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Doug Wolter

Doug Wolter
  • images_sizedimage_303150128 'Ida' not all she's cracked up to be So “Ida,” it turns out, is not “the first link to all humans,” as a member of its discovery team gushed. It doesn’t even belong to the same category as humans and apes, according to a revised analysis, but is more closely grouped with lemurs.

    October 30, 2009 1 Photo

  • images_sizedimage_269212911 'Companion' should be cherished, protected South Dakota has its Mount Rushmore, Arizona has its Grand Canyon, but Minnesota has its "A Prairie Home Companion."

    September 26, 2009 1 Photo

  • images_sizedimage_181224804 Mankato, make way for Favre In the interest of preparing fans for the circus to come, here’s a crystal ball prediction of what we can expect during the coming NFL football campaign after Green Bay Packer great Brett Favre declares himself to be a Minnesota Viking:

    June 30, 2009 1 Photo

  • Doug Wolter Celebrity politicians: It's the wave Night news editor Doug Wolter discusses the unfortunate downturn of the GOP through 'celebrity politicians.'

    November 16, 2008 1 Photo

  • Doug Wolter mug Great pitchers make fastpitch go
    As you amble on over to Caswell Park this week to witness the North American Fastpitch Association national tournament, pay special attention to the pitchers.

    August 15, 2008 1 Photo

  • images_sizedimage_183142717 Video games non-addictive, if you're well-rounded Once I had a neighbor so meticulous about his lawn that, two days after mowing he was doing it again, and in between he inspected individual blades of grass as if he were a general inspecting troops. If I had been more like him, my wife wouldn’t have objected, but I satisfied myself that he was obsessed, addicted — obviously suffering from a psychiatric disorder.

    July 2, 2007 1 Photo

  • Wolter mug Democrats get religion, or try Finally, it seems, the Democratic Party is searching its soul, as evidenced by the faith-based public forum attended Monday by three main rivals for the presidential nomination.

    June 8, 2007 1 Photo

  • images_sizedimage_149190345 Optimists: Community service, cheerful touch With so many bad things happening in the world these days, and with pessimism running higher than gas prices, one might naturally wonder how an organization like the “Optimists” is faring.

    May 29, 2007 1 Photo

  • Doug Wolter mug NFL draft an intriguing puzzle for Vikings If you were Brad Childress facing the 2007 NFL draft, what would you do?

    March 13, 2007 1 Photo

  • Wolter mug Advanced education coming sooner for today’s children

    February 18, 2007 1 Photo