We’re reviving Locally Grown. Stay tuned.
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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
- On creating a vibrant online eco-system for civic engagement in Northfield (100)
- Jerry Friedman: David L: Juries are charged with determining the truth. They hear the evidence (or facts) and...
- Jerry Friedman: David K: My understanding of “transparency” is when a journalist shows the process...
- Anne Bretts: Here is more news about the newspaper industry: http://money.cnn.com/video/...
- David Henson: I know this is thread drift but 90-95% of felonies in the US are handled by plea bargain …...
- kiffi summa: David K. and David L.: I don’t think the two of you are going to agree in this semantic game....
- New Northfield Mayor Mary Rossing talks about her first day (10)
- Ross Currier: Hey Mary - I would suggest that you create a little display on your counter, with a clearly...
- Bonnie Obremski: P.S. Martha, Vimeo is a relatively new Web site that is somewhat like YouTube because it allows...
- Bonnie Obremski: Hi Bright! I see what you’re saying…free advertising for Present Perfect? I could...
- Bright Spencer: This was an enjoyable bit of video and Mary is a good communicator. I do have a question, Is it...
- Mary Rossing: One more thing, I will be on locallygrown on KYMN (1080 on your am dial) this evening at 5:30, so...
- Clutter buster Nancy Aspaas is based right here in River City (1)
- David Koenig: I just met Nancy a few weeks ago after Christmas Festival. She’s a high energy professional...
- Conversion of Southgate to Culver’s (26)
- david roberts: Happy New Year to Culvers Thank-You for the great and most wonderful taste delight in the custard...
- Tom Zenk: You are an angel Char, don’t let anyone ever tell you different. We owe gratitude to many...
- Rick Warren: a good choice by Obama for the inaugural invocation (10)
- Bright Spencer: Obama is looking for communicators to fill a need for transparency.
- Bright Spencer: Obama is looking for communicators to fill a need for transparency. What I am learning to my...
- Patrick Enders: Barack Obama is a very clever man.
- David Ludescher: Bright: Obama might be pandering to the right. My sense is that Obama has decided that he is...
- Bright Spencer: I think Obama wants to pander to the right, so that he can keep his lead next term. If all he...
- One employee pleads guilty in Rate Search Ponzi scheme (4)
- Griff Wigley: Good questions, Ray. In today’s Nfld News: City seeking payback for lost millions. City...
- Ray Cox: Curt, when you say ‘written off’ what are you meaning? Has the city given up any hope of...
- Curt Benson: Ray, I think the final amount lost was 2.3 million and it has been written off....
- Ray Cox: While it is good that someone is being held accountable for the theft of these funds, I’m more...
- Way Park public hearing tonight on closure of 1st Street West (7)
- Griff Wigley: In today’s Nfld News: Open or shut? A look at the benefits and drawbacks of a few of the...
- Tracy Davis: The Way Park master plan scheme is available in PDF form on the City website here:...
- Griff Wigley: I’ve added a photo (to the blog post above) of the Way Park design sketch on a poster board...
- David Sudermann: Jane, with all due respect to you, our friend and neighbor, there are compelling reasons to...
- Jane McWilliams: Because I will be attending the hearing tonight as the League of Women Voters observer, I will...
- Is the Co-op Republican/Conservative-friendly? (59)
- Stephanie Henriksen: Sure, it’s great to have Just Food Coop where we can find some more healthy foods,...
- Ray Cox: Paul F, this conservative certainly does not approve of the use of bovine growth hormones (BGH, Bst,...
- Peter Millin: Comparing an Amish chair to an IKEA chair is a bit extreme, there is a lot of good choices in...
- Paul Fried: Thanks to Mike McGovern for outing himself and spouse as conservatives. Maybe I saw five that...
- Photo album: Harvest sculpture dedication (6)
- Helen Albers: Yes, the Northfield Public Library sculpture named AHIMSA, by Ray Jacobson, is a memorial to my...
- Photo album: the 2009 Northfield City Council takes over (1)
- Bonnie Obremski: I spoke with Mary Rossing today. She said she and other people at the meeting weren’t...
- Coffee discussion on Representative Journalism Project (1)
- Mona Obremski: Please accept my absentee contribution to this talk. Check out this design gem with content....
- NTV’s future uncertain after 23 years of providing public access (48)
- Will Craig: Burnsville’s new studio will be operational by mid-January.
- Bonnie Obremski: Griff–Just a little info: When Mark Hotchkiss of the Burnsville/Eagan station spoke to...
- Griff Wigley: Looks like Burnsville and Eagan have been rethinking their public access TV. (Thx, Ray, for...
- Sweet Lou’s Waffles shuts down for now (5)
- David Henson: Business can be very tough but Sweet Lou’s seemed like a strong concept and a great addition...
- Jerry Bilek: I’ll miss Sweet Lou’s. I hope the manager is able to buy the business. The food was...
- Bonnie Obremski: Norman suggested I talk with Louis E. Newman (Griff, you accidentally spelled Louis’ name...
- Holly Cairns: Pretty funny, John George! Oh, no more Sweet Lou’s. Darn.
- Hager clarifies financial relationship between city and NTV (2)
- Bonnie Obremski: Thanks for the insight Britt. Hager created NTV, not the city, but I guess I still have to...
- Disposing your high-tech trash: cheaper and somewhat convenient (6)
- Carl Arnold: I’ve often been discouraged from recycling some items because I’d have to drive out to...
- How would you balance the State’s short- and long-term budget problem? (116)
- Holly Cairns: Oh, and I agree there should be a freedom to fail… and under regulated capitalism, there is...
- Holly Cairns: Ray said:It also is interesting to note that minorities have prospered and done much better under...
- Ray Cox: Holly, I’m not following your statement “under Republicans only certain people get...
- Practice safe lunch: use condiments (3)
- Bright Spencer: Last time I was in Tiny’s, Tim called me out on the choice of condiments after I told him...
- John S. Thomas: Can someone post Tiny’s hours please?
- Ally Beyer: Hey Dad, NICE PIC!!! Love it!
- River City Books to close (3)
- Martha Cashman: It is a tragic loss indeed. I hate to see one more shuttered store front downtown. Monkey…...
- On creating a vibrant online eco-system for civic engagement in Northfield (100)
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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.
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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 -
Blog categories
- Aggregated posts (3)
- Arts & Culture (131)
- Blogosphere (48)
- Businesses (345)
- Colleges (70)
- Community (43)
- Consumption (1)
- Elections (67)
- Environment (113)
- Fluff & Faux News (188)
- Government (491)
- Health (14)
- International (1)
- K-12 Education (65)
- Media (87)
- National issues (3)
- Non-Profits & Civic Orgs (233)
- parks (2)
- People (33)
- Photos (225)
- Podcasts (134)
- Politics (53)
- Reflection (25)
- Religion (3)
- RepJ Project (19)
- RepJ Stories (50)
- SiteAdmin (91)
- Sports & Leisure (29)
- Straw poll (27)
- Technology (34)
- Transportation & Streets (36)
- Uncategorized (62)
- Video (46)
- volunteerism (14)
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Blog Archives
- January 2009 (17)
- December 2008 (81)
- November 2008 (93)
- October 2008 (88)
- September 2008 (72)
- August 2008 (89)
- July 2008 (88)
- June 2008 (78)
- May 2008 (84)
- April 2008 (57)
- March 2008 (63)
- February 2008 (63)
- January 2008 (72)
- December 2007 (72)
- November 2007 (55)
- October 2007 (62)
- September 2007 (51)
- August 2007 (59)
- July 2007 (66)
- June 2007 (47)
- May 2007 (73)
- April 2007 (49)
- March 2007 (43)
- February 2007 (47)
- January 2007 (53)
- December 2006 (45)
- November 2006 (31)
- October 2006 (42)
- September 2006 (27)
- June 2006 (1)
- May 2006 (4)
- April 2006 (4)
- March 2006 (2)
- February 2006 (4)
- January 2006 (3)
- December 2005 (2)
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Commenters this month
- Ally Beyer
- Anne Bretts
- Arlen Malecha
- Bonnie Obremski
- Bright Spencer
- Bruce W. Morlan
- Carl Arnold
- Charlene Coulombe- F
- Curt Benson
- David Henson
- David Koenig
- David Ludescher
- david roberts
- David Sudermann
- Griff Wigley
- Helen Albers
- Holly Cairns
- Jane McWilliams
- Jerry Bilek
- Jerry Friedman
- john george
- John S. Thomas
- kiffi summa
- Leonard Witt
- Martha Cashman
- Mary Rossing
- Mona Obremski
- Nick Waterman
- Patrick Enders
- Paul Fried
- Peter Millin
- Randy Jennings
- Ray Cox
- Ross Currier
- Sean Hayford O'Leary
- Stephanie Henriksen
- Tom Zenk
- Tracy Davis
- Will Craig
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Google Friend Connect
3 Comments
Cool.
Hey, Bruce, good to see you found us.
We’re not cool yet but soon.
Hey Bruce:
Please feel free to toss us some topic ideas…and encourage your friends…and enemies…to do the same.
Thanks much,
Ross