Outstate News (8-22-07)
08/22/2007
Courtesy of Rep. Al Junke
Nick Coleman Column: State officials rolled dice on 35W bridge, and we
all lost. (StarTribune):
http://www.startribune.com/357/story/1375755.html
Pelowski/Kelliher: President Bush promises 'flood of help' for
state. (Winona):
http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2007/08/22/news/00lead.txt
Tomassoni/Rukavina/Abeler/Marty/Ropes: State health commissioner
resigns. (StarTribune):
http://www.startribune.com/587/story/1375655.html
Rukavina/Tomassoni: Rukavina on Mandernach resignation: She shouldn't
be made the scapegoat. (Virginia):
http://www.virginiamn.com/mdn/?section_id=70&story_id=210149
Sertich/Tomassoni: State health commissioner resigns following cancer
data flap. (AP):
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?a=304695&z=16
Sertich/Marty: Embattled Mandernach quits Health Department post.
(MPR):
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/08/21/mandernachresigns/
Local Republicans Abeler, Tingelstad call for special session of
Legislature. (ECM):
http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2235&Itemid=29
Sheran/Gunther/Brynaert/Cornish/Morrow: Scope of a special session not
readily defined. (Mankato):
http://www.mankato-freepress.com/local/local_story_234002915.html
Capitol Notebook: Sen. Jungbauer addresses topic of global warming in
talk in Ramsey. (ECM):
http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2234&Itemid=29
Seifert questions House Democrats' budgets, pay raises. (Marshall):
http://www.marshallindependent.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=14988
Letter: Welti kept eyes on budget. (Rochester):
http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?a=304715&z=23
Entenza: UnitedHealth loses key exec Quam. (StarTribune):
http://www.startribune.com/535/story/1375783.html
Walz, staff available today to help with disaster relief at four
locations. (Winona):
http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2007/08/22/newsupdate/01floodrelief.txt
Rep. Oberstar labeled 'Porker of the Month'. (Virginia):
http://www.virginiamn.com/mdn/?section_id=70&story_id=210135
Local pastors call on Congresswoman Bachmann to take a stand to end the
Iraq War. (ECM):
http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2231&Itemid=29
Transportation lobby officials call for immediate action on funding
state transportation system. (ECM):
http://hometownsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2217&Itemid=29
Auditor says bridge collapse wasn't that big a surprise. (MPR):
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/08/22/bridgeaudit/
Letter: Bachmann has made fool of self since day 1. (St. Cloud):
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070822/OPINION/108220018/1006
Column: A plea for proactive politicians. (St. Cloud):
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070822/OPINION/108220014/1006
Editorial: Flood leaves many speechless and homeless. (Winona):
http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2007/08/22/opinion/ourviews/ourview21.txt
Editorial (Morrow): Taking a closer look at MnDOT. (Mankato):
http://www.mankato-freepress.com/editorials/local_story_233005534.html?keyword=secondarystory
Editorial (Lynch): Revelation of Bad Government Under Pawlenty.
(Rochester Dem):
http://www.therochesterdemocrat.com/index.php/test/print/revelation_of_bad_government_under_pawlenty/