Loading ...Pine County, like the rest of the state of Minnesota, is feeling the pains of cuts to state aid. However, Pine County might get a bit of a cushion, depending on the outcome of hearings last week at the State Capitol.
Just a few years after decorating the Braham High School basketball gym with awards and honors, Braham native Isaiah Dahlman was cutting down the nets in Indianapolis, Sunday, with his Michigan State University teammates, celebrating their trip to the Final Four.
Get Green. What is green? It’s a color, of course. It’s also the way kids feel in 4-H – that they’re part of something alive and moving. Pine County families are invited to discover the exciting things happening in 4-H today at a Get Green event scheduled for March 30, 2009; 6:00 p.m. at the Pine County Courthouse in Pine City.
4-H Program Coordinator Lorelei Swenson talks about Monday’s event:
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(Column from House Minority Leader Marty Seifert)
If there is one day that perfectly symbolizes the 2009 legislative session at this point it would be Thursday, March 19. That morning, the Department of Employment and Economic Development announced that Minnesota’s unemployment rate hit 8.1 percent, the highest rate since 1983.
(Column from Sen. Rick Olseen)
Last year, Minnesota voters passed a constitutional amendment to increase the sales tax and dedicate those proceeds to the outdoors, clean water, parks and trails, and cultural heritage. Support for this amendment showed that Minnesotans from all over the state value our natural resources and the opportunity to recreate in them.
