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Archives for January 2014

Embattled former Mankato college football coach gets new job

Elizabeth BaierElizabeth Baier January 30, 2014, 1:50 PM Jan 30, 2014
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Todd Hoffner, former head coach of at Minnesota State University, Mankato was named head football coach position at Minot State University. Read more →

Final PolyMet public hearing draws largest, feistiest crowd

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar January 28, 2014, 6:57 PM Jan 28, 2014
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The public’s last chance to speak in front of hundreds about why they like or loathe PolyMet’s plan to mine copper and nickel in northeastern Minnesota went out with a bang. More than 2,100 people packed a Saint Paul RiverCentre ballroom, matching in size but surpassing in feistiness the combined 2,000 or so people who Read more →

Arrowhead 135: The story behind the photos

Kate SmithKate Smith January 28, 2014, 11:04 AM Jan 28, 2014
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When I saw the photos from Derek Montgomery today at MPRNews.org I just knew I had to know more. The men and women who enter the Arrowhead 135 Ultra run, bike or ski in a 135-mile race through Minnesota’s north woods. Daunting – period. The athletes take their preparation seriously since their lives can depend on it. Read more →

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Citizens keep Chester Bowl going strong in Duluth

Dan Olson January 27, 2014, 11:01 AM Jan 27, 2014

The Chester Bowl partisans rallied and created a 501c3 that funnels donations to pay salaries of as many as 20 part time and full time workers including Thom Storm. Read more →

Goose antibodies that can save puppies

Dan Gunderson January 23, 2014, 4:23 PM Jan 23, 2014
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A Grand Forks company that uses goose antibodies to prevent and treat disease is close to marketing its first product, a treatment for parvovirus in dogs. I reported  in 2012 on the work Avianax is doing to develop a treatment for West Nile and other diseases. Because animal treatments require much less stringent testing than human testing, that’s Read more →

Mpls. and St. Paul public schools closed Thurs.

Molly BloomMolly Bloom January 22, 2014, 8:23 PM Jan 22, 2014
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Temperatures will struggle to reach zero across the state tomorrow — and a number of schools will be closed due to the frigid weather. The list of districts that will be closed tomorrow includes: Anoka-Hennepin Bloomington Eastern Carver County Eden Prairie Edina Hudson, Wis. Minneapolis Minnetonka Orono Prior Lake-Savage Richfield St. Louis Park St. Paul Read more →

Smaller crowd of mostly PolyMet supporters at hearing in Aurora

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar January 22, 2014, 1:51 PM Jan 22, 2014
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About 650 people gathered in Aurora tonight for the second of three public meetings on the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. Although the crowd was about half the size of last week’s meeting in Duluth, about the same number of people — 170 — had signed up to speak in the three hours designated for public Read more →

First PolyMet hearing featured civil, passionate informed speakers

Dan KrakerDan Kraker January 17, 2014, 2:06 PM Jan 17, 2014
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Despite DNR concerns, the first PolyMet public hearing in Duluth was marked by civility and informed comments. Read more →

How to avoid a national water crisis?

Dan Gunderson January 14, 2014, 3:51 PM Jan 14, 2014
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Most Americans are spoiled when it comes to water, according to Robert Glennon. We open the tap and get as much water as we want and it costs us less per month than a cellphone. • Beneath the Surface: Minnesota’s Pending Groundwater Challenge Glennon, a professor of law and public policy at Arizona State University Read more →

New Duluth office tower holds ‘symbolic importance’ for city

Dan KrakerDan Kraker January 14, 2014, 12:20 PM Jan 14, 2014
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A new office tower in Duluth that will serve as corporate headquarters for the women’s fashion retailer maurices also is an important symbol of the city’s newfound confidence, says Mayor Don Ness. Read more →

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