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January 14, 2011 5:38 AM

USDA unveils new rules for healthier school lunches

In the first major change in student meal requirements in more than a decade, school lunches would get healthier under new rules proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

by Julie Siple

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January 13, 2011 9:42 AM

Walz to hold ‘Congress on your Corner’ stop

U.S. Rep. Tim Walz will host a "Congress on your Corner" stop in Mankato on Friday, less than a week after a shooting rampage in Tuscon that killed six and injured 15, including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona.

by Elizabeth Baier

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January 13, 2011 5:10 AM

Duluth beach whale burps not so cute

A Duluth beach walker came across these balls of fibrous stuff on a beach near the city's Lakewalk, not long after a New Year's Eve storm. The round bundles -- about the size of a plumb -- seemed to combine plant material and other things tightly wound with bits of plastic.

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January 12, 2011 1:55 AM

Minnesota plans statewide rabies rule

The Minnesota Board of Animal Health is writing a new rule to require rabies vaccination for all dogs in Minnesota.

by Dan Gunderson

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January 10, 2011 4:58 AM

Rochester schools announce interim superintendent

The Rochester School Board has selected veteran education administrator Jackie Silver to temporarily replace Superintendent Romain Dallemand, who leaves the district this month. Silver, executive director of the district's Community Education Program, will become interim superintendent on Jan. 15.

by Elizabeth Baier

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January 7, 2011 7:34 AM

Amazing Magnetation mining

An upstart Iron Range company, has signed up with international giant Cargill to push its iron recovery technology worldwide. Magnetation uses patented technology to recover marketable iron from waste piles. Magnetation is one of the more amazing stories coming out of Minnesota's Iron Range, a mining region that often produces rags rather than riches stories.

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January 7, 2011 12:30 AM

State townships OK

State Auditor Rebecca Otto sees no major concerns in the fiscal health of the states nearly 1,800 townships

by Mark Steil

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January 6, 2011 7:00 AM

For many, food shelves the only option

Despite indications that the economy is improving, people continue to visit food shelves with stories about job loss and unemployment. Statewide, monthly food self visits have jumped 62 percent since the beginning of the economic downturn.

by Julie Siple

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January 6, 2011 2:50 AM

Leech Lake secretary-treasurer faces recall hearing

Next week the Leech Lake Tribal Council will decide the fate of Tribal Secretary-Treasurer Mike Bongo. Bongo is under fire for making a questionable multi-million dollar loan to a local businessman.

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January 4, 2011 3:52 AM

Canola oil plant brings jobs to Hallock

The plant is being built in response to a growing demand for canola oil. More farmers in the northern plains are growing canola. North Dakota leads the nation in canola production and canola is also big north of the border in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

by Dan Gunderson

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