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Marge Berg is this year’s ambassador for the MS Walk in Mankato. Berg has been living with multiple sclerosis since the early 1980s.
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MS Walk ambassador is in control
Her story is one of success, but it hasn't been easy for Marge Berg.
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Mankato Area School Board sets cut paramaters
A tentative budget reduction amount of just less than $1 million was set by the Mankato School Board.
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Another teen charged in bank drop robbery
A restaurant manager robbed while making an early morning bank drop Jan. 30 was the victim of an ambush, according to charges filed against a third teen.
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Point out the potholes on interactive map
The Free Press offers you an opportunity to contribute to improving your streets.
- Passing bucks leads to charges
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MS Walk ambassador is in control
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Belle Plaine knocks off unbeaten WEM
Belle Plaine has a sub-.500 record. WEM was undefeated. But the Tigers managed first to force an overtime, then won the subsection game.
- 'X' marks the spot for Mavericks hockey team
- College hockey gameday: Minnesota State at St. Cloud State
- Organization key to hosting regional tourney
- East, West have rough roads back home
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- Obituaries
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Mabelle P. Larson
Memorial service for Mabelle P. Larson, 96, of Mankato, formerly of Canton, S.D., will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 14, at Old Main Village in Mankato.
- Woodrow “Woody” Henry Trinka
- Deloris ‘Dee’ Gudahl
- Paul V. Heilman
- Thomas Lee
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- Editorials
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Our View: Legislature, governor win one for the people
The Minnesota Legislature and Gov. Tim Pawlenty deserve credit for coming to agreement on a bonding bill in a truly unprecedented timeline.
- Our View: 'Centrist' Walz walks a fine line
- My View: Go after the moneyed elite
- Our View: Tough choices for Rapidan Dam
- Our View: Set-asides need better handling
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Our View: Legislature, governor win one for the people
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- Columns
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East, West have rough roads back home
It would be rare indeed if neither Mankato public school reached the championship game of Section 2AAA. But both East and West have difficult road games Saturday.
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State wrestling tournament one for the books
The 2010 state wrestling tournament proved to be one of the more thrilling tournaments in recent history.
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Mavs hope it’s their turn to win on the road
The Mavericks closed out the regular season with a home win and a road tie against St. Cloud State over the weekend, and that set up a return to St. Cloud for the first round of the WCHA tournament later this week.
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Perkins too valuable of an arm to discard
It is simply not realistic to expect the five starters that open the season for the Twins to make 32-plus starts and pitch 1,000 innings. Which is exactly why trading Glen Perkins would be a risky move by Minnesota.
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