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Sharlene Hensrud

Sunday’s Site – Southdale Center

Coming out of the biggest shopping season into the coldest season of the year seems like an appropriate time to visit Southdale Center. It first opened in October 1956 and...
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Moisture Testing

Moisture problems in newer synthetic stucco homes are well known and moisture testing when buying or selling them has become almost standard. Although older homes don't usually have the same moisture...
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It’s 2009

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all." EMILY DICKINSON
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Wednesdays Unplugged – Fondue Dipping Sauce

This is Wednesday, my day to be unplugged. Because it's New Year's Eve today we won't be having the family over for dinner tonight, but we will be following our tradition...
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Take off your shoes

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that applications the week before Christmas were at the highest level since 2003. While refinance volume grew 63%, purchase volume grew as well, by nearly...
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Sunday’s Site – Downtown Hopkins, Stages Theatre Company

We were in downtown Hopkins on Friday evening, a small western suburb not far from Minneapolis known for its outstanding school system. Its downtown Main Street has a real small town feel, with...
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Radon and your Air-to-Air Exchanger (HRV)

Inspectors tell me that about 40% of homes they test for radon in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area show levels above the accepted safe level of 4.0 picocuries per liter (pCi/L). Radon is...
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It’s Christmas

"Always through life, in late December, just about the time of the winter solstice, there will be a moment, every year, that will be almost more than you can stand....
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