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City Mouse’s 35th Anniversary Reunion

By Leigh Pomeroy | 12.28.06 | 12:17 pm

Anyone with any knowledge of the Minnesota music scene over the last several decades will recognize the name City Mouse. On Saturday, Dec. 30, the Mankato-based band will celebrate its 35th anniversary at T.J. Finnegan’s Pub in…

Obstacles push DM&E expansion to the tipping point

By Leigh Pomeroy | 12.15.06 | 6:44 pm

Once considered a “sure thing,” the proposed Dakota Minnesota & Eastern (DM&E) Railroad expansion into the coal-rich Powder River Basin could be on the verge of collapse. The reasons for this are many and varied, but a last-minute provision slipped…

Tim Walz update

By Leigh Pomeroy | 11.29.06 | 12:05 pm

Tim Walz has segued in the last two years from laid-back school teacher to frenetic campaigner and now equally frenetic congressman-elect. It’s quite a transition. Though official announcements will be forthcoming, here’s what’s happening on the QT:

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Walz minus Kerry draws more than McCain plus Pawlenty plus Gutknecht

By Leigh Pomeroy | 11.01.06 | 5:23 pm

Cross-posted at Vox Verax.

At Minnesota State University Mankato Wednesday, 1st District Congressional candidate Tim Walz attracted nearly 400 to a rally that was supposed to have featured 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry.

Kerry opted out of…