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Column - 2002: Kensington council member chosen by drawing cards
NOVEMBER 1912 Construction that began two years ago on the Horace Hills Irvine home on Summit Avenue in St. Paul is now complete.
Wednesday, November, 14, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Capitol Chatter: Cash-strapped Republicans downplay funding issue
Republicans are stereotyped as being rich, but Minnesota Republicans can testify that was not the case in the 2012 campaign.
Saturday, November, 10, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Minnesota Association of Townships to meet in St. Cloud
The Minnesota Association of Townships is a nonprofit corporation representing Minnesota's 1,784 townships and nearly 9,000 officers.
Saturday, November, 10, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Nail-biters and shake-ups
Your one vote can make a difference. That’s one of the lessons that can be learned from Tuesday’s election. In the Minnesota House District 8B race, Incumbent Republican Mary Franson of Alexandria defeated DFLer Bob Cunniff of Alexandria, 10,652 to 10,651.
Friday, November, 09, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Alexandria City Council to take on new look
The Alexandria City Council will have a new look when it convenes in 2013. Sara Carlson, who has been serving as Ward 2’s council member, will be the new mayor. She defeated Mark Pederson in Tuesday’s election by a margin of 3,771 votes to 2,216. Incumbent Mayor Dan Ness is stepping down from the council.
Friday, November, 09, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Two challengers win county seats
Two challengers defeated incumbents in Douglas County commissioner races Tuesday. In District 2, Jim Stratton edged Norm Salto by a margin of 2,109 to 1,867, and in District 4, Charlie Meyer prevailed over Paul C. Anderson, 2,157 to 1,697. The incumbents in the three other commissioner districts were re-elected.
Friday, November, 09, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Why did voters leave some races blank?
They’re called “under votes” – ballots that for some reason or another, voters choose to leave blank for some races. There were a lot of under votes in Tuesday’s election in Douglas County. Local election officials could only speculate why.
Friday, November, 09, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

One vote wonder - Franson ahead of Cunniff in House District 8B
One vote separates victory from defeat for Representaive Mary Franson or Bob Cunniff in House District 8B. Senate Districts 8 and 12, House Districts 12A and 12B and the Minnesota Constitutional amendments are also recapped in this article.
Friday, November, 09, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Thumbs Up/Down - November 9, 2012
Thumbs Up: The Operation Bootstrap Africa planning committee gives a thumbs up to the community and the 79 people who participated in the 14th annual walk to raise funds for classrooms in Africa.
Friday, November, 09, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Cities, schools elect their leaders
The votes have been tallied and the top vote-getters in local towns and school board races are likely preparing for their first-go at public office or settling in for another term.
Friday, November, 09, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Minnesotans cast record number of ballots
Minnesota Secretary of State Ritchie announced Wednesday that Minnesotans cast a record number of ballots in Tuesday’s election. With 99.93 percent of precincts reporting, 2,938,947 voters cast ballots in the presidential race.
Friday, November, 09, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Happy days are here again for Minnesota Democrats
It was easy to tell Democrats from Republicans in the Minnesota Capitol Wednesday, the day after the party snatched back control of the House and Senate.
Thursday, November, 08, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Meeting - Douglas County Commissioners November 13

Thursday, November, 08, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Public Notices

Collin Peterson wants vote on Farm Bill next week
U.S. House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin C. Peterson, D-Minnesota, today urged House Republican Leaders to bring the Agriculture Committee’s bipartisan five-year farm bill to the floor for a vote next week.
Thursday, November, 08, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

FINAL ELECTION WRAP-UP: A one-vote win for Franson; shake-ups in local government
The talk of the election in Douglas County today will likely be the outcome of the Minnesota House District 8B race. Incumbent Republican Mary Franson of Alexandria won by the closest margin possible, one vote, over DFLer Bob Cunniff of Alexandria.
Wednesday, November, 07, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Voters do their part
After months of campaigning and cajoling, candidates running for political office could only wait for the results to come in Tuesday. Polls were still open when this issue of the Echo Press went to press Tuesday morning. Complete election results will be printed in Friday’s newspaper.
Wednesday, November, 07, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Osakis charter school closing
“An orderly winding down” of the Osakis Lakes Area Charter School (LACS) was approved on a 4-0 vote at a special meeting of the LACS School Board on Tuesday, October 30, according to Phil Grant, LACS director.
Wednesday, November, 07, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Column - 1912: Douglas County voters support Woodrow Wilson
NOVEMBER 2002 Citing concerns about health and public safety and the fact that the pool leaks hundreds of gallons of water a month, the Lakes Area Recreation board will close the swimming pool on November 22.
Wednesday, November, 07, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Did we make the right decision?
Well, did we make the right decision yesterday? Did we stop the tide of increased government control and regulation or will the concepts of personal pride, independence and self-sufficiency become obsolete?
Wednesday, November, 07, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Political frenzy followed Wellstone crash
A decision Paul Wellstone made 10 years ago may have cost him his life, but it was typical for the U.S. senator. While running for his third U.S. Senate term representing Minnesota, Wellstone opted against appearing with former Vice President Walter Mondale and U.S. senators Edward Kennedy and Tom Daschle in the Twin Cities to instead attend the funeral of a friend on the Iron Range.
Wednesday, November, 07, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

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