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Minneapolis: April 3 property tax appeal deadline

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
Minneapolis property owners have only until April 3 to file appeals fromt eh assessor's valuation of their homes or other real estate.MORE »

Your Turn: Where should St. Paul schools cut?

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
St. Paul Public Schools face a massive deficit, and cuts will be made. Do you think that the district should reduce funding for English Language Learner programs or for Special Education programs?MORE »

April 15 is approaching; get your taxes done for free

By Casey Merkwan, TC Daily Planet
Tax payers often dread the April 15 deadline but some do not have enough money to hire a professional to prepare their taxes for them. Free help is out there, and yes they are professionals.MORE »

Don't even think about it

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
Have you received an e-mail from the IRS lately? I have. They have been arriving a couple of times every week for at least a month. MORE »

Extra! Extra! Write all about it!

By Kimberly Nightingale, St. Paul Almanac
St. Paul stories and poems wanted, 600 words or fewer.
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What's the scoop on weatherization and tax credits?

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
The federal stimulus legislation provides for funding for many green initiatives. Some of these can help homeowners and builders.MORE »

Sound off in St. Paul

By staff, TC Daily Planet
Wondering what's going to happen with the superintendent search? Worried about budget cuts in your school? Fed up with testing, testing, testing for No Child Left Behind?MORE »

Tis the season for scams

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
The letter arrived at our house this week -- "You are the 3rd GRAND PRIZE WINNER for the Readers Digest Sweepstakes; your total winnings are $150,000." MORE »

Tell Minneapolis Public Schools what you think

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
One more round of community meetings starts on March 9. This time the meetings for middle and high school are separate from the elementary school meetings.MORE »

Come to the Summit

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet
Community organizers from more than a dozen groups will host the Central Corridor Summit this weekend, focusing on a range of community concerns about the Central Corridor project.MORE »
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