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1:10 pm, Feb. 19, 2021
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Thumbs Down: Like other newspapers across the country, the Echo Press prints columns – personal viewpoints about a wide variety of topics that appear on our Opinion page. We have a history column, an “In the Know” rotation of columns from community leaders, “Our Turn” columns written by Echo Press editorial staff, and on occasion, columns from newspapers that are part of our parent company, Forum Communications, which most often appear only online. As with letters to the editor, columns do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints of the Echo Press. They re opinion pieces. Our Facebook readers seem to forget that and often criticize the paper for printing such “biased” views. They don’t realize there s a huge difference between a news story and a personal column. Instead of bashing away at the paper for simply printing someone’s viewpoints, there are many other options: Make a comment on Facebo
The program was recorded in 2019. 2:30 pm, Dec. 16, 2020 ×
Saxophone players in Katy s Swing Band entertained a crowd in August 2019. (Echo Press file photo)
Katie s Swing Band will perform holiday music at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19, on KOOL-TV, thanks to a recording of the 2019 holiday show.
Sponsored by the Alexandria Senior Center, the program will also be replayed at 2 p.m. on Christmas Day, so that everyone can enjoy holiday music safe at home.
Katie s Swing Band is a well-known local group that performs at the senior center, the county fair and other venues.
KOOL-TV, based in Alexandria, is found on Channel 21.1 locally. It is also carried by cable operator across Minnesota, and available by online streaming.