The official publication date of this newspaper is Aug. 20. Each year on Aug. 20, I think about Aug. 20, 1997.
That was the day, 23 years ago, that I moved into my freshman year dorm at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall.
It was a big day for me, to say the least.
I was the first member of my family to attend a four-year college.
I didn’t have a car, there were no cell phones,…
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