Judy Woodward

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Judy Woodward is a librarian at Roseville Library and a frequent contributor to the Park Bugle.

Getting to work: By car, foot, bike or the Internet

By Judy Woodward, Park Bugle

Like any seasoned computer professional, Sue Hakomaki, a senior business analyst at UnitedHealthcare, knows that the best time to start a large computer run is early in the morning when Internet traffic is at its lightest. But getting to the office early for Hakomaki can involve a grueling battle with morning traffic as she drives from her St. Anthony Park home to work in the distant western suburbs.

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University of Minnesota professor studies ways to clean and recycle fracking's wastewater

By Judy Woodward, Park Bugle

University of Minnesota professor of biochemistry Larry Wackett. (Park Bugle photo Lori Hamilton)

Fracking is in the news these days. The process involves extracting natural gas from shale rock formations deep below the earth’s surface by hydraulic fracturing—essentially blasting out the gas under high pressure with chemically treated water.

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Gremlin Theatre will move this summer

By Judy Woodward, Park Bugle

The Gremlin Theatre is moving at the end of July. Citing changes in ownership and developmental plans for the building at 2400 University Ave. that has housed the company for the last five years, artistic director Peter Christian Hansen says the time has come to look for new quarters.

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Connecticut shooting spurs local efforts on gun control

By Judy Woodward, Park Bugle

A vigil of one turns into a vigil of 15 on Dec. 14: Anna Dick Gambucci (far right) asked a passerby to take this photo with her iPhone as she stood with neighbors in a gathering to pay honor to the children and adults who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., earlier that day.

When does a concerned citizen become a committed activist?

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Marriage amendment reprise: In District 64A, votes against marriage amendment exceed number of same-sex partnership households by a wide margin

By Judy Woodward, Park Bugle

Sara Ford (left) and Kim Klose with their sons, Jeremy and Cullen (Photo by Lori Hamilton)

In this area, the dominant color of the last election was orange. More common and more prominent than signs for any candidate—including the presidential contenders—the bright orange lawn signs advising passers-by to Vote No on the Marriage Amendment became the visual signature of the election.

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Who are we? A statistical portrait of St. Anthony Park and Falcon Heights

By Judy Woodward, Park Bugle

In 1983, geographers Judith Martin and David Lanegran described St.

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Accordion guy Dan Newton puts the squeeze on les bons temps

By Judy Woodward, Park Bugle

Dan Newton: "Good music is timeless." (Photo by Lori Hamilton)

When you think of the accordion, what comes to mind? Be honest. Are you thinking Lawrence Welk?
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Got (raw) milk? Local mom fights delivery ban on unpasteurized milk

By Judy Woodward, Park Bugle

Charlene Chan-Muehlbauer and her daughter, Amanda, stand in the garage that is used as a monthly drop site for Sibley County farmer Mike Hartmann’s raw milk products.

For north St. Anthony Park resident Charlene Chan-Muehlbauer, it all comes down to the health of her 22-year-old daughter.

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