A kind lady from Buzzflash just sent us a link to this online game:Play "Seat the Senator!" Guess the day Al Franken will be sworn in as Minnesota's junior senator and win a prize from BuzzFlashSwitch the sponsor from Buzzflash......

With FEC year-end reports due on Saturday, the committee for state senator Dick Day has filed a termination report. This action matches what we've been hearing: that Senator Day, a.k.a the Termindaytor, is more interested in running for state senate......

One of our fondest childhood memories is of ice skating with our cousins at the outdoor public rink in Madelia. One icy day, we decided that the streets were slick enough to skate back to Avis and Mac's place. We......

It's a slow news day on the prairie. We did notice that state representative Randy Demmer, who lost the Republican endorsement to Brian Davis--whom Congressman defeated decisively in November--filed his year-end report on January 13.Demmer closed the year with $99.25......

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Millions of Minnesotans voted on November 4, 2008. The survivors of the U.S. Senate race called the recount%#$%& drawn out. They lived only to face a new nightmare, the war against the Machinesin a state senate committee hearing room....Update: Tild......

We've been preoccupied by chores and research, so today's digest will catch up on the news since Thursday. There's lots to post.Friday's Owatonna People's Press reports in Council: Federal money for flood projects too slow, unstable:So, the city has applied......

Much of Minnesota's prairies are under blizzard and winter storm warnings, which--like the Senate recount and cuts to Minnesota's state budget--are dominating the news. The Owatonna People's Press reports that Owatonna teen receives congressional award medal: Seventeen-year old Jeremy Duruji is usua...

The Mankato Free Press takes a look at local reaction to Tim Pawlenty's observations at a GOP governors' meeting: Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, speaking to fellow Republican governors in Florida last week, said the Republican Party is in deep trouble, losing its ability to compete in large swaths of ...

The Mankato Free Press editorial page looks at the discussion about the new generation feedstocks in Corn debate should be just the beginning. The editorial takes note of the debate at the most recent governors' meeting and concludes: And keep in mind that while it’s true that corn alone isn’t t...