Minnesota councils adopt Skype meetings for remote participation
Cohasset and Fifty Lakes officials use Skype for council quasiregular meetings with wintering members in California and North Carolina. While legal under state statute, critics warn about open access and democratic impact, stressing need for physical presence and public visibility.
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Minnesota
Duluth
Cohasset
California
Minnesota Public Radio News
Dennis Blankenson
Palm Springs
Calif
Blankensop
MPR
Fifty Lakes
Les Degner
North Carolina
Ken Hersey
Arizona
Karen Stern
Stern
Mark Anfinson
Minnesota Newspapers Association
Anfinson
Greg Hagg
Hagg
Parents, law on bike helmet use urged in letters
A page of Dear Abby letters argues parenting must enforce helmet rules for bicyclists. Readers suggest consequences like bike seizure, peer-education points, and helmet choices fitting the rider to counter peer pressure and promote safety.
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Abby
Bill
Bartlesville
Okla
James
Hastings
Children’s Hospital
Laurie
Dallas
Texas
Rumford
Maine
Franken taps Democratic hand to run 2014 campaign
Sen. Al Franken hires Matt Burgess as campaign manager for his 2014 reelection bid. Burgess has led campaigns for Maggie Hassan in New Hampshire and previously worked in EMILY's List and the SEIU political departments.
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T. Paul
al Franken
Franken
Matt Burgess
New Hampshire
Maggie Hassan
Burgess
Emily’s List
Washington
Service Employees International Union
Brainerd Fire Department praised by reader
Guest reader from Brainerd extols the city’s fire department praising its quality and arguing against council critics. He compares emergency response to police duties, defends first responders, and urges trimming non essentials in city spending while noting police and fire protection are essential.
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Efit Association
Brainerd
Fire Department
Jim Falconer Sr
Easter Letter Warns of Perverted Holidays
A church member warns that American holidays like Christmas Easter Thanksgiving and Independence Day are being perverted by focusing on fun and freedom rather than God. The writer cites dictionary meanings and biblical imagery to urge reverence for religious holy days and recalls an Easter Sunday sermon as a warning.
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America
God
Jesus
Satan
Jerusalem
Stephen L. Heinecke Baxter
Opinion on faith and charity gaming in Minnesota
The column mixes religious critique with praise for charitable gaming in Minnesota. It laments secular trends and cites Luke and John before shifting to a defense of paper pull tabs and electronic games. It notes growth in pull tab sales, legislative funding for a Vikings stadium, regulatory progress, and optimism for linked bingo and e-games.
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Minnesota
Vikings
Sandy Johnson
Allied Charities of
Minnesota Baxter
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Dellwood Drive
Baxter
AxnessChiropractic.com
Jack the Giant Slayer” Thurss
Oz the Great and Powerful
G.I Joe
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