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Legislative notebook: Higher ed OK'd
By Danielle Killey Minnesota representatives approved increasing by $150 million spending on state colleges and universities. Higher education, perhaps more than any other area, has been neglected f...
Posted on 4/25/13 at 7:38 PM
Lifetime Legacy Post Humous: Howard Newlon Jr.
This year's Ammann Awards received many entries, more than last year. However one of the awards that is of importance is the Lifetime Legacy Awards, given to person(s) who devoted a large amount of ...
Posted on 12/23/12 at 10:33 AM
A Little China Choo Choo
China train travel. Hmm, whats that like? Well, that depends on where you are. From Zhuhai to Guangzhouone city in Guangdong province to anotherthe train is brand new and the ride pristine. Else...
Posted on 8/5/11 at 11:31 AM
Thanks for telling us how to drive, (....)!
It is a site that none of us wanted to see after 2008, the year of the economic collapse. At about this time last year, we were dealing with $4 a gallon gas in a time span between Easter and Labor Day...
Posted on 4/21/11 at 5:36 PM
As others see it: Road funding needs innovation, money
There is probably no tougher nut to crack than that of adequate transportation funding in Minnesota, but there is also nothing more basic to economic prosperity than an efficient and safe transportation system.By The Free Press of Mankato , January 02, 2013
SRDC earns award for transportation
WASHINGTON — The Southwest Regional Development Commission in Slayton, in collaboration with the Rural Minnesota Energy Board, has been awarded a 2012 Excellence in Regional Transportation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) for its role in facilitating wind development agreements.June 17, 2012
Letter: A wake-up call on school bus service
First of all, let me start out by saying I am very angry that my children were left by the bus that was late on Sept. 8.By Ronald J. Sternke, Worthington , September 26, 2011
Editorial: Boost the bridges
Given today’s weather forecast, there’s a good chance no one will be gathered this morning at the County State Aid Highway 1 bridge near Brewster.By Daily Globe , March 22, 2011
Nobles County facing bridge woes
By Julie Buntjer , December 03, 2010
As others see it: Lost flights and rail. What's next?
Common-sense Central Minnesotans can’t help but agree with the Northstar Corridor Development Authority’s recent decision to put on hold efforts to expand the commuter rail line from Big Lake to St. Cloud.By St. Cloud Times , November 26, 2010
U.S. 71 near Windom opens
MANKATO — The new U.S. Highway 71 bridge located one-half mile south of Minnesota 60 junction near Windom reopened to traffic Wednesday afternoon.By Daily Globe , November 25, 2010
Minnesota 60 landscape plans to be unveiled
WORTHINGTON — Area residents interested in the aesthetic design plans for the Minnesota 60 construction project are invited to attend a meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 26 at Worthington Chamber’s conference room, 1121 Third Ave.By Daily Globe , October 15, 2010
As others see it: Too much in car can kill on road
One wonders if driving has become the distraction or is it all the other multi-tasking, be it texting, operating an I-pod or radio, or watching the latest car gizmo out of Japan.By West Central Tribune , September 27, 2010
MnDOT urges motorists, farmers to share the road
ST. PAUL — It’s harvest time and the Minnesota Department of Transportation is urging motorists on Minnesota highways to be aware of the large farm equipment transporting crops to markets, grain elevators and processing plants.By MnDOT, via the West Central Tribune , September 22, 2010
As others see it: Transportation upgrade is necessary
If transportation infrastructure is key to statewide economic development, Minnesota appears headed down the road to ruin.By The Free Press of Mankato , August 30, 2010
SRDC committee to meet Thursday
SLAYTON — The Southwest Regional Development Commission (SRDC) Transportation Committee will meet at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, April 8, at the CRD Office Board Room, 2401 Broadway Ave., Slayton. The agenda topics will be the SRDC Transportation Work Program for FY 2011 and Functional Classification Change requests.April 02, 2010
Private money to help foot highway bills
By Don Davis , October 28, 2009
MNDOT solicits projects
MANKATO — The Area Transportation Partnership for Mn/DOT District 7 is soliciting projects for the Transportation Enhancements program, a federally-funded program that targets projects such as trails, environmental mitigation and historical preservation that are transportation related.October 26, 2009
As others see it: Consider congestion pricing
Minnesota’s highways aren’t going to fix themselves. They don’t heal when holes are punched in them, and a few stitches aren’t enough to mend cracks.By Grand Forks Herald , September 08, 2009
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