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Peter Funt: Our status is quo

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama were more gracious and eloquent after the election than during the long campaign. They each sent the right signals Tuesday night, but will anything change?...

opinion / commentary Fri, Nov 09, 2012 - 1:37am

Newly elected Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk of Cook and his No. 2, Katie Sieben of Cottage Grove, meet the press Thursday night after Minnesota Senate Democrats picked leaders. Don Davis | Bemidji Pioneer

Three former DFL rivals lead Minnesota government

ST. PAUL — Democratic competitors in the 2010 Minnesota governor’s race will be state government’s three most powerful politicians. Senate Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party members Thursday picked Sen. Tom Bakk of Cook...

news / local Fri, Nov 09, 2012 - 1:36am

Steve and Cokie Roberts: Moderation in all things

What’s the proper role for the federal government? That question has been a major topic in the election, but all too often, the answers have been reduced to silly oversimplifications...

opinion / commentary Tue, Nov 06, 2012 - 12:31am

Pioneer Editorial: Cheers and Jeers

Communication gaffes raise some red flags VenuWorks, the firm hired to manage and operate the Sanford Center, found itself in a quandary with its top management post at the facility...

opinion Tue, Oct 30, 2012 - 1:26am

Dr. Ed Ehlinger, the commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Health, discusses ways to improve Minnesota’s state of health. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Minnesota health commissioner presents plan for state’s improvement

BEMIDJI – Thirty-nine years ago, Minnesota Gov. Wendell Anderson graced the cover of Time with the headline “The Good Life in Minnesota.” Dr. Ed Ehlinger, commissioner for the Minnesota Department...

news / local Tue, Oct 30, 2012 - 1:14am

City candidates debate ahead of election

BEMIDJI – Candidates for three city positions discussed a wide range of issues in a forum Wednesday night at city hall. The forum was hosted by Citizens for an Informed...

news / local Thu, Oct 25, 2012 - 12:39am

Pioneer Editorial: Cheers and Jeers

A reasonable price to pay The implementation of the CodeRED Reverse 911 Emergency Notification System for the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office is a benefit to all citizens and a welcome...

opinion Tue, Oct 23, 2012 - 12:21am

Bemidji doctor serving on state medical board

BEMIDJI – Dr. Maria Statton, recommended by the Minnesota Medical Association, was appointed to the state of Minnesota’s Board of Medical Practice Oct. 8 by Gov. Mark Dayton. Her term...

news / local Fri, Oct 19, 2012 - 8:47pm

Shared caseload system prompts concerns, complaints about county’s HHS

BEMIDJI – After the Beltrami County Board spent more than an hour in its work session Tuesday with an update from the county Health and Human Services Income Maintenance Division,...

news / local Wed, Oct 17, 2012 - 10:23pm

U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson talked Tuesday about how the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development can assist smaller communities with building projects. Peterson, while attending an open house celebrating a USDA loan to the Bemidji Community Art Center, is pictured with Lori Forshee-Donnay, the executive director of the BCAC. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

New home for arts: Rural Development loan to transform ‘blank canvas’

BEMIDJI – U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson on Tuesday called the planned relocation of the Bemidji Community Art Center “a great example of what we do every day through Rural Development.”...

news / local Tue, Oct 09, 2012 - 11:43pm

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon was all smiles Tuesday afternoon during her first parachute jump. She dove in tandem with Army Sgt. First Class Aaron Figel. Golden Knights photo

Lieutenant governor parachute jumps for military

ST. PAUL — Minnesota Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon said her first parachute jump was peaceful. At least it was after the initial fear of jumping out of an airplane...

news Wed, Sep 26, 2012 - 3:33am

BSU among state’s colleges to gain training grant for high-skill manufacturing jobs

BEMIDJI – Four Minnesota colleges, including Bemidji State University, will share a $13 million grant to expand programs to train workers for high-wage, high-skilled manufacturing jobs in Minnesota. The grant,...

news / education Thu, Sep 20, 2012 - 11:34am

U of Minn. offers to freeze tuition for new money

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The University of Minnesota is offering a tuition freeze in exchange for new money from the Legislature. University President Eric Kaler is tying increased funding for the...

news Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 4:00pm

Saints big winner in MN bonding sweepstakes

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — St. Paul has emerged as the big winner in a new way of handing out state bonding money, with $25 million set aside for a...

news Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 2:59pm

Mayors of Mississippi River towns seek solutions

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mayors from more than three dozen communities along the Mississippi River are coming together in hopes of drawing attention — specifically that of federal lawmakers —...

news Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 2:58pm

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