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President Barack Obama addressed Congress in his first State of the Union address. Obama called for bipartisanship in tackling America’s economic difficulties. Congressman Jim Oberstar and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar react to Obama’s speech.
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is making a stop in Cambridge, Wednesday. The Governor will speak to the Chamber of Commerce at the Isanti County Historical Society at 11:45 a.m.
Washington DC – The State of Minnesota will receive federal funding to conduct an environmental review of a passenger rail line between Duluth and Minneapolis.
ST. PAUL – Rep. Torrey Westrom and Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen have authored legislation to transfer some state prisoners to a private facility, saving Minnesota taxpayers millions of dollars while providing additional space needed to house sex offenders. The bills would transfer inmates from the state-owned, medium-security Moose Lake prison to Minnesota’s lone privately run facility, Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton.
(Editorial from Matt Mathiasen of Mora, MN)
People who have lived for any length of time in rural Minnesota will tell you that very few things worth doing are accomplished alone – that partnerships are the essence of “neighbors helping neighbors.”
Every nine seconds a woman is battered in the United States, according to a study by the Family Violence Prevention Fund. The Black Dog Hill Shelter in Cambridge is opening, Wednesday, to provide assistance for battered women and children.
Susan Morris, Chair of The Refuge:
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Burnett County Sheriff Dean Roland discusses recently released 2007 Wisconsin Crime Statistics and the weekly call log.
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