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Schools and the Internet: The need for speed

Minnesota schools say they’re mainly satisfied today with Internet speeds they can offer students but expect demand and costs to rise soon.
by Dave Peters

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A ballfield for Baldwin?

A ballfield for Baldwin?

The simple construction of the softball field in Whalan, MN could be mirrored in Baldwin.

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Destructive forces

Destructive forces

A half-century-old program to urge rural youths to get training outside agriculture was perhaps too successful.

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Playing with your food (numbers)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture maintains a food atlas with a plethora of county-by-county data on food availability in the nation.
by Dave Peters

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Parks, roads, planning in Baldwin residents’ vision for future

Parks, roads, planning in Baldwin residents’ vision for future

Tuesday’s visioning session brought about 230 adults and 29 children to First Love Fellowship church to talk about Baldwin’s assets and challenges, while brainstorming for desired outcomes in the coming months and years.

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There’s nothing like a good rumor

There’s nothing like a good rumor

Someone has plans for the mattress factory building in Bertha, Minn. If you know more, comment on this blog post.

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Ex-urban growth — a pause or an end? Still unknown

Ex-urban growth — a pause or an end? Still unknown

Exurban and suburban growth rates have slowed a great deal in the past decade, and annual growth rates in Minnesota are converging at around 1 percent of less.
by Dave Peters

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Baldwin expects big turnout Tuesday

Baldwin Township is holding a community vision session
by Dave Peters

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Farms and suburbs collide in Agriburbia

Farms and suburbs collide in Agriburbia

The idea of a development that devotes its green space to farming food for its residents may sounds a little odd, but what if it could work? Farmstead, an Agriburbia being developed in North Carolina, acts as a good case study to explain how these communities function.

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