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February 26, 2012
Goodness for February 13 – 19, 2012
Monday: waking up and the first thought being Hey, I’m not cold.
Valentine’s Tuesday: reading Beyonce and Usher lyrics like poetry to my kids – I really thought they’d like it, but they only kind of did
Wednesday: snug on the couch sharing popcorn and space – this place has made me more affectionate than I’ve ever been
August 14, 2011
The experience I had on Madeline Island was so overwhelming that I can't just write one little snippet. There will be pieces of it shared as I try to wrap my brain around it all.
To Katherine, Marcia, Marilyn, Ginny, Brenda, Terri, Jacey, Judy, and Mary--
Thank you.
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February 25, 2011
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Bargaining rights update
Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill that takes away collective bargaining rights for public workers, an Associated Press story in the Star Tribune says this morning.
February 24, 2011
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Unionization vote
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse faculty will still vote whether to unionize, although the timing isn't so good, Minnesota Public Radio says in a piece this morning.
"About 350 tenured and tenure-track faculty are voting Wednesday and Thursday on whether to join the American Federation of Teachers. Professors had hoped to bargain for smaller class sizes and higher wages," the story says.
February 22, 2011
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Snow, snow, snow
The news of the day is again the weather as people try to recover from the last several days of snowfall.
Delivery drivers talked about their work in winter in today's Winona Daily News:
February 21, 2011
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Winter weather
A major winter storm that hit the Midwest will linger into today, news reports say today.
February 15, 2011
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Budget announced today
Cities and counties won't get further state aid cuts in the budget that Gov. Mark Dayton will release today, according to the Star Tribune.
"Dayton will propose nearly $3.5 billion in funding to local governments, keeping aid exactly at the levels they had counted on. That's according to an administration official with knowledge of the budget and a page of the budget document to be released Tuesday," the...
February 4, 2011
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'Leave, leave, leave,' protesters chant
Entering their 11th day of protesting, more than 100,000 Egyptians gathered again in Tahrir Square in Cairo today as they urged the removal of President Hosni Mubarak.
February 17, 2010
I've been following the stories of two vacant Saint Paul theatres for a while now and they both seem to be catching my attention more and more lately...
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