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THE BRIDGE HUNTER The Bridges of Booneville, New York
Located in Oneida County in north central New York State, the Town(ship) of Boonville is one of the forgotten relicts of the b...
Posted on 12/10/12 at 11:16 AM
OH, LOOK A SHINY THING! Plagiarism in North Dakota, Minnesota
One of the biggest stories of the day is this sad tale of a 28-year journalism veteran who allegedly plagiarized most of the columns he wrote in North Dakota and Minnesota. Jon Flatland even won an a...
Posted on 3/9/12 at 12:09 PM
Book Report: These two works double my pleasure
Today, two books about two very different men who were born not very far from my own natal place.
By Dave Wood, columnist , September 30, 2011
Book Report: Past U.S. leader rises from the dust heap; Red Wing author composes second work in series
I’ve never thought much about our 20th American president, James Garfield.
September 23, 2011
Book Report: Area authors make good in the world of literature
Long, long ago, Sinclair Lewis wrote an essay entitled “The Long Arm of the Small Town,” in which he admitted that he had left his natal place, Sauk Centre, Minn., but that it was always with him as he went on to become the first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
By Dave Wood, columnist , September 19, 2011
COLUMN: Happy days are here again
This is a landmark year for me: it represents the very first time that all of my children will be in school full-time.
By By Julia Ybarra-Young , September 01, 2011
Book Report: Young adult novels good for a change
In 2003, I had the privilege to speak at a very fine writers’ conference in Eau Claire.
By Dave Wood, columnist , August 12, 2011
Book Report: Mystery or poetry? Take your pick
Tired of crime novels set in Frisco, The Big Apple, LA?
By Dave Wood, columnist , August 05, 2011
Book Report: This week there’s a moonshine mess, a terrier’s tale
Up in Stearns County they still talk about a moonshine operation called, I believe, “Minnesota 101,” which made hooch so good that it continued in operation years after Prohibition was repealed.
By Dave Wood, columnist , June 29, 2011
Book Report: Adolescent’s recipes, school ma’am’s memories fit the bill this week
Milkweed Editions of Minneapolis has figured out a way to kill two birds with one stone.
By Dave Wood, columnist , June 23, 2011
Book Report: Let’s hear it for those alternative printing sites
Thank goodness for university presses. While the big New York publishers languish, academic presses previously concerned with arcane subject matter have again and again taken up the slack and published books for the general reader. The University of Minnesota Press is one such establishment.
By Dave Wood, columnist , June 16, 2011
Book Report: A poor little rich girl, others reminisce
Peg Meier has hit the jackpot
By Dave Wood, columnist , May 27, 2011
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