Comeback of swans worries Minn. biologists

1/3 7:10:01 PM

MONTICELLO, Minn. -- It's a beautiful scene -- hundreds of trumpeter swans gently float in the mist of the Mississippi River, getting some winter relief in the warm water released by the power plant in Monticello. ...
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Walter Scott: You shouldn't judge a dog by its looks

1/3 9:55:01 AM

We currently own or are being owned by two dogs, depending on the perspective. They think they own us, but naturally, we know better. They get whatever they want, whenever they want it from us. Perhaps my perspective has been incorrect....
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Doug Smith: Does ice fishing mean we're crazy?

1/3 9:55:01 AM

Ice fishing is ubiquitous in Minnesota, home to the largest ice angler population in the nation. Most of us don't give a second thought when thousands of ice fishing houses and thickly dressed anglers show up each winter on frozen lakes and rivers around the state....
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Gary Clancy: Crappies have their ups and downs

1/1 9:50:02 AM

Crappies, more than any other fish with which I am familiar, spend a lot of time moving up and down the water column. If you don't move up and down with them, you are not going to catch many fish....
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