Writer’s Block: I’m thankful for the early spring!

By Eric Hagen on April 19, 2012 at 7:00 am

After feeling like the 2010-2011 winter would never end, the 2011-2012 winter feels like a well-earned reprieve from the normally slow warm-up we experience in Minnesota.

Writer’s Block: Improvement project had simple start

By Eric Hagen on February 15, 2012 at 1:52 pm

by Eric Hagen I still have many of my books packed in boxes even though I moved to my new home during the summer of 2009.

Writer’s Block: 2011 was a memorable year for me

By Eric Hagen on December 21, 2011 at 12:45 pm

by Eric Hagen From start to finish, 2011 will be a year I will remember for many years.

Writer’s Block: I wish America would scrap Columbus Day

By Eric Hagen on October 19, 2011 at 1:30 pm

by Eric Hagen I remember learning all about Christopher Columbus as an elementary school student.

Writer’s Block: 9/11 – A day that will live in infamy

By Eric Hagen on August 24, 2011 at 12:59 pm

by Eric Hagen Sept. 11, 2001 was a typical day for me as a student at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. I woke up and ate breakfast in the Comstock Hall dormitory dining hall. I grabbed my backpack and went to class.

Writer’s Block: This weather has me on my heels

By Tammy Sakry on June 22, 2011 at 5:15 pm

by Eric Hagen Minnesota weather forces you to be prepared.

Writer’s Block: Gas prices – It could be worse

By Eric Hagen on April 20, 2011 at 12:26 pm

by Eric Hagen The high gas prices are driving everybody nuts!

Writer’s Block: If Vikings get quarterback, watch out!

By Eric Hagen on February 16, 2011 at 1:23 pm

by Eric Hagen I know a proud Green Bay Packers fan living in the heart of Minnesota Vikings country is not a welcome guest, but I can’t help but be excited that my favorite NFL team just won the Super Bowl!