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 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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I was going to write a straight news story about Barak Obama’s visit to Rochester in support of Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar and Minnesota District 1 congressional candidate Tim Walz, an event that I attended. But it has been amply…
Cross-posted at Vox Verax.
Two articles came out recently in the Rochester Post-Bulletin stating what many in the 1st Congressional District already know:
Rochester can no longer be counted on to deliver the Republican vote.
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The online world is a fantastic place to get up-to-date information and engage with a community of users.
But politicans seem to have a difficult time navigating that world.
The latest misstep? Rochester City Council Member Pat Carr.
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The results for the latest poll on the DM&E expansion project are now online in PDF format. This poll was commissioned by the Rochester Coalition, which opposes the railroad’s plan to route coal trains through the city. The…
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