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Audrey Kletscher Helbling

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Reflecting on 9/11, eleven years later

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By Audrey Kletscher Helbling | 09/11/12

Today, on this the 11th anniversary of 9/11, countless family and friends and co-workers and others will grieve with a depth that comes from loving deeply.

Historical reenactment horses
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In which I learn a lot about the James-Younger Gang bank raid in Northfield

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By Audrey Kletscher Helbling | 09/04/12

An intriguing play-by-play account of the James-Younger Gang bank robbery of September 7, 1876 in Northfield, MN.

Hands with prayer book
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In southern Minnesota: ‘An old-time mission festival out in the woods’

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By Audrey Kletscher Helbling | 08/08/12

A visit to an open-air church in the woods near Janesville.

Lake City clam shell
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Discovering a historic gem (pearl) in Lake City

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By Audrey Kletscher Helbling | 07/20/12

A visit to Lake City, 'the birthplace of water skiing,' leads to the discovery of a different historical gem.

Tracy tornado
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Stories from the Tracy, Minnesota, tornado remembered and published 44 years later

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By Audrey Kletscher Helbling | 06/14/12

FORTY-FOUR YEARS AGO Wednesday Minnesota’s first recorded F5 tornado plowed through the southwestern Minnesota farming community of Tracy killing nine.

This archway leads to the Wood Lake State Monument, on the site of the battle en
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A Minnesota politician and writer shares his insights on 'The Dakota War, a Clash of Cultures'

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By Audrey Kletscher Helbling | 05/21/12

“What happened in 1862 (in Minnesota) is largely ignored by historians,” Urdahl said, adding that the U.S.-Dakota War “gets scant attention and deserves more.”

Post office boxes in Mantorville
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Thank you, Mr. Postmaster, for finally hearing the voice of rural America

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By Audrey Kletscher Helbling | 05/15/12

Finally, an idea that makes sense for continuing postal service in parts of rural America.

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A mother’s perspective on the Amy Senser hit-and-run case

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By Audrey Kletscher Helbling | 05/08/12

I will never, never understand how anyone, in good conscience, can strike someone with their vehicle and then simply drive away.

International flags and a stage
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Yes, Faribault is a diverse community

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By Audrey Kletscher Helbling | 05/03/12

I’m tired of over-generalizations that those of us living outside the Twin Cities metro area reside in closed-up communities comprised mostly of Anglo-Americans.

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In Clintonville, I survived the 1.5

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By Audrey Kletscher Helbling | 03/29/12

A low-magnitude earthquake in Wisconsin has rattled residents, and created economic opportunities.