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Progress continues to be made at Baldwin’s Young Park

A hike around the land will be offered Nov. 27 to show off the usable trails already available at Young Park.

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Good news on heart health

Todd County is seeing the same good news on heart health that patients elsewhere are getting.

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Remember turkey carcass composition?

We used to talk about genetic selection and carcass composition on Thanksgiving. Now it’s free-range and local.
by Dave Peters

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Sibley’s broadband spearhead: We’d welcome a private sector project

Mark Erickson, Winthrop city administrator and proponent of a community network proposal to bring broadband to Sibley County, says if private providers wanted to create the network, they would be welcome.
by Dave Peters

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USDA’s ‘Amber Waves’ looks at local food

USDA’s ‘Amber Waves’ looks at local food

The US Department of Agriculture focuses on local food in its quarterly magazine on food and farming.
by Dave Peters

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A push for new leadership in Baldwin

In September Jeff Holm stepped down as board chair, but by December he will be chair again. Still, Holm seeks to help new leaders emerge in the township.

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Finding a local-food Thanksgiving

A local-food Thanksgiving is mostly possible in Minnesota, starting with the turkey. But you won’t find local nutmeg for your pumpkin pie.
by Nancy Lebens

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Voters OKed Todd County courthouse renovation, but what’s next?

Voters OKed Todd County courthouse renovation, but what’s next?

Todd County voters approved a plan allowing the county to renovate its old courthouse in Long Prairie. Now the question is whether the board will proceed.

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Are community broadband networks faster than the metro area?

Monticello’s public fiber optic network offers faster Internet speeds than what most people in the Twin Cities get from Qwest and Comcast, says a report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.
by Dave Peters

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How would cuts to mortgage deductions affect Baldwin?

A proposal recently released by President Obama’s deficit commission would limit the availability of mortgage interest deductions. How will this effect exurbs such as Baldwin?

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