Friday Jul 18 | Daily News, Faribault, MN
Taking life by the horns: Rice County Fair bull riders live dangerous lifestyle
John Buchanan of North Branch rides a bull in the second round of the Ultimate Bull riding competition held at the Rice County Fair on Thursday.
A 4 Day School Week is No Energy Plan
Here's one for those folks who think we're making too big a deal out of the outrageous price of gas.
Minn. school district going to four-day week
Students in the tiny west-central Minnesota school district of MACCRAY will get an extra day off - but have longer school days - this fall after the state Education Department gave the district permission for a ...
Rodeo is bull-ridin', steer-wrestlin' fun
Vendors from across Minnesota were also hand with apparel and accessories for both horse and rider.
Energy surge prompts move to 4-day work week in US
SKYROCKETING energy costs have fuelled fresh interest in the four-day workweek across the United States as a means to help workers as well as employers cope with the surge.
Osseo's short school week is short on support
In December 2001, Osseo schools officials unveiled a bold new plan: the four-day school week.
Editorial: Schools are running out of money, options
Minnesota Education Commissioner Alice Seagren has an interesting decision to make. via Post-Bulletin
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press
For a while during this two-year run-up in fuel prices, it seemed as if demand were inelastic. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press
Latest cost cut: Minnesota district adopts four day school week
“We wouldn't do the four day school week if we had money”
In the kid world it's the kind of news that doesn't often come along. In essence, a snow day every week. via KARE 11 TV
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...
Hundreds evacuated in Minn. following BNSF derailment
CLARA CITY, Minn. - Nearly 12 hours after being hurriedly evacuated from their homes in the pre-dawn darkness, residents in Clara City received the all clear to return. via Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...
BNSF derailment spills acid; partial evacuation
A railroad tanker car carrying hydrochloric acid ruptured during an early-morning train derailment in Clara City, Minn, forcing authorities to evacuate hundreds of residents from their homes, according to this ... via UTU News