in the candy store. I want to learn everything, explore everywhere and discover every single piece t…
Happy New Year! ... And happy new decade.
To the editor:
To the editor:
To the editor:
The year 2020, defined by a deadly and relentless pandemic, has been devastating for people in Minnesota and across the country whose lives, j…
The Minnesota Legislature convened in February 2020, expecting its work to be completed by mid-May. However, that was far from the end of it a…
To the editor:
To the editor:
Maybe it’s the time of year or the pandemic, but in December, we all tend to evaluate the past 12 months, what we’ve experienced.
The holiday season is celebrated by people in a lot of different ways, with their own unique traditions and beliefs about the season.
This is the sixth in a series of monthly columns by local water experts. These columns on local rivers and land use are a collaboration betwee…
The following is a story written by David Dilcher, formerly of Anoka, and his memories of Christmas. The story was submitted to the Anoka Coun…
Many years ago, I used my first-ever paid week of vacation to travel west to visit best friends who’d settled in the Bay Area of California.
To the editor:
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To the editor:
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Growing live holiday trees is increasing in popularity since many local nurseries and home improvement stores now carry great options. Besides…
Last week this column shed some light on the hiring process at the Anoka County Historical Society for the position of archivist/curator. I fe…
While the world has been rocked by a series of significant events this year, most notably the coronavirus pandemic, the world of video games h…
Here’s good news for Minnesota students and families in an update of several topics discussed earlier this year.
Saying goodbye to exemplary staff as they move to other parts of their career journey never makes the top 10 list of things to do in a day. Th…
With superheroes dominating popular culture both on the big and small screens, they are often the point of entry for comic and graphic novel f…
To the editor:
These days, everyone is looking for good news. Last week Minnesotans received some, thanks to a much-improved budget forecast.
To the editor:
We’ve heard the message a thousand times and it bears repeating a thousand more times.
Desperate times call for desperate measures … or in this case, pandemics create opportunities to accomplish goals sitting on the shelf for a year.
The worst job I’ve ever had was cleaning the sanitary sewer filter at a small town in Southern Minnesota. It was a summer job in my teen years…
To the editor:
To the editor:
Significant events shape us as people; they also shape our language.
Here’s potentially very good news for Minnesota high school students who were laid off due to COVID-19. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellis…
There are those discussions you have to have as a family.
To the editor:
To the editor:
To the editor:
To the editor:
As we move into colder and longer nights, Anoka County Library invites you to participate in Homelessness Awareness Month by reading about thi…
Election Day is weeks behind us but questions and doubts about our state and nation’s election integrity linger. Allegations from the highest …
What a year, just like everything else, Thanksgiving 2020 is going to be a little different. We might not have the chance to see all our loved…
Alexander (Al) Springer was a typical boy growing up in Anoka in the mid-20th century. Formal portrait photographs reveal a light-haired, smil…
As Minnesota hurtles through the uncharted territory of alarming coronavirus spread, record hospitalizations and deaths from the virus, it’s t…
If you’re planning a big thanksgiving celebration Thursday, Nov. 26, with many friends and family members, you should think about changing you…
Right plant, right place is the mantra of Master Gardeners. Once that decision is made, the right tool for the right job is essential. There a…
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Happy New Year! ... And happy new decade.
To the editor:
To the editor:
To the editor:
The year 2020, defined by a deadly and relentless pandemic, has been devastating for people in Minnesota and across the country whose lives, j…
The Minnesota Legislature convened in February 2020, expecting its work to be completed by mid-May. However, that was far from the end of it a…
To the editor:
To the editor:
Maybe it’s the time of year or the pandemic, but in December, we all tend to evaluate the past 12 months, what we’ve experienced.
The holiday season is celebrated by people in a lot of different ways, with their own unique traditions and beliefs about the season.
This is the sixth in a series of monthly columns by local water experts. These columns on local rivers and land use are a collaboration betwee…
The following is a story written by David Dilcher, formerly of Anoka, and his memories of Christmas. The story was submitted to the Anoka Coun…
Many years ago, I used my first-ever paid week of vacation to travel west to visit best friends who’d settled in the Bay Area of California.
To the editor:
To the editor:
To the editor:
To the editor:
Growing live holiday trees is increasing in popularity since many local nurseries and home improvement stores now carry great options. Besides…
Last week this column shed some light on the hiring process at the Anoka County Historical Society for the position of archivist/curator. I fe…
While the world has been rocked by a series of significant events this year, most notably the coronavirus pandemic, the world of video games h…
Here’s good news for Minnesota students and families in an update of several topics discussed earlier this year.
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