Articles from the January 30, 2013 edition
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Red Lake School Board Appoints Chris Jourdain as 6th Board Member
At the Regular School Board Meeting of Tuesday, January 29, 2013, held at the Red Lake Elementary School, the Red Lake School Board, by a vote of 3-2, voted to appoint Chris Jourdain to serve out the remaining term of Arnold "Shiekie" Pemberton. Long time board member and then Chairman of the Board, Arnold "Shiekie" Pemberton,...
Friday Night Mixed Doubles - Week 21 of 31 - 01/25/2013
Friday Night Mixed Doubles - Week 21 of 31 - 01/25/2013...
Class highlights Native American food culture
BEMIDJI — The forest can provide a feast, according to chef Sean Sherman. Sherman, who spent his youth on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, grew up around wild foods. He also grew up working in restaurants, which led to becoming an executive chef at 27 in Minneapolis. “As I grew older, I wanted to do something...
Concerns raised on Dayton tax plan
ST. PAUL – Republicans are ramping up their complaints about Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton’s tax plan....
Lincoln, Kelliher schools named Celebration Schools
BEMIDJI – Two area schools have been named Celebration Schools for 2012 by the Minnesota Department of Education....
Bail set at $2 million for Detroit Lakes man accused in shooting
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) — A Detroit Lakes man is charged after a weekend shooting that killed one man and wounded another....
Adult smoking rate climbs in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A new report shows that 19 percent of Minnesota adults still smoke....
Minn. lawmakers mull home day care safety measures
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota lawmakers plan to consider new safety requirements for the state's thousands of home day care providers, including posting providers' inspection records online for parents to peruse....
Native Minnesota program at Bemidji Public Library
BEMIDJI - There is a Time Travel Minnesota Style event on Native Minnesota at 3:30 p.m. at the Bemidji Public Library today. The educational program will cover Native relations, culture, and natural environments. Kids will learn about different approaches to studying people and places in a time before written record, including Native American oral history and archeology. Kids...
New funds, new focus on female veterans
With new grants for video conferencing on issues like contraceptives and menopause, a mini-residency for nurses to improve how they care for women and a pilot tele-project for maternity care, the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center has come a long way....
Maple Grove official is charged with fleecing her dying dad
As Robert Bobleter slowly died at his daughter's home, his 84-year-old body ravaged by time and kidney disease, prosecutors contend she looted his assets of $153,000, using it to pay credit card bills, business expenses and spa retreats, even the mortgage on the very house he willed to her....
White House petition program prompts overwhelming response, plus a few headaches
WASHINGTON - No, the U.S. will not be building a Death Star. And no, President Barack Obama will not deport CNN's Piers Morgan or let Texas secede....
State sees fewest domestic violence deaths in 20 years
Vinessa Lozano was first, an 18-year-old from Montevideo, Minn., who had just finished her shift at the local Pizza Hut on Jan. 13, 2012, when police say an obsessed co-worker stabbed her more than 30 times with a hunting knife....
Study finds leafy green vegetables top source of food poisoning; more deaths tied to poultry
NEW YORK - A big government study has fingered leafy greens like lettuce and spinach as the leading source of food poisoning, a perhaps uncomfortable conclusion for health officials who want us to eat our vegetables....