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1572012 Public Notice - Commissioners Meeting August 28, 2012

Friday, October, 05, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Public Notices

Skogen to hold 'meet and greet' this Saturday
Dan Skogen, DFL candidate for State Senate District 8, will be talking with Alexandria voters on Saturday, October 6.
Friday, October, 05, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Letter - Political ads may stretch the truth a little
It’s that time of year again, when we will be inundated with political ads from every conceivable source. As expected, each party will expound on their candidates’ promises to fix all our country’s problems while finding fault with their opponents’ promises.
Friday, October, 05, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Bales is a strong advocate for mental health
As county commissioner, Bev Bales serves on many committees. One of them is the Douglas County Local Advisory Council on Mental Health. This is a group that promotes the reduction of negative stigma around mental illness.
Friday, October, 05, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

GOP senators say Ritchie campaigns against amendment
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie uses state funds to campaign against a proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters to show photographic identification, two Republican state senators allege in a complaint filed Thursday.
Thursday, October, 04, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Brandon Township elections to be held
Brandon Township elections are held in November in conjunction with the general election on November 6. The three positions on the ballot up for election in 2012 are for two supervisors and a treasurer. All are four-year terms.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Legislative candidate forums in Alexandria finalized
Details have been finalized for the pair of Legislative Candidate Forums scheduled during October in Alexandria, designed as an education opportunity for local voters.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Letter - A pseudo-solution in search of a problem
If you choose to ignore the fact that between 2000 and 2010, of the 649 million votes cast nationwide in general elections, there were 13 credible cases of in-person voter impersonation, or less than .00000002 percent of all votes cast, then you might think that those urging the passage of Minnesota’s so-called voter ID law have a point.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Debate on voter ID to take place Thursday
Less than five weeks before Election Day, Debate Minnesota will hold the first debate on a constitutional amendment about voter ID. The debate will be streamed live and will also be taped for future broadcast by Minnesota Public Radio.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Two killed in crash in Carlton County
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communications Company newspapers in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - Forum Communications Company - News

Capitol Chatter: Does ballot ruling open a new door?
Some Minnesota politicians wonder if a Minnesota Supreme Court ballot ruling opens the door for more last-minute changes.
Monday, October, 01, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Remembrances to be held for Paul, Sheila Wellstone
October 25 is the 10th anniversary of the plane crash that took the lives of U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, his wife Sheila Wellstone, their daughter Marcia Wellstone Markuson and Wellstone campaign staffers Tom Lapic, Mary McEvoy and Will McLaughlin. This fall, three remembrance events are planned to honor their lives and remember their legacy.
Saturday, September, 29, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

1565680 Public Notice - Ordinance 679; Compensation for Officials

Friday, September, 28, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Public Notices

Letter - Let's have a record turnout to vote this fall
The local election in Douglas County this year has been unusual. Often we wish there were more contests and choices on the ballot. That wish has been granted this time. Almost every race is contested and there was a big ballot on primary day.
Friday, September, 28, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Forums on October 23, 30 offer insights into county, city, school races
Local voters will have the opportunity to hear and ask questions of candidates for Douglas County commissioner, Alexandria mayor and Wards 3 and 5 council members, as well as candidates for the open seat on the School District 206 Board of Education.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Letter - Every unborn child has the right to life
When I hear a woman say she has the right to do whatever she wants with her body, I think, “Wait a minute. What about the rights of an unborn child? They can’t speak for themselves. They have every right to be born.”
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Voter fraud at the polls is an insignificant aspect of American elections
The voter ID ballot referendum is designed to prevent fraud at the polling place, or so say its advocates. What it will do, for sure, is to prevent eligible voters from voting.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Column - When politics and budgets collide -- we end up paying the price
Politicians have a very nasty thing they have to deal with, and they avoid it as much as they can. It is called a budget, and we have not seen one out of Washington, D.C. for over three years. You may ask, “How can they run the government without a budget?”
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Veterans, military families form anti-amendment group
A group of military veterans and family members plans to fight a proposal to define marriage in the Minnesota Constitution that effectively bans gay marriages.
Tuesday, September, 25, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Cautious optimism emerging among Minnesota employers
Minnesota employers are cautiously optimistic about the state’s economic future but are not confident the state has fully emerged from the four-year national recession.
Tuesday, September, 25, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

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