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Wherefrom Our County Names

Sometimes we get lucky. While reading in the whole volume of Minnesota Place Names from the Minnesota Historical Society for another column, I got intrigued by the various sources of the names of our counties. The original focus was the book, To Banish Forever, a history of the removal of the Ho-Chunk Winnebagos from the Mankato area. Now that I got excited about County names, that will be another column.

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As I See It

To the (Dis) Honorable Pete Stauber This is a letter from an angry constituent who is saying STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP this insanity from the current administration. You are a part of that administration and can attempt to reinstate some sanity if you can find just a shred of your spine, your morals, and your sense of right and wrong.

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