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Kilts and bagpipes return this weekend

Scottish Fair celebrates its 10th anniversary in Farmington this year

Bond refunding goes well

Refunding should save taxpayers $150,000 per year

Prices will rise for school lunches

Increases are required by the federal government

Classmates lend a helping hand

CPN, a student-led tutoring group at RHS, is looking for an audience

• Photo: A lending hand

District 196 puts a new emphasis on early learning

District 196 wants to improve access to pre-school and kindergarten programs

Nathan's column: For one weekend, winter won

Were they interested in such things — and I honestly can’t imagine why they would be — historians might record last weekend as the precise point when this seemingly never-ending winter finally broke my spirit.

With eye on future, District 196 and businesses team up

New partnership looks for ways to better prepare students for life after graduation

RMS students take one big, silly swing at bullying

Students came together last week for a project meant to combat bullying

• Photo: RMS

Middle school students get something to swim for

Middle school swimmers got to cap off their season with a championship meet

• Photo: Cheering
• Photo: Swimming

Irish speech team steps out Thursday

Thursday night speech showcase gives students time in the spotlight

Columns

Column: We’re all tweeting for posterity

The Library of Congress announced last week that it plans to maintain a complete record of every message ever sent on the social networking site Twitter. It's a move that all but guarantees future generations looking back to April of 2010 will have unfettered access to thousands upon thousands of tweets that read, "OMG! The Library of Congress wants to know what I had for breakfast!"

Column: Now, about that Vikings stadium...

By this point, all of you probably know the important details of the Minnesota Twins first game at their shiny new discount store-branded sports field. You could hardly help it. It doesn’t matter if you’re a baseball fan or even if you’re conscious and coherent. Details of the new stadium are everywhere.

Column: The newest, shiniest thing

Last weekend Apple released a device that has created a bit of a divide among the public at large. The new iPad has launched a discussion some might consider overkill for a device that so far as I can tell does nothing to cure cancer or deliver world peace.

Column: Trust me, I’m a journalist

Earlier this week a journalist friend of mine shared a link to a column that attempted to identify the 10 least trusted professions around. He slotted journalists at number nine, nestled between celebrities at No. 8 and police officers at No. 10.

Column: Madness inspires extremes

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament kicked off last week with a two-day celebration of sports that over the years has become one of this country’s favorite second-tier national holidays. It’s got less drunken debauchery than St. Patrick’s Day but more mail delivery than Columbus Day.

Column: Ladies, a piece of advice

Under normal circumstances I would never presume to offer advice to women on how to live their day-to-day lives. Like all men — with the possible exception of Elton John and Dr. Phil — I lack both the anatomy and the life experience necessary to pretend I know what’s going on inside the typical woman’s head.

• Bill Gates Vs. Nathan Hansen: You be the judge