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On September 24, 2024, Joyce Ann Burgess was welcomed into heaven on the arc of a rainbow. On that day, Joyce’s favorite saying, “Let’s see what the day brings,” was answered for all time.  Joyce Ann Jacobson  was born Nov. 27, 1943, in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Her parents, Sigurd and Johanna Jacobson, had four girls - Sylvia, Annette, Joyce and Lynda. Joyce often told people that she was a Norwegian…

To the Editor Beginning in 1790, and every year ending in zero since, the United States Census Bureau has undertaken the decennial census. This year, the 2020 Census is going to be a little different. Although very few homes will receive paper questionnaires when the self-response phase begins next month, every home across Minnesota and the U.S. will receive an invitation to respond online or by…