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Changing Seasons
Fall has arrived in Minnesota. I know this because my windows are open, and I can breath the crisp air rather than feel smothered by humid air. I know this because my daughter went to school today a...
Posted on 9/7/11 at 2:46 PM
Cigarette smoking among adults
The Centers for Disease Control released a report today regarding adult smoking prevalence and secondhand smoke. Here are some highlights from the report: Results: In 2009, 20.6% of U.S. adults aged...
Posted on 9/7/10 at 2:19 PM
Super Healthy Chili
It would be a safe bet to assume most people who are hosting a Super Bowl party will have chili on the menu. And you can be sure that no two of them will be exactly alike. That's the wa...
Posted on 1/27/10 at 5:25 AM
Gun control forces struggle to keep issue alive
Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch their votes and revive the rejected effort to expand background checks to more firearms buyers.By Associated Press , May 07, 2013
Obama, victims' families overcome by gun owners
Four months ago, President Barack Obama promised a grieving nation he would do everything in his power to change gun laws after 26 students and staff were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Turns out his power and the impassioned pleas of devastated families were no match for the force of gun rights advocates in Congress and across the nation.By Associated Press , April 19, 2013
Gun control backers: Senate defeat won't stop us
One day after the demise of gun control legislation, Senate supporters of the measure vowed to try again, while a leading opponent accused President Barack Obama of taking the "low road" when he harshly criticized lawmakers who voted against key provisions.By Associated Press , April 18, 2013
Gun control loses: No expanded background checks
Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as they spurned pleas from families of victims of last winter's school massacre in Newtown, Conn.By Associated Press , April 17, 2013
Both sides hunt support in background check fight
Republican opposition is growing to a bipartisan Senate plan for expanding background checks for firearms buyers, enough to put the proposal's fate in jeopardy. But the measure may change as both sides compete for support in one of the pivotal fights in the battle over curbing guns.By Associated Press , April 16, 2013
Senate ready to launch gun control debate
The Senate is ready to launch an emotion-charged debate on new gun restrictions, four months after the carnage at a Connecticut elementary school spurred President Barack Obama and Congress to address firearms violence.By Associated Press , April 11, 2013
FAA to close 149 air traffic towers under cuts
Under orders to trim hundreds of millions of dollars from its budget, the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday released a final list of 149 air traffic control towers that it will close at small airports around the country starting early next month.March 23, 2013
Landmark gun bills signed in Colorado
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed bills Wednesday that place new restrictions on firearms and signaled a change for Democrats who traditionally shied away from gun control debate in Colorado - a state with a moderate streak and pioneer tradition of gun ownership and self-reliance.March 20, 2013
Gun control bill set for Tuesday vote
A House committee is poised to take a vote on a gun control bill tonight.By Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , March 19, 2013
Leading Democrat: Gun control faces uphill climb
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who's leading the push to restore an assault weapon ban, acknowledged on Sunday that the effort faces tough odds to pass Congress and she blamed the nation's largest gun-rights group.January 28, 2013
Obama birth control mandates loosens lawsuits
The legal challenges over religious freedom and the birth control coverage requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul appear to be moving toward the U.S. Supreme Court.January 27, 2013
Thousands march for gun control in Washington
Thousands of people, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as "Ban Assault Weapons Now," joined a rally for gun control on Saturday, marching from the Capitol to the Washington Monument.January 26, 2013
Democrats may stand in Obama's way on gun measures
As the Senate prepares to begin debating new gun control measures, some of President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats are poised to frustrate his efforts to enact the most sweeping limits on weapons in decades.January 26, 2013
Elevator dispute in ND city centers around dust
MAYVILLE, N.D. (AP) — Some residents in the eastern North Dakota city of Mayville are urging a local grain elevator to install a dust control system before expanding.June 10, 2012
Cass leaders OK funds for rural flood projects
Cass County leaders agreed Monday to dole out nearly $732,000 of last year’s sales tax revenue to help aid specific flood protection projects in rural communities.By By Kristen M. Daum, Forum Communications Co. , March 20, 2012
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