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Todd harvest runs gamut from corn to grapes to camelina

Todd harvest runs gamut from corn to grapes to camelina

The harvest in rural Todd County increasingly involves crops that are alternatives to the traditions of corn, soybeans and oats. Now everything from poplar trees to grapes to camelina are in the mix.

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What if the thing that defines your community is noise?

In Baldwin, the Winding Trails, Northgate and Pinegate developments have built up a micro-community based partly on a shared desire for freedom to make noise. How can these developments communicate this to potential residents?

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Recipe for rural broadband: Start early, find partners

When Lac qui Parle County, a small rural county in western Minnesota, won a $9.7 million USDA award for broadband infrastructure, it provided a public-private model others could learn from.
by Dave Peters

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Turning the broadband map from green to gold

Turning the broadband map from green to gold

One small piece of Minnesota goes from green to gold — wireless to fiber optic service — on the state’s high-speed Internet map.
by Dave Peters

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Americans still want to live in exurbs

Despite predictions that Americans would flock to cities in recent years, people continue to choose exurban living for its non-urban atmosphere.

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Working in retirement?

More and more people find themselves working in retirement for a variety of reasons.

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Should Minnesota end LGA funding now?

Should Minnesota end LGA funding now?

Should Minnesota end its method of giving financial aid to cities – the Local Government Aid or LGA program. That’s going to be the topic of debate here.

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Starting small: Defining Baldwin with micro-communities

Micro-communities built in already established neighborhoods can offer Baldwin Township a way to build community among residents on a smaller scale.

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Todd County’s Key Strategy Meeting

Todd County residents continued to refine priorities as part of their participation with the Initiative Foundation’s Healthy Communities Partnership.

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