Story archive for
Tim Post
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| Date |
Title |
Description |
| 05/09/2001 |
From Flood Fighting to Flood Cleanup |
Work has shifted from flood fighting to flood clean-up along Minnesota river towns like Montevideo. Residents are tearing down emergency levees and piling rotting sandbags in empty lots. And while officials plan for future floods, some are are asking why the area has seen two major floods in less than five years. |
| 03/27/2001 |
All Along the Ice Tower |
For years ice climbers in Minnesota have traveled to the craggy cliffs of the North Shore of Lake Superior or to a few of the state's river valleys to practice their sport. But climbers near Motley in North Central Minnesota, have opened an artificial venue for ice climbing, a four-story tower covered with ice. |
| 01/30/2001 |
Driving Out Billboards |
Minnesotans headed 'up north' for a little fishing or a weekend at the cabin are used to them; billboards proclaiming great deals, fresh leeches or the best burgers in town. In an area of the state that relies heavily on tourism, billboards are big business. Now a group of citizens south of Brainerd want motorists to see only the scenery along a new stretch of road. Some business boosters worry that thousands of tourists will never know what Brainerd has to offer. |
| 12/08/2000 |
Dairy's Turn to Suffer |
Dairy farmers across the nation are dealing with record low prices for milk. Even with extra assistance from the government, in the form of a check mailed out this month, farmers are finding the dairy industry is no longer as stable as it once was. |
| 10/19/2000 |
Profile: The 7th District Race |
Voters in Minnesota's sprawling 7th district will choose from a political veteran and a newcomer in this fall's election. Five-term DFL Congressman Collin Peterson faces Republican Glen Menze, a Starbuck-area farmer. |
| 08/10/2000 |
The Fight for Hearts and Minds of Commuters |
People along the Northstar Corridor got a bells-and-whistles preview of commuter rail when Northstar officials gave rides on commuter rail cars similar to those that will carry commuters on the proposed Northstar Rail Line. But opponents say the notion is a waste of money. |
| 04/25/2000 |
What's Killing Lake Mille Lacs? |
The Environmental Protection Agency says Lake Mille Lacs is threatened by sewer run-off. Failing septic systems at communities and homes on the lake shore are contaminating the water with phosphorous. |
| 01/03/2000 |
Pipe Dreams on the Farm |
In the early part of the 20th century, it was not uncommon for wealthy families to have a pipe organ sitting in the parlor. Radio and television eventually replaced music as a family's form of home entertainment, but not everywhere. A western Minnesota farmer has dedicated his life, and a big part of his house, to a pipe organ. |
| 08/23/1999 |
Carver County Hosts Farm Rally |
Farmers and politicians met in Waconia to discuss government's role in the current farm crisis. |
| 07/20/1999 |
The Co-op Solution |
A group of Long Prairie-area farmers find city-dwellers are anxious to help keep them in business. |
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