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Sacred Heart School: Protest, Parish Response and Questions Still Open

Matt Stoltz — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:54:38 +0000

Newspaper reporting and a parish bulletin confirm Sacred Heart's leadership change, document a September 27 protest and distinguish the parish's explanation from an earlier anonymous account.

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What Should a Community Thrift Store Be?

Matt Stoltz — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:54:07 +0000

WANSC says its thrift store supports local programs. Matt argues that affordable everyday goods should be part of the community promise, too.

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Evacuated From My Apartment: A Downtown Waseca Gas-Leak Response

Matt Stoltz — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:59:22 +0000

Matt Stoltz reports being evacuated from his downtown Waseca apartment during a gas-leak response behind his building near Pheasant Cafe, raising questions about the cause and safety checks.

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Waseca, in the Record: Bells, Mysteries, and the Town We Built

Matt Stoltz — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:24:56 +0000

A source-checked journey through Waseca's bells, courthouse, old newspapers, mysteries, university, factories, festivals, and community response.

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I Am Stephen. I Am Not Stephen.

Matt Stoltz — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:58:10 +0000

I woke up on a ventilator with no light, no tunnel, and no memory. What I got back instead was every sermon I'd ever written.

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