by Sue Austreng

You know that old cliche that says “When March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb”? Well, for my family and I, March 2011 indeed came in like a lion.

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.

by Mandy Moran Froemming

This week marks an anniversary of sorts for me. It has been five years since I packed up everything I owned and moved to the United States.At 29 years old, I unexpectedly found myself to be an immigrant.

by Tim Hennagir

I’ve become a fast and hard convert to all the adages about the benefits of youth hockey. It’s the best investment a parent can make in molding a healthy child.

by Jason Olson

This might come as a radical statement or seem counter productive at a time when we’re trying to make sports and everything else in life as safe as possible.

by Tammy Sakry

Writer’s Block. Yep. I got it. When I heard I had the block this week I moaned.

by Kelly Johnson

How about that weather?

by Elyse Kaner

When I recently wrote a story on the alarming increase in the number of homeless children in Anoka County, Rhonda Sivarajah, Anoka County Board chairperson, said the solution was up to the community. “This is a community plan, not a government plan,” she said about HeadingHome Anoka, a regional initiative to end homelessness.

by Sue Austreng

Peering past the near horizon at the intriguing mystery of a brand new year, many will resolve on New Year’s Eve to break bad habits, reach milestone goals, renew and untangle fractured relationships, start life anew.

by Eric Hagen

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

by Mandy Moran Froemming

“You’re back.”

by Tim Hennagir

For much of the 20th century, finding a sturdy model train under the Christmas tree was the best present a kid could get.

by Jason Olson

I know this is going against all signs of good sportsmanship, but I think we’ve blown past nearly all signs of sanity when it comes to modesty in professional sports.

by Tammy Sakry

The Thanksgiving meal is cooking in the oven and another holiday tradition is about to begin.

by Kelly Johnson

Over the years, one of the best parts of this job is the opportunity to visit area schools and talk with the students.

by Peter Bodley

I recently received a letter from retired Anoka County Sheriff Ralph “Buster” Talbot enclosing an editorial that I had written back in January 2007 titled, “Elected officials should practice respect, civility.”

by Elyse Kaner

Things were much different back in BC times. Before computers, that is. Before the onslaught of technological advances.

by Sue Austreng

Readers who scan ABC Newspapers – in print or online – become acquainted with their reporters and photographers by reading the articles we write and examining the photos we shoot.

by Eric Hagen

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

by Tim Hennagir

The Minnesota Lynx may have saved Minnesota sporting professional sports fans from a weary winter of discontent. Twenty years is too long to wait between national titles.

by Jason Olson

ESPN’s Tim Kirkjian said it best, the final day of the regular season of Major League Baseball was definitely the greatest regular season day in the history of the game.

by Tammy Sakry

I’ve been having a lot flashbacks of my childhood lately.