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• Northfield's poet laureate helps honor Robert Bly in a new collection

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📰 News we're reading

• Readers and writers: Three poets remember Robert Bly, and a new mystery (twincities.com) — Northfield's own poet laureate, Dougie Padilla, is featured in a new poetry collection honoring Minnesota legend Robert Bly, alongside longtime collaborators Thomas R. Smith and Timothy Young. The book reflects on Bly's influence on the Minnesota Men's Conference and American poetry, while the column also spotlights a lighthearted Twin Cities home-renovation mystery novel.
   

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Tuesday September 1
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Tuesday September 1
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone know a traveling auto mechanic who can handle electrical and carburetor repairs?
  I have a shop and can provide all the necessary tools. If you or someone you know can help, please contact Robert at (507) 403-1332. Located at… (Nextdoor Oak Hills South)

• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for University Sous Chef in Northfield. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Northfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Northfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Faribault

• Gladys L. Gale (wanamingomn.com)
• Spinning and dipping, Minnesota fairgoers delight in the classic Tilt-A-Whirl ride as it turns 100 (wjtv.com)
• Faribault Daily News Athlete of the Week announcement (hometownsource.com)

Farmington

• Girls volleyball results for Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 (postbulletin.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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