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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

Fed unveils bold, open-ended steps to aid economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve unleashed a series of bold and open-ended steps Thursday designed to stimulate the economy by boosting the stock market and making it cheaper for...

news Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 2:56pm

House approves Boundary Waters land swap

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. House approved legislation Wednesday that would swap 86,000 acres of state-owned land inside the Boundary Waters for an equal value of federal land outside the...

news Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 9:13am

Dayton to unveil grants for construction projects

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton says he will announce Thursday which local construction projects will get a slice of a $47.5 million state grant fund. The governor...

news Thu, Sep 13, 2012 - 9:10am

Northern Township: Birchmont hearing to continue

NORTHERN TOWNSHIP – Frustrated property owners filled the Northern Town Hall Tuesday night to voice their objections to reassessments for a utility expansion project near their homes. The joint meeting...

news / local Wed, Sep 12, 2012 - 2:51am

Donna Brazile: Forward to a better future

Citing the preamble to the Constitution that united 13 independent states and created the United States of America by forming a more perfect union, former President Bill Clinton said, “If...

opinion / commentary Wed, Sep 12, 2012 - 1:07am

Bemidji landlords say they should be reimbursed

BEMIDJI – More than a dozen landlords argued in Beltrami County conciliation court Monday that the city should reimburse them after recent changes in the rental ordinance. The 13 landlords’...

news / local Tue, Sep 11, 2012 - 1:46am

Pioneer Editorial: Cheers & Jeers

Overcrowding challenges educators As Minnesota students headed back to classrooms last week, it came as no surprise that the Bemidji School District’s elementary facilities are bursting at the seams. Last...

opinion Mon, Sep 10, 2012 - 4:56pm

Tina Dupuy: Trickle-down economics is a pyramid scheme

A few years ago, I had a friend who didn’t want anyone to know she was going to therapy. Instead, she would announce at her place of business she was...

opinion / commentary Wed, Sep 05, 2012 - 1:16am

Beltrami County Board: Pilings are a concern for boaters

BEMIDJI — Many boaters who have navigated on the Mississippi River between Lake Irving and Lake Bemidji know of the hazardous pilings that stick up from the bottom, but for...

news / local Wed, Sep 05, 2012 - 12:56am

Bemidji City Council: Calendar parking to go into effect for more streets

BEMIDJI – The city council voted Tuesday to enforce calendar parking on more city streets. Once the restrictions go into effect, they’ll be enforced from midnight to 6 a.m. on...

news / local Wed, Sep 05, 2012 - 12:55am

Minn. pays $1.9M in subsidies in legislative races

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic legislative candidates are getting more campaign subsidies this year, thanks in part to Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton's decision to forego the subsidy two years...

news Tue, Sep 04, 2012 - 3:37pm

Low interest equals savings for Minn. governments

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The nation's ongoing economic struggles have an upside for Minnesota cities, counties and school districts that have saved millions by refinancing debt at rock-bottom interest...

news Tue, Sep 04, 2012 - 11:14am

Char Kerelko of Floodwood, Minn., who attends St. Louis Catholic Church, reacts to the news that the Rev. Peter Lambert, the church’s pastor, gave money to Minnesotans United, a group that is trying to defeat the state marriage amendment. Kerelko supports the pastor’s position. Bob King | Forum Communications

Priest takes quiet stand against marriage amendment

by brandon stahl Forum Communications FLOODWOOD – Minnesota’s Catholic dioceses have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of the Marriage Amendment, which, if passed, would place a constitutional...

news / region Mon, Sep 03, 2012 - 9:33pm

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