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Statewide Blog

Try eating on a food stamp budget

Try eating on a food stamp budget

In its second food stamp challenge, Open Arms is challenging Minnesotans to eat on $30.25 for one week in November. That's the amount people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program receive.
by Julie Siple

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Sand mining debate moves south to Winona

The controversy over frac sand mining has spread to yet another pocket of southeastern Minnesota. Dozens of people attended a Winona meeting to discuss proposed mine operations.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Post office closings set

Post office closings set

The trip to the post office is going to get a little longer for residents of eight small Minnesota communities. The U.S. Postal Service officials plan to close their post offices over the next month..
by Mark Steil

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Around MN: Iron Range mesothelioma deaths increase, what’s next for OccupyMN?, DFL wins special elections

The number of Iron Rangers who died of mesothelioma has reached 82, up from 63 when last reported by state health officials in 2010. Health officials say they found the additional cases by checking death records in other states for former Iron Range residents who moved out of Minnesota.
by Michael Olson

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Around MN: Domestic violence rises, BWCA fire damage becomes clear, Hobo farmers

Around MN: Domestic violence rises, BWCA fire damage becomes clear, Hobo farmers

In less than a month, three Twin Cities women have died from domestic violence. The latest victim is a 44-year-old woman from Coon Rapids who called police for help, just hours before her death. So far this year, 19 women have died at the hands' of an abuser, compared to 16 women in all of 2010.
by Michael Olson

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