April 2013

Wow! In April 2011 a Library patron found an 1862 dollar bill in a Winona County District Court civil case file.  The case file itself is routine, so the real treasure is the dollar bill.  The well worn dollar bill was probably sent to the court to pay for a court fee, but for some

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When you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, ‘The good outnumber you, and we always will.’ Patton Oswalt, via his Facebook Page. Read the entire passage – it’s the best thing I’ve read after the Boston Marathon bombings.

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