Articles

Another HSD administrator resigns

Hudson School District’s Director of Student Services, Cory McIntyre, submitted his letter of resignation on May 16 after getting a better offer from a Twin Cities school district.

After 21 years, Judy Meincke retires -- sort of

Judy Meincke began her teaching career in Hudson in 1976. That very first year after graduating from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, she took a job as a kindergarten teacher at the then Fourth Street School, now the site of Willow River Elementary.

• Judy Meincke

Heroin in Hudson: one family's story

It is a story this Hudson family never thought they would be telling -- the addiction of their son to heroin. But what they have learned over the past nine months has convinced them that their experience is just another case of what is becoming an epidemic for middle class America.

Body found Tuesday along St. Croix River is identified

Body found along the river in Lakeland has been identified as Donald D. Marklowitz, last seen in Hudson April 1.

Body found along the St. Croix in Lakeland

An unidentified body was recovered Tuesday from the shoreline of the St. Croix River in Lakeland.

Bobbi Sinnett says goodbye to teaching after 39 years

She has been a part of middle school education since Hudson’s first middle school opened, and has taught sixth grade the entire time. She was hired just out of college by the newly appointed middle school principal Bill Hickox to replace him in the classroom.

• Bobbi Sinnett

Renters beware: there’s a new scam afoot

Listings for homes to rent in Hudson on Craig's list might not be legitimate according to Hudson police.

Hudson loses another school principal

River Crest Principal Travis Barringer has announced his resignation effective June 30, 2013. He is the second Hudson School District principal to resign in recent weeks.

• Travis Barringer

Finding meaning in a family tragedy: Mother talks about daughter’s suicide

It is difficult to imagine what life has been like for Melissa Costello these past eight months since she found her beautiful 18-year-old daughter dead from suicide in their Grandview Drive home. But she thinks talking about it might just save another family from the unimaginable.

• Mother and daughter
• Costello family

Weese appointed to library board

Despite opposition from some residents, the North Hudson Village Board voted to appoint Curt Weese to the Hudson Library Board of Trustees.

Columns

Day By Day: Surprises come in all shapes and sizes

Opinion
When I look back I don’t think I have had a particularly surprising life. On the contrary, I generally I feel like my aversion to risk-taking and fear of failure have resulted in a pretty pedestrian existence. I got a big surprise on Valentine’s Day that didn’t cost my husband Kevin a thing.

Day By Day: Inauguration week is a good time to start making changes

Opinion
”To bring about the beginning of...” That’s the definition of inaugurate according to the dictionary and I’m ready to inaugurate a few things myself.

DAY BY DAY: Education is a bet that can payoff at the track

Opinion
Thursday night, Sept. 6, the Hudson School District makes the case the voters have already decided — that the dog track would be a good place for a new high school.

Day By Day: Now that it looms, waiting for retirement is tedious

Opinion
Of all the so-called milestone birthdays I’ve already experienced, none has hit me as hard as 60 — it is the new nothing if not the biggest drag I have yet to learn to live with.

Day By Day: Tall tales and the truth are always a tricky combination

Oh my — where to begin. My colleague’s column last week has put me in mind of several things including the “Really ?” sketch from Saturday Night Live, some grim Wisconsin history and several old children’s stories.

Day by Day: ‘Miss Representation’ is must-see for families

Opinion
I don’t usually do reviews in this space but I’m making an exception for the film “Miss Representation,” which will be screened at the Hudson High School auditorium on Thursday, May 31, at 6:30 p.m. The showing is free, and it should not be missed.

Day By Day: Let’s get this turning 60 over and done with ASAP

Opinion
I’m thinking about my friend Sandy who is turning 60 this week. She’s about three weeks older than me and I’m wondering how she is taking this birthday.

Day By Day: Confessions of the worst vacation planner ever

It’s been awhile since the Heatons took a family vacation and it should tell you something that nobody has complained about that fact. The duty of planning our trips has always fallen to me over the years and I have tried everything to ensure a good time and the most bang for our buck.

Day by Day: Come Christmas, there’s some Scrooge in all of us

The Christmas column falls to me this year and it is pressure I just don’t need. On the other hand, it might be just the thing to shake me loose from the tension of all those little things left to do and the knowledge that a lot of them won’t happen and to appreciate, instead, the bigger picture.

Day By Day: This year, it is all about the silver linings

Considering I have earlier referred to this year as my “annus horribilis,” it is kind of interesting that the Thanksgiving issue column would fall to me. Turns out after taking stock, it hasn’t been such a bad year after all.