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		<title>Frac sand mining controversy moves to state Capitol</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[20130218_silica moratoriums expire Winona, Minn. &#8211; State lawmakers will hold hearings beginning this week to address the fast-growing frac sand industry and its effect on Minnesota. Made of silica, the sand is used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to extract natural gas and oil from the ground. Although local lawmakers are grappling with how to zone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Wing mayor lobbies for silica sand industry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[20130206_sand conflict Rochester, Minn. &#8211; Some residents in Red Wing say their mayor, Dennis Egan, should not have accepted a job with a lobbying group for the silica sand industry. Egan is now also the executive director of the newly created Minnesota Industrial Sand Council. It&#8217;s a group of companies with interests in silica sand mining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does Rochester need to offer to become a global destination?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Baier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[20130201_Roch satisfaction gap Rochester, Minn. &#8211; Mayo Clinic&#8217;s own market research shows there is something missing, a &#8216;satisfaction gap,&#8217; before Rochester can become a global medical destination. The Mayo Clinic, Rochester&#8217;s flagship employer, announced this week it will invest billions of dollars over the next two decades to attract more patients, as well as add tens [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dairy cliff: Milk prices could double without new farm bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Baier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[20121221_dairy cliff Goodhue, Minn. — As the year comes to a close, many in the nation&#8217;s capitol are focused on the &#8220;fiscal cliff&#8221; — the combination of spending cuts and tax increases that will take effect in January if Congress does not reach a new budget deal. But there&#8217;s also a &#8220;dairy cliff&#8221; looming that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deer hunting stands go upscale</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Baier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[20121123_condo hunting Rollingstone, Minn. &#8211; As hunters in southeastern Minnesota head outdoors for the final weekend of the deer-hunting season, some will wait to spot a deer the way they always have — perched atop a tree on a makeshift tree stand. But others won&#8217;t have to rely on makeshift tree stands. Instead, they&#8217;ll hunt from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uneasy bedfellows, religion and politics in Red Wing marriage amendment debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Baier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[20121016_Red Wing marriage amendment Red Wing, Minn. &#8211; When a dozen churchgoers recently gathered to discuss the marriage amendment, it quickly became clear that not everyone agreed that their religious views should be enshrined in the state constitution. On the agenda was the measure on the November ballot that asks voters if they want to make marriage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bilingual workers in demand in cities around Minnesota</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[20120830_bilingual jobs in rural Minnesota Austin, Minn. &#8212; Employers around Minnesota are increasingly looking for bilingual employees, as a way to better respond to a growing Latino population. There is no specific data that show exactly how many bilingual workers there are in Minnesota. But employers and labor market analysts say bilingual employees are in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Minn. corn farmers, a patchwork of lean vs. plenty</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 03:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[20120813_tale of two farmers LeRoy, Minn. &#8211; While there are some dry spots around the state, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates Minnesota&#8217;s farmers will produce slightly more corn this year than last year. Because of different weather patterns, some farmers will be blessed with a relative plenty. Heavy rains in some parts of Minnesota have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amish residents question mining activity in SE Minn.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Baier</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[20120705_St Charles Amish St. Charles, Minn. &#8211; The rolling countryside near St. Charles is a place of horse-drawn buggies and one-room schoolhouses, woodworking shops and limited electricity. Settled by 60 Amish families, it&#8217;s a place of simple living, where farmers like Daniel Gingerich raise livestock. Gingerich, a bishop in the isolated community, fears the burgeoning silica sand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Closely divided La Crosse Co. gears up for Walker recall election</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[20120530_WI recall ramp up 1 La Crosse, Wis. &#8212; Wisconsin voters will decide next week whether Republican Gov. Scott Walker will remain in office. Two recent polls show the governor has a slight advantage over Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, in a race being watched nationally. Like much of the state, southwestern Wisconsin is divided. In [...]]]></description>
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