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143 teachers laid off. A still-large budget deficit for 2009-2010. Large Scale System Change — on the agenda for the next board meeting, but now Superintendent Carstarphen wants a delay. There’s a lot to talk about in St. Paul schools, and tonight is your chance to have your say. Continue Reading
She was twenty something and very pretty, well groomed, and soft-spoken. I don’t remember her name, but I’ll never forget her. She worked part-time at a Caribou coffeeshop. Continue Reading
Whether you follow a number of bills or just a few, you don’t have to physically be at the Capitol to track legislation. Through the Legislature’s Web site (www.leg.mn), there are several ways to follow a bill from your computer. Personalized tracking The MyBills service allows a user to personalize bill tracking for current legislation, and be notified by e-mail of the bill’s movement through the process. Beginning at the Legislature’s main page, click “MyBills” under the “Bill Search and Status” heading. This will take you to the “MyBills” subscription page. Continue Reading
Please be advised that a new type of scam is appearing in the metro area.A victim receives a phone call late at night (usually after midnight) from a person claiming to be from a credit card company. The person states that they are investigating possible fraudulent use of the victim’s credit card. The unknown suspects then attempts to have the victim provide the credit cards number for verification.The victim who most likely was sleeping and may be a bit disoriented then provides the information believing that the call is legitimate. The calls are originating from out of state phone numbers, according to caller IDs. Continue Reading
Saturday, June 13 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.Start spring-cleaning now for the largest neighborhood garage sale in Minneapolis! The 7th Annual Standish, Ericsson, and Corcoran Neighborhood Garage Sale will be on Sat., June 13. The garage sale is a community-wide event that extends from Lake St. to the Minnehaha Pkwy. and from Cedar Ave. Continue Reading
The media has been saturated with swine flu news. Here’s our round-up of questions and answers and a list of places to go for information, including some of the big swine flu news centers, official sources, and some lesser-known information. The local angle: Minnesota has one suspected case of swine flu in Cold Spring, as of April 29, and local officials closed schools as a precaution. Official Minnesota, however, wants a name change for the new virus. Instead of “swine flu,” Minnesota’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Sanne Magnan, is calling it “H1N1 novel influenza.” Officials are responding to fears that are driving pork prices down, pointing out that you don’t get swine flu from eating pork. Continue Reading
The Minneapolis City Charter Commission will hold hearings on proposals to abolish the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board and on other major changes proposed for city government. Continue Reading
The Minnesota Reading Corps, the celebrated early childhood literacy program , is looking for 500 new recruits, and one of them could be you! Staffed by AmeriCorps members who serve 1- or 2-year terms of service, MRC uses a slew of research-based techniques to greatly improve the reading skills of students “age three through grade three,” according to Anna Peters, MRC’s recruiting and outreach coordinator. MRC also includes volunteers, who commit to a minimum of one hour per week for 15 weeks. “Every day is different,” said Kris Jackson, an MRC member in North Branch, MN who’s finishing her second year of service tutoring second-graders. “The kids are always excited to see you, though, and they’re happy to learn!”MN Reading Corps: Members and volunteersMinnesota Reading Corps MEMBERS commit to a year of service that begins in August. Continue Reading
The snow has melted, the grass is starting to turn green and preparations are under way for Earth Day celebrations across the Twin Cities. Held every year on April 22, Earth Day aims to inspire appreciation for the environment and judging by the line-up of planned events, there’s going to be plenty of appreciatin’ to go around. Whether you want to take a hike, go for a jog, sit back and listen to live music or just do some old-fashioned clean-up, there’s a festival to match your mood. You might even be able to learn something while you’re at it.Our Earth Day calendar includes lots of events, beginning April 18, but we know there are others out there. Please add your event as a comment (and we’ll pick it up and include it in the calendar) AND add your event to our community calendar. Continue Reading
Pounds of stinky, crumpled cigarette butts. Bushels of discarded plastic grocery bags. Enough newsprint to fell a dozen trees. These are among the targets of scores of eco-minded citizens and Twin Cities government teams, who will pitch in, clean up or collect massive amounts of trash on April 11 in St. Paul and April 18 in Minneapolis. Continue Reading