Bakk’s bid for DFL endorsement in governor’s race ends
On March 20, Senator Tom Bakk (DFL-Cook) formally ended his bid to receive the 2010 DFL endorsement for governor. Bakk made his announcement at the St. Louis County DFL Convention.
Bakk said he hopes his campaign slogan of “jobs, jobs, jobs” will stay at the forefront of the gubernatorial race. Full Story
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This fox looks as agile as a cat on the edge of this birdbath. Sandy Updyke imagined the fox might be thinking, “If the deer can get a drink out of this thing, then so can I!” Updyke’s Hovland neighbors enjoy the photos she captures of area wildlife.
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County fiber optic saga continues
Thepursuit of delivering fiber optic to almost every Cook County home has met with a new twist, but new twists are becoming routine. “Every time the phone rings we get a new piece of information,” Cook County Information Systems Director Danna MacKenzie told the county board on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Full Story
School board hears pleas to save the best teachers
TheISD 166 school board opened its St. Patrick’s Day 2010 meeting with a standing-room-only crowd in front of it. On the agenda was a vote to start the process of placing teachers on unrequested leaves of absence in the face of declining enrollment and budget shortfalls. Full Story
Termination requested for “Tip of Trail” sale
The “Tip of the Trail,” a 5.6- acre parcel of land at the end of the Gunflint Trail, has been the center of controversy for more than a decade, and disagreement over the property continues with a court date scheduled for June 8, 2010 to determine whether title concerns should terminate the current contract for sale. Full Story
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