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The front page of today’s Northfield News had this article by managing editor Devlyn Brooks: Spring means home and garden time: Garden show this weekend; seasonal stories inside. Here’s an…

While on a walk yesterday in the Upper Arb, I noticed this memorial near the rec center. (Click photos to enlarge.) Text on the plaque in the center photo: In…

In this week’s Business Week, Jon Fine’s Media Centric column is titled Down And Out In The ‘Burbs: Turns out it’s tough to make local work on the Web. There…

I spent the past two days Grand Rapids, doing some consulting for the Blandin Foundation and KAXE – Northern Community Radio on how to best foster the development of citizen…

MPR reporter Sea Stachura is looking for help with five stories she’s working on (see below).

I got the following announcement email from her since I signed up for MPR’s Public Insight Network. Feel free to contact her directly if you’ve got some suggestions.

I wonder if the new publisher/editor of the Northfield News, Sam Gett, might consider encouraging his reporters to do something like this?

Hi. I’m Sea Stachura, the Rochester bureau reporter for MPR News. I’m writing to you because you are an important part of our Public Insight Network, and because you live in my part of the world, southeastern Minnesota.

At MPR, we do the best reporting when we partner with people who are living the issues and news we cover… people like you. I want to hear your comments, ideas and stories about the region, because you will always know more about your community than I do.

I’d also like to send you occasional updates on the stories I’m working on and the issues I’m considering. In return, I hope you’ll share what you know, offer your own ideas, or direct me to someone who might be a good resource.

I hope to expand my reporting on the Latino and Somali communities, the environment, and issues in Iowa (up to now, I’ve done little in Iowa). I’m open to ideas on any subject. Share your suggestions by clicking here.

Or, you can always contact public insight analyst Melody Ng directly at publicinsight@mpr.org with urgent information or thoughts on stories we should be covering.

I’m looking forward to hearing what you have to say. Thanks for participating.

Best,

Sea Stachura

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