Michael Olson“I find myself in the strange position of cheering her on,” admitted anti-Bachmann blogger Karl Bremer, 58, who lives in Stillwater.
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Julie Siple
In its second food stamp challenge, Open Arms is challenging Minnesotans to eat on $30.25 for one week in November. That’s the amount people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program receive.
Elizabeth Baier
Mark Steil
The trip to the post office is going to get a little longer for residents of eight small Minnesota communities. The U.S. Postal Service officials plan to close their post offices over the next month..
In less than a month, three Twin Cities women have died from domestic violence. The latest victim is a 44-year-old woman from Coon Rapids who called police for help, just hours before her death. So far this year, 19 women have died at the hands’ of an abuser, compared to 16 women in all of 2010.
The Minnesota Pork Board today donated 1,860 pounds of ground pork to Second Harvest Heartland, a Maplewood-based food bank. The donation represents a growing relationship between farmers and organizations that distribute food to people who need help.