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Minneapolis will be testing electronic poll books in 5 of its 135 precincts on election day. Training is underway for the election judges who will be manning the computers at those polling stations. These systems have been tested in Minneapolis and Minnetonka in previous elections.
Minnesota’s new “no excuse” absentee ballot law is a hit with voters.
“This is great. This is much better,” said one voter at Minnetonka City Hall. “This went very smooth,” added another voter.
Admiral Yamamoto, who directed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, said he feared that all Japan had succeeded in doing was waken a sleeping giant. The Free Speech Zone offers a space for contributions from readers, without editing by the TC Daily Planet. This is an open forum for articles that otherwise might not find a place for publication, including news articles, opinion columns, announcements and even a few press releases.Well, the sleeping giant did awaken, and the world was changed. America moved into a period of prosperity promised by the New Deal of the 30s. Continue Reading