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Rep. Kelby Woodard is hosting a Northfield Town Hall meeting tonight
I could find no publicly posted online notice of this Town Hall meeting that Rep. Kelby Woodard is hosting tonight in Northfield at Jesse James Lanes. Thanks to David Ludescher for the alert.
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Gridlock, extremes, partisanship at the Capitol? Unintended consequences of...
StarTribune reporter Richard Meryhew paid a visit to Northfield and a few other towns in District 25B last week, asking citizens their reaction to the state budget battle at the Capitol. His story...
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Construction underway at Rejoice!; citizen group trying to get sanctuary...
I took the above panoramic photo of the construction (parking lot and addition) underway at Rejoice! Lutheran Church in Dundas yesterday. (To see the large version of the photo, right-click on it and...
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Coping with the effects of the MN government shutdown
Our plans to camp at Sakatah Lake State Park over weekend were axed due to the MN Government shutdown. So we headed to SE Minnesota instead, hoping that we’d find a place to camp somewhere along the...
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Many legislators collecting paychecks during shutdown. Among them: Sen. Al...
An article in today’s Strib lists our Northfield-area legislators, Sen. Al DeKruif and Rep. Kelby Woodard, as among the 139 who are collecting paychecks during MN gov’t shutdown. Maybe I’m missing it...
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St. Cloud hosts a Pride March and Marriage Equality Rally: Northfield needs...
The 2nd Annual Above the Clouds Pride March was held in St. Cloud on Friday morning, followed by a Marriage Equality Rally in the evening. See the Saturday St. Cloud Times: Parade, rally support GLBT...
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Props to Republican legislators for bill that allows full range of consumer...
I’m thrilled to see that consumer fireworks might be coming back to Minnesota. In yesterday’s Strib, Fireworks bill survives committee test: The bill, sponsored by Rep. John Kriesel, R-Cottage Grove,...
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Voter ID: is the cost worth the benefits?
I’ve not been very interested in or informed about the Voter ID debate thus far, but now that we citizens will be asked to vote on a constitutional amendment this fall, it’s time to try to get smarter...
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General Mills takes a brave public stand against the marriage amendment....
In last week’s Strib: General Mills against gay marriage ban General Mills is taking a stand against a proposed state constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, becoming the most prominent...
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Get visible with ‘Vote No, Don’t Limit the Freedom to Marry’ t-shirts, bumper...
Northfielder Suzannah Ciernia and colleagues were staffing a Minnesotans United for All Families table at the Taste of Northfield last week. I purchased a ‘Vote No, Don’t Limit the Freedom to...
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Cart-in camp site #1 at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: saaaaaweet
Robbie and I are camping at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park for a few days. The camping sites are primarily cart-in, which means that you haul your gear to your campsite with wheelbarrow-type...
View ArticleElection 2012 straw poll: Whom and what are you voting for?
Make your selections, then weigh in with your rationale. FEDERAL Take Our Poll - Take Our Poll - Take Our Poll STATE Take Our Poll - Take Our Poll - Take Our Poll - Take Our Poll COUNTY Take Our...
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The race for MN House District 20B: Wermerskirchen vs. Bly
It’s one month till the election and the race for MN House District 20B is between Brian Wermerskirchen and David Bly. If you’re looking for an online venue to discuss the race with your fellow...
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The race for MN Senate District 20: Dahle vs. Dudley
It’s one month till the election and the race for MN Senate District 20 is between Kevin Dahle and Mike Dudley. If you’re looking for an online venue to discuss the race with your fellow...
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Political parties at the MN legislature: Is DFL self-destruction inevitable?...
Northfielder and Carleton Political Science Professor Steven Schier had a commentary in the Strib ten days ago titled DFL-led Legislature: New era or new error? The essential problem is with one-party...
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Mill Towns Trail gets a boost from the Goodhue County Commissioners. Their...
The January 2013 issue of the Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota newsletter, Special Places, features news of the Mill Towns State Trail on its front page. The article is on their website: Done...
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Betsey Buckheit challenges Senator Kevin Dahle on Local Government Aid (LGA)
I saw former Northfield City Councilor Betsey Buckheit’s tweet this morning, linking to her blog post titled, Dear Senator Dahle where she says: With the power shift in the state legislature, I’m...
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Change the Open Meeting Law to allow our public officials to discuss some...
I’ve been digging deeper into the Minnesota Open Meeting Law (OML) lately, because A) my citizen engagement work with the City of Northfield (parking) and the Northfield Public Schools (technology);...
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A Bikeable Community Workshop in Faribault indicates what Northfield should...
Northfield City Administrator and Faribault resident Tim Madigan alerted me to a Bikeable Community Workshop hosted by the Faribault Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism last week. I contacted Kymn...
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The Mill Towns Trail between Northfield and Dundas is navigable, if you’re...
Armstrong Road between Northfield and Dundas is still closed from the July 13 flooding (Flooding wipes out Mill Towns Trail bridge, slices Armstrong Road, undermines railroad bed) and it could be...
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Mill Towns Trail update from the DNR: Northfield citizens have a problem to...
Top officials from the Minnesota DNR Parks and Trails Division held a meeting for a group of local elected officials on Friday at Dundas City Hall to bring them up to speed on current and future...
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