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    Kate Tarnow, early Hewitt medic
    "Never give the blue pills with the pink salve. If you give the pink salve, you gotta use the pink pills. An' the other way 'round too." That standard advice was left with the patient before Kate Tarnow headed back to her drugstore in Hewitt, Minn.
    opinion / editorialsAugust 28, 2013 - 3:02pm
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    January 21, 2013
    MSUM professor in Memphis on day King was assassinated; Daughter of Deep South came of age during turbulent era for US
    MOORHEAD - Camilla Wilson remembers the day Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. She happened to be in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968,...
    newsJanuary 21, 2013 - 10:37am
    January 14, 2013
    WWI letters seek home in Audubon
    About eight to 10 years ago, after cleaning out a repossessed vehicle his dad was working on, Drake Grubb found some historical letters he now wants to return to their rightful owners. The Moweaqua, Ill., teen put the letters away after first finding them and rediscovered them again...
    newsJanuary 14, 2013 - 9:59am
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    September 15, 2012
    Sept. 11 terrorism remembered in New York and averted in Park Rapids
    5 years ago Excerpts from the Sept. 13, 2007 Pioneer Journal • WDC Homecoming Wadena-Deer Creek Homecoming week kicks off Monday with students wearing pajamas and ends on Sept. 21 with blue and gold dress and the return of the Homecoming Parade. The football game will be Friday...
    September 15, 2012 - 12:00am
    September 8, 2012
    Industries shouldn't take 9/11 lightly
    On Sept. 11, 2001, I was getting ready for school in Oakes, N.D. As I walked out my family's front door, I caught a glimpse of bursting flames flashing across the kitchen TV screen. I didn't realize terrorists were attacking our country until I arrived at school. Tuesday marks the...
    opinionSeptember 8, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 18, 2012
    Wadena, Saskatchewan celebrates 75th anniversary
    5 years ago Excerpts from the Aug. 16, 2007 Pioneer Journal • Drought loans available for area farmers Farmers in 56 Minnesota counties, including Wadena, will be eligible for low-interest loans to help recover from this summer's drought, but that type of aid could have little...
    August 18, 2012 - 12:00am
    August 11, 2012
    Living History:
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    August 11, 2012 - 8:10am
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    August 4, 2012
    Living History: A history of technology, from steam engines to email
    5 years ago Excerpts from the Aug.
    August 4, 2012 - 12:00am
    July 16, 2012
    Radio star Bobby Benson leads Wadena Kids Day parade
    5 years ago Excerpts from the July 12, 2007 Pioneer Journal • 7/07/07 had people rushing to the altar, lottery stand The trio of sevens that comprised last Saturday's date had local engaged couples and Powerball players wishing on their lucky stars. Brides and grooms began securing...
    July 16, 2012 - 3:59am
    June 30, 2012
    Living History: How health care changed between the 1950s and 1980s
    5 years ago Excerpts from the June 28, 2007 Pioneer Journal • Out of Amish country For New York Mills author Anna Dee Olson, the publicity she is receiving for her new book is in direct contrast to the Amish values she grew up with. In her recently released book "Growing Up Amish:...
    June 30, 2012 - 12:00am
    June 25, 2012
    Radio personality Bobby Benson scheduled for Wadena Kids' Day
    5 years ago Excerpts from the June 21, 2007 Pioneer Journal • Newly crowned Miss Wadena takes sibling teasing in stride A sash lettered with "2007 Miss Wadena" hangs alongside a banner proclaiming "She's out of this World!" in the Papillons' down-to-earth home on First Street. The...
    June 25, 2012 - 5:01am
    June 18, 2012
    Living History
    5 years ago Excerpts from the June 14, 2007 Pioneer Journal • Persistence, wind drive turbine Just north of Hewitt, a new landmark has been erected with a wind turbine that stands 260 feet tall to the top of the tower and has a rotor diameter of 297 feet tip to tip. A dedication...
    June 18, 2012 - 3:19pm
    June 12, 2012
    Living History: Early food regulations were for a good reason
    5 years ago Excerpts from the June 7, 2007 Pioneer Journal • Pen pal back from Iraq Wadena-Deer Creek second-graders got to meet their hero last week when Spc. Channing Peyton visited their classroom during his two-week leave from Iraq. Second-graders in Mrs. Seipkes' class had...
    June 12, 2012 - 9:50am
    June 2, 2012
    St. Cloud escapee hides in Wadena junk pile
    5 years ago Excerpts from the May 31, 2007 Pioneer Journal • Peering inside the storefront with Bob Smile Wadena businesses - you're on Bob Zosel's camera.
    June 2, 2012 - 1:41pm
    May 20, 2012
    Living History: Monument made ready for Memorial Day
    5 years ago Excerpts from the May 17, 2007 Pioneer Journal • Butt out: Smoking banned from bars Wadena VFW ash trays will soon be empty, and sitting down for a smoke and a cup of coffee at Boondock's Cafe will be a thing of the past, after a statewide smoking ban cleared the Legislature...
    newsMay 20, 2012 - 4:58pm
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