This article originally appeared in Community Voice, March 2004.

One cannot help but marvel at the majestic designs of some of the buildings in Faribault. Driving through town, it’s easy to conjure up images of days long gone, buildings richly filled with stories. It is no wonder, then, that Olof Hanson, one of Minnesota’s very own[.....]

Originally appeared in Silent News, October 2000.
A few weeks ago, I drove from Chicago to Mount Laurel, N.J., to start my new job here at the newspaper. I had gotten lousy directions off the web – so at 1 a.m., I was lost in a new town in a new state. I got fed up[.....]