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Wednesday Apr 30 | Star Tribune
Afton tower foes: It may look like a tree, but it's not
“I see this as a win-win for the neighborhood and for me.”
Afton residents who live near the proposed site for a Washington County public safety communications tower told commissioners Tuesday that the tower would stand out too much and hurt their property values. via Star Tribune
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Afton Forum & PollsWednesday Apr 16 | Star Tribune
Washington County hoping new transit tax can drive it forward
“I serve the entire population of Washington County and my district, not just individuals”
John McPherson's position on a quarter-cent sales tax in Washington County was typical of many residents who spoke against it at a county board hearing recently. via Star Tribune
Feb 21, 2008 | The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press
Award gives family chance to help others
“He kept getting weaker and weaker. We really thought we were going to lose him.”
This text is replaced by the Flash movie. Paul and Joan Skluzacek's 15-year-old son can't talk and suffers from life-threatening seizures. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press
Jan 27, 2008 | Star Tribune
“We've got these incredible books”
Send to: Afton Press Attn: Books-for-Schools P.O. Box 100 Afton, MN 55001 how to donate To donate money to the Books-for-Schools program can contact director of operations Chuck Johnston at Afton Press, P.O. ... via Star Tribune
Jan 18, 2008 | TwinCities
News council upholds complaint against Woodbury Bulletin
“I wanted everybody to know that this is not me - that this did not happen”
The Minnesota News Council today upheld Afton City Council member Joe Richter's complaint against the Woodbury Bulletin, concerning a Sept. via TwinCities
Dec 18, 2007 | Stillwater Gazette
Bayport man charged with sexual assault for second time in three months
“Well, yes. Maybe I stopped on the way home and looked through their garage”
A Bayport man who was charged earlier this year with inappropriately touching a 16-year-old girl has now been charged with also improperly touching an 18-year-old woman. via Stillwater Gazette
Dec 13, 2007 | Star Tribune
Afton publisher is tax-exempt, justices say
“We conclude that Afton provides a substantial proportion of its goods free of charge or at considerably less than cost”
An Afton publishing house that gives books to libraries and schools shouldn't have to pay property taxes, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Thursday. via Star Tribune
Dec 8, 2007 | TwinCities
A radio tower as a tree? Afton asks, why not?
“All of it is worth exploring, but I don't know if the height issue can be addressed”
Some Afton residents say a new public safety radio tower in their city should look like something it's not. via TwinCities
Nov 28, 2007 | Star Tribune
Scariest call police officer can receive is 'shots fired'
“Out here it still feels a little more rural”
It was on a hot August evening when a man shot at police in Hudson, Wis., and then fled across the river into Minnesota. via Star Tribune
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