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Share + Nov 10, 2009 10:47 pm US/Central It is the viral video in its fifth day of circulation: a female college soccer player, pulling down her opponent by the ponytail.

Job description: My main responsibilities are the evening, weekend and graduate programs at Simpson College.

We owe Rabbi Hayim Herring, executive director of St. Louis Park-based STAR , a big smile for tipping us off to the Twitter account of Rabbi Rami Shapiro.

The Post-Bulletin has hired five new employees in sales, news and advertising. They are: * LeAnn Fischer is an inside sales/customer service employee for the Austin Post-Bulletin. A Dexter native, Fischer received her degree in organizational management communication from Concordia University in St.

A new survey by the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at Augsburg College ranks Minnesota number one in civic engagement.News 12's Erin Reed spoke with local organizations about how that Minnesota nice is translating in the Great Mankato area.When it comes to getting involved Minnesota doesn't just talk the talk, they walk the walk....So when a ...

Minnesota leads the nation as the most civically active state, according to a national report being released today.

Sept. 26, 1932-Oct. 28, 2009 Bud Foss, 77, Hot Springs, Ark., died at home on Oct.

By Maia Dedrick Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 On Oct. 10, Reed Aronow set out in the snow for a two-week bike trek around Minnesota.

Submitted by sfiecke on October 18, 2009 - 11:55pm. Four candidates are running for Shakopee mayor and eight for two city councilor positions in the Nov.

Narayana Kocherlakota took over the president's chair at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank on Oct.

Should I pretend I'm back in college and attend a convocation at 11 a.m. on a weekday? Yes, if the featured speaker/performer is pianist/composer Jason Moran .

Marsha Tyson grew up loving science and flipping through her father's orthodontic books, but she didn't know she wanted to teach the subject until she was a student at MU.

Submitted by Journal Staff on October 12, 2009 - 1:06pm. Looking Back 10 YEARS AGO Henry Macedon has retired from Boise Cascade after 32 yearsa service with the company.

Brian Byrnes, the son of Marshall Mayor Bob Byrnes, was in serious condition Tuesday in Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, a hospital spokeswoman said.

If you are like me, you have followed the bloodshed over Sudan's Darfur region for six years now, only to reach a dead end in terms of hope for halting the killing.

Nate White bicycled all the way to Oregon last summer, but his ride home Thursday in northeast Minneapolis proved much more painful.

Colorful scenes of Minnesota are now on display. The Mary Lingen Landscapes exhibit is open in the James Wegner Art Gallery on the West Campus of Riverland Community College.

Clayton McNeff, a scientist and iconoclastic entrepreneur, inherited the independent streak from his dad.

Many schools are facing financial difficulties because of deferrals of state funds and budget constraints, but the Albert Lea School District filled a key role in facing those issues.

In Minnesota, the demand for college-educated workers is forecasted to exceed the supply available to employers in the next few years due in large part to decreasing numbers of high school graduates and the lower rate at which low-income students are accessing college.A A However, Minnesota students, administrators, community leaders and colleges ...