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  Won't you help me make this call? On Father's Day, we were having lunch with our youngest granddaughter and her parents.  I told h...

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    I spent most of my work career in the software development business. I hired many programmers. Programmers are different beasts than most ...
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    Kindergarten was slow to be adopted in the USA.  It was a European idea after all. Stella Louise Woods was a pioneer advocate for early chil...
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  • The Bank
    Lowry State Bank circa 1955 with Lee's Barber Shop to the north You might think a staid old small town bank would be an unlikely so...
  • WWII Lowry Area Honor Roll
    This is a story repeated in countless communities all across the USA.  Local men & women volunteering to serve their country during WW I...
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  • Photographic History of the Village of Lowry (Update: Rev H)
      Quick link to updated album (Rev I, 2025)   (new photos are at the bottom) One of my prized possessions is the 10 volume "Photogr...
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      Thistledew Correctional Facility sits on Thistledew Lake, south of Hwy 1 in northern Itasca County between Togo & Effie, northwest of ...
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    Beautifully designed by noted architect, Albert Kahn, the Twin Cities Ford Plant, which was located on Ford Parkway in St. Paul's High...
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