| Letter: BP cartoon hits the mark |
I'm a resident of the FL Gulf Coast (Niceville). We spend the late summer and autumn in Mendota Hts. It was great to see your cartoon about BP and the oil spill in the 15 Aug. copy of the Southwest Review.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010 |
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To the editor:
I'm a resident of the FL Gulf Coast (Niceville). We spend the late summer and autumn in Mendota Hts. It was great to see your cartoon about BP and the oil spill in the 15 Aug. copy of the Southwest Review.
Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
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| Letter: SSP success |
City of South St. Paul & Deb Griffith, thank you for making it super easy for our block to participate in the National Night to Unite August 3, 2010.
Monday, August 09, 2010 |
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| Letter: IGH unites |
I would like to thank everyone that participated in the National "Night to Unite" August 3. There were over 39 gatherings throughout the city and attendance was great.
Monday, August 09, 2010 |
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| Letter: Clark for judge |
I am submitting this letter to encourage everyone to vote in the August 10 primary, and to vote for Larry Clark as judge for the First Judicial District.
Monday, August 09, 2010 |
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| Letter: Thank you to South-West Review |
Thank you to the readers of the South-West Review for selecting me as the Best Local Elected Official in the July 11 edition.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 |
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| Letter: Grant expands online learning |
A special thank you to Scott Van and the ISD 197 Educational Foundation for the grant they awarded the Henry Sibley High School science department.
Tuesday, July 06, 2010 |
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| Letter: West St. Paul Days section a hit |
Thank you for the wonderful article about W. St. Paul Days. By far this is the best article that has been written in a long time.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 |
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| Letter: Kelsey Smith Act offers hope |
On June 2, 2007, our daughter Kelsey was abducted in broad daylight from a local department store. Surveillance video revealed Kelsey purchasing a gift, walking out to her car and then being abducted.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010 |
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| Letter: Why'd the journalist cross the road? |
Just a quick note about the crossing guard article in this week's paper. ("Becoming one of 'The Few, The Proud'" SWR May 23) It was a bright spot on a Monday afternoon.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010 |
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| Letter: Thank you volunteers |
Thank you to all of the volunteers that come out on a breezy Saturday morning to help beautify the banks of the Mississippi River and Lorraine and Kaposia Parks.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 |
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| Letter: A holiday for trees |
On Wednesday the House of Representatives celebrated Arbor Day early. Representatives Loon, McNamara, Solberg and I distributed trees to members of the House for Arbor Day.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010 |
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| Letter: A proper way to dispose of Stars and Stripes |
I would like to remind the residents of West St. Paul that there is a proper way to dispose of the American flag when it becomes torn, frayed or discolored.
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 |
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| Letter: Atkins helps with insurance fight |
We need to share our most recent experience in battling our insurance company for the second time during my husband's fight against melanoma.
Wednesday, April 07, 2010 |
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| Letter: Fight the flood? Residents say 'Can do' |
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many tireless workers wo have been working around-the-clock to fight the devastating effects of fast rising water on the Mississippi River.
Monday, March 29, 2010 |
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| Letter: More thanks for Inver Glen |
Thanks to Senator Jim Metzen, we will be celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Inver Glen Library.
Monday, March 22, 2010 |
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| Letter: Happy birthday, Inver Glen |
"English muffin, juice and a library" is probably the most unusual breakfast combo ever ordered at Bridgeman's, but that's what I asked for on a cold day in January of 1997.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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| Letter: Thanks for swimming support |
When it comes to public school swimming and diving, the people of Inver Grove Heights can take pride in knowing that their Simley Spartans are the best in Minnesota.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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| Letter: Congratulations to Simley athletes |
I would like to congratulate both the Boys Swimming & Diving Team for a Second Place finish in the State Class A Tournament and the Boys Wrestling Team for a State Championship Class AA victory this last weekend.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 |
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| Letter: Metzen recognized for girls hockey boost |
It's high school hockey time - a glorious time of the year in Minnesota! As a longtime supporter, a father of a girls hockey player and coach for a girl's hockey team, I would like to acknowledge the role Senator Jim Metzen played in the proliferation of girls hockey in our state.
Friday, March 12, 2010 |
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| Letter: A Lenten reminder to politicians |
To prepare for Easter many in our community will be working to sacrifice a thing or two to improve themselves. It seems fitting to have some hope that our elected officials at both the state and federal level will consider these themes of sacrifice and self improvement.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 |
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| Letter: Lilydalean objects to mayor's comment |
Thank you for the article by Danielle Cabot on the continuing dispute in Lilydale about the potential sale by the city, of donated green space on the Mississippi River bluff at 1124 Sibley Memoriol Highway.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 |
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| Letter: Evergreen thank-yous |
Boy Scout Troops 95 and 219 of South St. Paul and Troop 288 of West St. Paul would like to thank everyone in our community who bought a tree or wreath from our lot at Cub Foods located on Robert Street in West St. Paul.
Monday, February 22, 2010 |
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| Letter: Legion says 'Thanks' |
The American Legion Challenger Post 521-West St. Paul and Mendota Heights is extending its thanks to all the merchants and businesses in this area for the gifts donated to make our recent Memorial Dinner a huge success.
Monday, February 22, 2010 |
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| Letter: Party caucuses on the way |
2010 is another important year for voters. This November we will be voting on who will serve as state senators, representatives, and who will go to Washington to serve as U.S. congresspeople.
Monday, January 25, 2010 |
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| Letter: Pediatrician will be missed |
I wanted to pass on my condolences to the Dr. Jane Van Roekel-Deeb Family.
Sunday, January 10, 2010 |
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| Letter: Apology offered |
In a 12/20/09 letter to the editor, Shawn Murphy chewed me out for not responding to an email he sent me last month, in which he asked me to get involved in the Lake Vermillion State Park project up north.
Monday, January 04, 2010 |
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| Letter: IHCC stirs Christmas spirit |
I went to the Inver Hills Community Band's Christmas concert on Sunday. Their Christmas concerts really get you in the Christmas spirit.
Monday, December 21, 2009 |
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| Letter: Keep up with constituent contact |
I recently became involved with the Lake Vermilion State Park project near Tower, Minnesota. Last month I requested several elected officials to assist me with this matter to better understand the legislative system and how private citizens such as myself can engage the executive branch and leverage their power to procure the land for the park.
Monday, December 21, 2009 |
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| Letter: Halloween is for all children |
I would like to respond to the November 15 letter regarding possible racist attitudes on Halloween night by some residents of Mendota Heights.
Monday, November 30, 2009 |
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| Letter: A sincere thank-you |
Voters of South St. Paul: Thank you for your decision and your support. We will work hard to make you proud!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 |
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| Letter: Rep. Hansen is right on bonding projects |
As Chair of the House Capital Investment Committee, I value Rep. Rick Hansen's dedication and forward thinking on our committee. He recognizes that a bonding bill is not just a means to fund necessary improvements and enhance safety, it is perhaps the most effective way the State Legislature can create jobs.
Monday, November 23, 2009 |
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| Letter: Race-oriented quizzing is no treat |
I don't know if I'm writing this letter to vent, or to maybe wake some people up, not that I think they will. I have lived in Mendota Heights for 7 years.
Monday, November 16, 2009 |
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| Letter: Thanks to Dist. 199 voters |
I would like to thank all who voted in the School Board race in Inver Grove Heights, especially those who supported me.
Monday, November 09, 2009 |
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| Letter: Koziol and Mandell for boards |
Sometimes my high school years haunt me. I loved learning but was socially awkward through most of my elementary and secondary school years.
Monday, November 02, 2009 |
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| Letter: Bike trail blues |
Recently Rep. Rick Hansen wrote a letter touting the value of a recently completed bike and pedestrian tunnel in South St. Paul.
Monday, November 02, 2009 |
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| Letter: David Koziol for ISD 197 School Board |
I have been a parent volunteer in ISD 197 with Dave Koziol for over 9 years. Dave has been involved with budget matters for both the music program in his role as an active booster and the school district by asking tough questions at school board meetings.
Monday, November 02, 2009 |
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| Letter: A round of applause |
This Letter expresses my thanks, appreciation and my gratitude for such a well-written and well-organized article about 'POPS' Montgomery and his Senior Jazz Band of Minnesota and the warm words written about the dance-drama, 'DUSTWORM' an African Tragedy-words and music written by 'POPS' Montgomery.
Monday, November 02, 2009 |
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| Letter: Cameron Park once tip-top |
Eric Carlson, the parks director recently stated that the reason for the Concord Parks run down condition was budget cuts is hogwash.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
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| Letter: Legislators support SSP school levies |
A special election has been called for Special School District 6 (South St. Paul Public Schools) on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, for the purpose of voting on two questions.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
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| Letter: Respect for Koziol |
We are pleased to support David Koziol for School Board in ISD 197.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
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| Letter: An eye on quality |
I am supporting David Koziol for School Board in District 197. As a realtor, I often work with families whose biggest concern is the quality of the schools in the area.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
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| Letter: One brick at a time |
Last week South St. Paul officially opened a newly-constructed tunnel under 19th Avenue North along the North Urban Regional Trail. The tunnel, built to safely move bike and pedestrian traffic across this dangerous crossing, was funded in part by a bonding bill passed in 2008 by legislature.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
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| Letter: Nurses know best |
Bless Minnesota's nurses for their courageous Capitol rally on behalf of keeping General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC).
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
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| Letter: Thanks all around town |
I would like to thank everyone that participated this last weekend in Inver Grove Heights Days.
Monday, September 21, 2009 |
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| Letter: Presidential praise |
On behalf of the Inver Grove Heights Days volunteer committee I would like to thank everyone for joining us for the 2009 community celebration.
Monday, September 21, 2009 |
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