Ground Level®: Amplifying Community Voices

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May 19, 2010 10:44 AM

Main Street program is back in business

Main Street, a program to help revitalize Minnesota’s historic downtowns, is back in business.

by Dave Peters

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May 18, 2010 3:49 AM

‘Younger’ elderly volunteers key to senior programs

Getting younger senior citizens involved will be a key to the health of programs that provide aid to those who need it.

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May 17, 2010 5:14 AM

Heeding the paradox of choice in exurban planning

Industry in Baldwin doesn’t need to try to compete with industry everywhere else. Small town businesses don’t need to have the variety of big boxes if they choose to focus on quality items and making the entire experience satisfying instead.

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May 17, 2010 4:56 AM

Designing Rural Minnesota

The University of Minnesota has the world’s only center for rural design.

by Jennifer Vogel

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May 14, 2010 4:43 AM

Share a meal, idea at Baldwin’s visioning session

Baldwin’s Initiative Foundation Core Team continues to plan for their June 29 visioning session. The event will be a time for residents and Baldwin business owners to meet their neighbors over a shared (and free) meal, then break into smaller groups to discuss the township’s future.

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May 13, 2010 8:57 AM

Helping local producers find local markets in the Northland

A Duluth arts fair was aimed at getting artists together with retailers who ply the Arrowhead tourist trade.

by Dave Peters

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May 13, 2010 3:29 AM

Hear an abridged forum on KEYL

KEYL to aired shortened version of Ground Level: Todd County forum.

by Dave Peters

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May 12, 2010 7:11 AM

Idea for healthy aging: Honor the cook

Reverence for those who prepare our food is one change that can lead to healthier aging.

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May 12, 2010 4:04 AM

Reinventing the bedroom community in Baldwin

As gas prices rise, housing equity falls and urban renewal begins back in the city, some wonder where that leaves Baldwin Township. How can a township adapt to become a different kind of bedroom community?