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Representative Journalism
Locally Grown has been chosen to test an innovative project called Representative Journalism (RepJ). Bonnie Obremski is the RepJ reporter/journalist currently assigned to Northfield.See the complete listing of all her stories here, most current ones first.
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Discussion
- Our nation’s financial crisis (640)
- Peter Millin: The whole discussion on the bailout is academic, since we are not talking about real money anyway....
- David Henson: Just how expensive is the credit crisis (more than WWII the next most...
- Paul Fried: David, if the bailout was reverse socialism, it seems you want to expand that to everyone, but...
- Peter Millin: Crisis??…What crisis? http://www.politico.com/news/s tories/1208/16117.html Anyone remember...
- Peter Millin: maybe i have become too cynical. Am I the only one that thinks that it is ironic that congress...
- DNC and the RNC: the good, the bad, the ugly (445)
- Peter Millin: 443 Obama for better or for worse will make history as the first black POTUS, regardless if he...
- Bright Spencer: I don’t know why the absentee ballots were excluded in the first place, ref 441.
- Bright Spencer: Peter, in #442 you made an interesting comment. Could you expound upon that? Did you mean his...
- Peter Millin: Bright, While you might be correct it still speaks to Obama’s character. It’s not...
- Peter Millin: http://thehill.com/campaign-20 08/franken-may-seek-senates-he lp-to-win-race-2008-12-01.html Who...
- Judges set bail for alleged heroin dealers (72)
- Bonnie Obremski: District court judges set omnibus hearings for three more of the defendants. Jacob DeMann is...
- Neighborhood associations in Northfield - where are you? (4)
- Larry DeBoer: I think the neighborhoods built after about 1990 to the East and Southeast of town are are named...
- Tracy Davis: David L., using your criteria (that neighborhood associations “only” represent those...
- Bill Ostrem: My experience of living in Minneapolis and St. Paul makes me think that defined neighborhoods are a...
- David Ludescher: Tracy: Is there a problem defining “neighbor” as someone within 350 feet? It seems...
- Northfield civic blogosphere directory updated (4)
- Andy Alt: Griff, Thank you.
- Griff Wigley: Thanks, Andy. DONE!
- Andy Alt: Griff, can you add Mental Health in Northfield MN to the Locally Grown civic blogosphere directory?
- Gleason offering land for liquor store to city for $1 (11)
- Holly Cairns: Well thanks for checking on that Bonnie. I guess it’s residential, then. Or commercial.
- Holly Cairns: Ah, good, Northfield will again be a KFC town. I mean, is that good? KFC didn’t make it...
- Griff Wigley: Curt, of those 3 lots that make up Gleason’s “Bridgewater Commons,” there are...
- Curt Benson: Bonnie, who owns the property adjacent to Gleason’s proposed site? Are there any plans...
- Griff Wigley: Tracy, I think the global financial meltdown/recession makes it even more important that the...
- Holly Cairns: Well thanks for checking on that Bonnie. I guess it’s residential, then. Or commercial.
- Podcast: Councilor-elect Erica Zweifel (3)
- Holly Cairns: Is the discussion re: “women only meeting” over? I was hoping Brendon would join in....
- Ross Currier: Rob - Whew, glad we dodged the “Cold One Controversy”… - Ross
- Rob Hardy: About Tracy’s female-only gathering, Ross said that the guys who complained should grab a cold...
- City asks Lansing to dismantle Christmas-tree housing structure (18)
- martha cashman: I continue to be amazed by Lansing’s flagrant disregard for the laws of this City and...
- Anne Bretts: What is there to resolve? Temporary structures are just that. They aren’t designed to...
- Bonnie Obremski: Hello all, I was away for the holiday. I spoke with Mayor Lee Lansing on Tuesday and he said he...
- Charlene Coulombe- F: I do not think the license which is being referenced is the actual one needed since there...
- Nick Waterman: If the powers that be have this much free time, perhaps they could go out and repaint some of the...
- McCain was right. The surge worked. The war in Iraq is over. We won. Now what? (264)
- Peter Millin: The Iraqi government just approved a plan that will have our troops out in three years. Finally.
- Anthony Pierre: griff. friedman has been a fan of ‘dick’ foreign policy all the way back to 2003...
- Griff Wigley: Tom Friedman’s column today: In the last year, though, the U.S. troop surge and the backlash...
- St. John’s beats Carleton 14-10 for MIAC crown (2)
- david roberts: Carleton College Knights had several players all M.I.A.C and Carleton has the football coach of...
- A Small Town with Big Ideas on Citizen Journalism (1)
- Bonnie Obremski: Nice work Mackenzie! To clarify a point: The Harnisch Family Foundation of New York, via Ruth...
- Why is the new kiosk going to waste? (24)
- Victor Summa: James. REMINDER! Recall our conversation last week at G’bye Blue Mondays? Hope you’re...
- Mary Rossing: Jim What is the cost of a sponsorship?
- Heading to the Dome (1)
- David Henson: Griff - how do you feel about the G1? Esp - how does it work in Northfield ?
- Willie’s Shoe Repair gets a new sign (5)
- Bright Spencer: Oh, thank goodness! I was under the erroneous impression that Willie’s Shoe Repair store...
- Robbie Wigley: Don’t let him kid you. Griff has been supporting the Duct Tape industry for the last 10...
- Northfield video game designer immune to economic woes (4)
- Griff Wigley: This story has now been pinged/linked to hundreds of times by misc. video gaming sites. I’ve...
- In the Obama-Era, Plans Revive for a Northfield-Twin Cities Rail Line (34)
- Bill Ostrem: For an interesting history of the Twin Cities streetcars, see the book “Twin Cities by...
- Stephanie Henriksen: Bright, I wish we could go back to that time. Railroads have gained too much power in...
- Bright Spencer: In Illinois, freight lines operate via the behest of the government of the people and are, or at...
- CAC and CEL team up again to raise awareness of homeless (12)
- Bright Spencer: My mom used to bring the homeless person into the nearby McDonalds’ and buy a burger and a...
- Supporting downtown Northfield retail whether I like it or not (1)
- John S. Thomas: … and I thought my father-in-law had a pair that was looking bad! Thanks for the tip on...
- Love Your Town (5)
- Griff Wigley: Thanks for that, Dean. The summary is at: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/ content/abstract/1161405...
- Audio and photo album: Moravian Church town hall forum on heroin (4)
- Curt Benson: I’ve got google news alerts set to turn up news about heroin use in suburbs and small towns,...
- Happy Thanksgiving to all you turkeys out there (1)
- Mike Zenner: Which Turkey should be pardoned? http://in.reuters.com/news/pic tures/rpSlideshows?articleI...
- Our nation’s financial crisis (640)
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Bruce Anderson
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Bill Ostrem
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David Bly, State Rep. 25B
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Ross Currier, NDDC Exec. Director
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Kevin Dahle, State Senator, D25
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Bruce Morlan/Politics and a Pint
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League of Women Voters Northfield
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Calendar of events via Northfield.org
- Collectible, give-able (and even usable) art.
- Northfield Tennis Association annual meeting and tennis mixer on Monday
- YMCA Messy Play (2 & 3-5 yr olds)
- Northfield Area Land Use: A Panel Discussion and Update (Focus on St. Olaf)
- MOMS Club of Northfield, MN - Monthly Meeting
- Skating Spirit Night - All Welcome
- Family Winter Walk Fun at Just Food Co-op
- St. Olaf Bookstore book signing: State Fair
- Authors Visiting River City Books During Winter Walk
- Carleton to Host Annual Craft and Custodial Bake Sale
- Waffle Dinner - Band Fundraiser
- St. Olaf Bookstore book signing: The Book of Ages
- The Sweeter Sdie of Amy's Bread: Cakes, Cookies, Bars, Pastries and More from New York City's Favorite Bakery
- View the stars at Carleton's Goodsell Observatory Friday, December 5
- Cannon River STEM School Open House
- Baking with Alternative Sweeteners at Just Food
- Tales of the Road: Highway 61 book signing at St. Olaf Bookstore
- Come One, Come All: Easy Entertaining with Seasonal Menus book signing at St. Olaf Bookstore
- Jon Manners Serves Up Rocks & Salt
- Sing along with the Bratlanders this Saturday!
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