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Before Social Security, Fillmore County Poor Farm Helped The Poor And Aging

With Congressional conversations underway regarding Social Security, Amy Jo Hahn takes us back in history to the “poor farms” that helped address poverty and aging prior to when Social Security was enacted in 1935.

The Mississippi River’s floodplain forests are dying…the race is on to bring them back

Madeline Heim reports on efforts at restoring forests along the Mississippi at Reno Bottoms, south of LaCrosse, Wisconsin

Essay: The Boys and Girls of Summer

John Torgrimson writes about the national pastime.

Minnesota’s 2024 political process is well underway

Julie Fryer breaks down Minnesota's political party caucus system.

Libraries United: The Purpose and Power of SELCO

The third in a series of articles on libraries in the Root River valley. Steve Harris reports on SELCO—Southeastern Libraries Cooperating.

Poetry: Rearrange, Begin Again

Artist and poet Diane Knight—author of Putting Down Words, a book of poems and doodles—shares two new poems with our readers.

Building Community Through Storytelling

Building Community Through Storytelling

In Praise of Wood

Internet for All

Pitch A Story – Community Voices Make A Difference!

Root River Cleanup has become an annual tradition

Life Afloat on the Big Muddy

An Artisan and the Apprentice

Biking Across America

Chatfield’s Haven Wall Documents a Lifetime of Travel, Community, and History

Before Social Security, Fillmore County Poor Farm Helped The Poor And Aging

The Mississippi River’s floodplain forests are dying…the race is on to bring them back

Essay: The Boys and Girls of Summer

Minnesota’s 2024 political process is well underway

Libraries United: The Purpose and Power of SELCO

Poetry: Rearrange, Begin Again

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