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Winona residents praise ban on sand mining

: "Residents in Winona, Minn., applauded the council's decision to temporarily ban any new or expanded silica sand mining or processing operations within city limits.Four other cities and five counties in southeast Minnesota have passed moratoriums on silica sand mining in recent months."

DFL files ethics complaint against Senator Michel

Uptake: "The fallout from the affair between Senator Amy Koch and her staffer Michael Brodkorb leads to an ethics complaint against a Senator Geoff Michel."

How Minnesota won the women's hockey title

: "A matchup between the nation's top two women's hockey teams and Western Collegiate Hockey Association rivals set the stage for an intense battle in the N.C.A.A. championship game Sunday night, and the Minnesota Gophers walked away with the championship title, winning 4-2 over Wisconsin."

Minnesota gets D corruptibility grade, says State Integrity Investigation

: "​Minnesota is in the middle of the pack when it comes to the potential for government corruption, according to a new study by the Center for Public Integrity, Public Radio International, and Global Integrity."

Farmers gamble on warm weather, start planting early

: "Mike Bergeron beat the calendar, planting spring wheat in the last days of winter, nearly a month before he usually does such seeding."

Minnesota House votes for board to run trust lands

: "The Minnesota House opted Monday, March 19, to approve a shift in control of 2.5 million acres of school trust lands in northern Minnesota from a state agency to a new board in hopes of generating more money for schools."

Op-Ed: Public has right to know how tax dollars are used

: "The bill would require the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board to make public more information than it has been about clients seeking public money."

Report: Twin Cities rental market tightest in a decade

: "New housing data shows shows the Twin Cities rental market is the tightest it's been in a decade, with rents on the rise."

Russell Means to discuss Wounded Knee takeover at Augustana

: "Widely known for leading the 71-day armed takeover of Wounded Knee on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation, Means' talk is called 'Wounded Knee, Before, During and After,' and coincides with the Center for Western Studies' 44th annual Dakota Conference."

AFL-CIO registers PAC to fight "right-to-work" amendment

: "Minnesota's unions have formed We Are Minnesota, a fund meant to raise money to oppose a proposed constitutional amendment that would make union membership and the payment of union dues voluntary for all workers."

Freakonomics - Conspicuous conservationism

: "Interesting story of what people will spend to have other people *see* that they are green, rather than just being green."

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: "Almost all of us love this warm March weather, but not maple syrup farmers. Why? Because when maple trees bloom, the sap stops. But in Minnetrista, the sap is still slowly flowing. And that's a good thing."

Where in the Boundary Waters Should I Canoe?

Boundary Waters Blog: "No matter how many times I've been on Boundary Waters canoe trips it's still a tough decision to decide where to go.  Who I'm paddling with, how much time I have and how energetic I'm feeling all make a difference in what route I'll choose."

Chef's night off at Kitchen in the Market

: "It's the most fun you'll have in a kitchen ... probably ever. You'll eat fantastically and learn a lot too. The evening also benefited Renewing the Countryside, a local non-profit organization that champions rural communities through farming, business and other creative initiatives."

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Winona residents praise ban on sand mining; DFL files ethics complaint against Senator Michel; How Minnesota won the women's hockey title; Minnesota gets D corruptibility grade, says State Integrity Investigation; Farmers gamble on warm weather, start planting early; Minnesota House votes for board to run trust lands

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