The American eagle rescued near the Sunrise River in rural North Branch (story Feb. 14) is doing very well at the St. Paul University of Minnesota Raptor Center.
It was really happening...an idea that had started as polite conversation on a city street in Moldova between strangers had taken shape, and come alive.
Well, Groundhog Day came and went and regardless of whether or not the little critter saw his or her shadow, we're going to have six more weeks of winter, according to the calendar, whether we like it or not.
A local land use initiative that took years to enact and was heralded as visionary when it was adopted several years ago may be an idea whose time has come-- and gone.