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Health Care Spending Should Mean Better Results.
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
There are only 5 developed nations that have worse life expectancy than the United States, and those nations all spend 8 percent or less of their GDP on health care. …
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Budget Cuts Effect Local Communities the Most.
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
If there’s one thing we learned on the Make Minnesota Thrive Drive last week, it was that Minnesota’s communities are bearing the brunt of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s reckless budget cuts. …
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Breakfast at the Fillin’ Station… Mmmm Pesto.
Friday, August 21st, 2009
The pictures are from my phone, so they’re not as good as the others. For the first time in what feels like the entire summer there have been back to …
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Minnesota State Students on Unallotment’s Impact on Them, A Preview.
Friday, August 21st, 2009
Just finished interviewing some Minnesota State-Mankato students on the impacts of Gov. Pawlenty’s unallotments to the state college system at the Fillin’ Station. They had some great insights into what …
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Putting Money Back Into the Pockets of the People.
Friday, August 21st, 2009
Literally. They call it "put pocketing." Check out the video: Using real ex-pickpockets, they’re doing this on the streets of London until the end of August.
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On the Road Again… Entering the Last Day.
Friday, August 21st, 2009
It’s the start of the last day we’ve traveled over 1,000 miles already (I think the exact reading on the trip-o-meter is 1,170) and we still have several …
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Red Wing Nuclear Plant Debate Continues.
Friday, August 21st, 2009
Xcel Energy is seeking to expand the Prairie Island nuclear power plant in Red Wing, one of the state’s two such facilities. Earlier this week the Red Wing Republican Eagle …
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Red Wing Benefits from Cash for Clunkers.
Friday, August 21st, 2009
The Cash for Clunkers program in Red Wing is thriving. The Red Wing Republican Eagle reported at the end of July that Red Wing Chrysler had sold 34 cars through …