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Election results: Kids Voting Northfield

November 23, 2008 – 11:31 am

Rick Estenson, co-chair of Kids Voting Northfield (sponsored by the Northfield Rotary Club and WINGS), sent me the results of this year’s election. See the PDF or the Excel spreadsheet.
Co-chair Virginia Kaczmarek sent me these photos.
See Jane McWilliams’ blog post on Northfield.org for more info and [...]

By Griff Wigley | Also posted in Non-Profits & Civic Orgs, volunteerism | Comments (0)

Pownell and former opponents explain results

November 11, 2008 – 11:00 am

Rhonda Pownell said she wasn’t surprised to come out on top in a four-way race to fill an unexpired two-year term for an at-large seat on the Northfield City Council.
“I have energy and excitement and I’m encouraging others to come along,” Pownell said over a cup of herbal tea at the Bittersweet eatery on Thursday.
She [...]

By Bonnie Obremski | Also posted in RepJ Stories | Comments (0)

Photo album: LG election party at the Rueb

November 5, 2008 – 6:50 am

We had a modest turnout at our Locally Grown election party at the Upstairs Rueb last night. About 50 people total visited throughout the evening, with a group of about 15-20 there at any one time.
See the album or this slideshow of 7 photos (hey, I was busy!):

By Griff Wigley | Also posted in Photos | Comments (0)

“Chicks Rule” in local races

November 4, 2008 – 10:55 pm

‘Nuff said. Or maybe I should add, “It’s about time.”
See full results on MN Sec’y of State website

By Tracy Davis | Also posted in Community, Government | Comments (3)

2008 Election results and discussion: local municipal, county and school board races

November 4, 2008 – 5:59 pm

As the election returns come in today for the races in the cities of Northfield and Dundas, for Rice County Board, and for Northfield School Board, talk about them here with your fellow Northfield area citizens.
And help us track the results by linking to media coverage elsewhere.

By Griff Wigley | Comments (6)

2008 Election results and discussion: Minnesota legislature, Constitutional amendment

November 4, 2008 – 5:58 pm

As the election returns come in today for the races for Minnesota legislature and for the Constitutional amendment, talk about them here with your fellow Northfield area citizens.
And help us track the results by linking to media coverage elsewhere.

By Griff Wigley | Comments (0)

2008 Election results and discussion: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House

November 4, 2008 – 5:57 pm

As the election returns come in today for the races for President, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House, talk about them here with your fellow Northfield area citizens.
And help us track the results by linking to media coverage elsewhere.

By Griff Wigley | Comments (61)

Signs urging others to vote

November 4, 2008 – 1:39 pm

Click to enlarge:
Left: A sign in front of Village on the CannonRight: A sign in front of the Community Church of Northfield

By Griff Wigley | Comments (1)

Vote early, vote often

November 4, 2008 – 7:32 am

I went around to all the polling stations before 6 am to vote this morning. (I bought one of those special passes at City Hall last week.)

At the NCRC on Jefferson Parkway, (left) election judge Alex Beeby and his team were working hard gearing up inside, while (right) judges Ross Shoger and Arlene [...]

By Griff Wigley | Comments (0)

Election 2008: Griff’s picks

November 3, 2008 – 9:55 am

Once again, I’m the only leg of the Triumvirate stool with the cojones, Tracy’s gender not withstanding, to publicize who I’m supporting for office in 2008. [Harumph! However, see my final comment below.]
I’m inclined to be even less issues-oriented this election than in the past. Leadership, transparency, citizen engagement, and collaboration are more than [...]

By Griff Wigley | Comments (27)

Election 2008 straw polls on Locally Grown

November 2, 2008 – 7:39 am

Here are links to all our election-related straw polls. They all expire at midnight on Monday, Nov. 3.

Straw poll, Election 2008: Northfield School Board

Straw poll, Election 2008: Northfield City Council, Mayor

Straw poll, Election 2008: Northfield City Council, 4-year At-Large

Straw poll, Election 2008: Northfield City Council, 2-year At-Large

Straw poll, Election 2008: Northfield City Council, Ward [...]

By Griff Wigley | Also posted in Straw poll | Comments (2)

Straw poll, Election 2008: Northfield School Board

November 2, 2008 – 6:40 am

(Vote for up to 4 candidates)

By Griff Wigley | Also posted in Straw poll | Comments (1)

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.
RepJ stories by Bonnie Obremski
Use Google to search LG
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...
- 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...
Aggregated blogs

Below are the most recent weblog headlines from Northfield-area bloggers who mainly comment about local civic issues. See our blogosphere page for a complete directory of civic-oriented blogs in the area.
Bruce Anderson
Bill Ostrem
David Bly, State Rep. 25B
Ross Currier, NDDC Exec. Director
Kevin Dahle, State Senator, D25
Bruce Morlan/Politics and a Pint
League of Women Voters Northfield
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- Fluff & Faux News (182)
- Government (459)
- Health (13)
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- K-12 Education (61)
- Media (80)
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- People (25)
- Photos (215)
- Podcasts (129)
- Politics (50)
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- Religion (3)
- RepJ Project (14)
- RepJ Stories (40)
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- Straw poll (26)
- Technology (33)
- Transportation & Streets (36)
- Uncategorized (59)
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- volunteerism (11)
Blog Archives
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Commenters this month
- Andy Alt
- Anne Bretts
- Bill Ostrem
- Bonnie Obremski
- Bright Spencer
- Curt Benson
- David Henson
- David Ludescher
- david roberts
- Griff Wigley
- Holly Cairns
- kiffi summa
- Larry DeBoer
- martha cashman
- Paul Fried
- Peter Millin
- Tracy Davis
- Victor Summa
Calendar of events via Northfield.org

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