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  1. Youth Athletics: 9 skaters seek trip to national competition Read the original story

    15 hrs ago | Postbulletin.com Local Sports

    Nine members of the Rochester Figure Skating Club are competing at the 2009 Upper Great Lakes Regional Championships this week in Richfield, Minn., seeking to qualify for the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating ...

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    Related Topix: Ice Skating, Winter Sports

  2. Youth Athletics: 9 skaters seek trip to national competitionRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Post-Bulletin

    Nine members of the Rochester Figure Skating Club are competing at the 2009 Upper Great Lakes Regional Championships this week in Richfield, Minn., seeking to qualify for the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, More Sports, Figure Skating, Ice Skating, Winter Sports, Competitive Skating

  3. Minnesota Women Featured in This Month's Oprah MagazineRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | One Nation News

    ... and get it into the hands of teachers and students-in-need. The non-profit works with schools in Bloomington and Richfield, and is expanding to the Minneapolis / St. Paul metro area. Camille Cyprian, of St. Paul, envisioned The Creative Arts Policy ...

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    Related Topix: Minnesota, Non-Profit, Bloomington, MN, St. Paul, MN, Minneapolis, MN

  4. Local governments weathering the financial storm - so far

    Monday | StarTribune

    ... said the accepted bid is well within the average for the city's bonds over the last 20 years. Edina, Richfield and Chanhassen all expect to enter the bond market during the next few months to help pay for new city facilities. Officials in those ...

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    Related Topix: Bloomington, MN, Chanhassen, MN, Edina, MN, Hennepin County, MN

  5. No choice really: Vote yes for kids and Minneapolis schoolsRead the original story

    Monday Oct 13 | MinnPost.com

    ... Minneapolis ranks second from the bottom in per pupil referendum dollars spent at $535 per student. By comparison, Richfield students receive $1,100 and Hopkins $1,552. How can we be expected to compete, retain families and continue to draw ...

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    Related Topix: Minneapolis Metro, Family, Kids, Housing, Education Etc.

  6. Wal-Mart takes on the iPhoneRead the original story

    Monday Oct 13 | Macworld UK

    ... Buy began selling iPhones through its 970 full size stores and 16 smaller mobile retailers. Best Buy, based in Richfield, Minnesota, operates more than 1,150 stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, China, Mexico and Turkey. Earlier this ...

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    Related Topix: iPhone

  7. The Foundation Quartet in ConcertRead the original story

    Sunday Oct 12 | KKMS-AM Saint Paul

    ... Backstrom, of Northfield, is a retired pilot and has been in the quartet singing lead since 2006. Dester Kile, of Richfield, also joined the quartet in 2006 and sings baritone. He retired from Service Master. Dale Tornell, from Webster Township, has ...

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    Related Topix: Lakeville, MN, Burnsville, MN, Events

  8. 'Grey's Anatomy' star comes home for a project near to his heart

    Saturday Oct 11 | The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

    ... on stages from the Jungle Theater to Chanhassen Dinner Theatres to the History Theatre. The 1991 graduate of Richfield's Academy of Holy Angels (and oh-so-brief enrollee at the University of Minnesota) returned to the Guthrie for a couple of seasons ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: Grey's Anatomy, Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Minneapolis, MN, Theater, Arts

  9. Insulation against jet noise will cost youRead the original story

    Saturday Oct 11 | Minneapolis

    ... they head to and from one of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport's parallel runways. Now, Minneapolis, Richfield and Eagan are considering ordinances that would require all new-home construction or home additions in the worst airport ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Minneapolis Metro, Home Building, Home

  10. State's needs won't go away; money mightRead the original story

    Saturday Oct 11 | Lori Sturdevant

    ... Minnesota legislators could opt to do nothing about that. Republican state Senate candidate Craig Marston of Richfield urged as much at Tuesday's forum. Whether or not to drive is "a freedom, a decision that each person should make," Marston said. ...

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    Related Topix: Minnesota, US Politics, US News, James Oberstar, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Opinion

  11. Sector Wrap: Electronics retailers dip on salesRead the original story

    Friday Oct 10 | International Business Times

    ... of retailer performance because they measure growth at existing stores rather than newly opened ones. The Richfield, Minn.-based company didn't lower its outlook, but Goldman Sachs analyst Matthew Fassler said he was cutting his full-year estimates ...

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    Related Topix: Best Buy, Retail

  12. MDA Finds Gypsy Moths in Richfield and Minnetonka

    Thursday Oct 9 | Cook County News

    ... program detected localized infestations of the destructive tree pest in the Twin Cities suburbs of Minnetonka and Richfield. The two new infestations are part of a record number of detections statewide the MDAa s trapping program caught more than ...

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    Related Topix: Minnetonka, MN, Agriculture, Science

  13. New Best Buy uses lighting, free diapers to cater to womenRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 8 | KNXV

    ... MP3 players, digital cameras and laptops, women are making and influencing more electronics purchases. Chains like Richfield, Minn.-based Best Buy are trying to make them feel comfortable, without alienating men. "Best Buy has traditionally served ...

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    Related Topix: Laptops/Notebooks

  14. Portion of eastbound I-494 in Richfield to close for weekend workRead the original story

    Wednesday Oct 8 | Star Tribune

    A portion of eastbound Interstate Hwy. 494 in Richfield will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.

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  15. Eastbound I-494 in Richfield to close this weekend

    Wednesday Oct 8 | The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

    A portion of eastbound Interstate 494 in Richfield will close this weekend, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.

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  16. In Richfield, another bridge out ahead

    Tuesday Oct 7 | West Metro

    Richfield, where drivers have been weaving around road and bridge projects for much of the summer, isn't done with construction projects yet.

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    Related Topix: Bloomington, MN

  17. Mahtomedi Zephyrs swim past RichfieldRead the original story

    Monday Oct 6 | White Bear Press

    The Mahtomedi Girls Swim and Dive team topped Richfield on Thursday night by a score of 106-80 in a Classic Suburban Conference meet at Richfield Middle School.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Swimming

  18. Gypsy moth population at all-time highRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | TwinCities.com

    ... year, state Department of Agriculture officials said today. Two infestations were found - in Minnetonka and Richfield - and will be treated next year before another batch of moths become established. The department said its gypsy moth monitoring ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Minnetonka, MN, Opinion

  19. Schools Seek Ways to Accommodate Cell Phones

    Tuesday Oct 7 | District Administration

    Richfield High School once had a total ban on cell phones. But Principal Jill Johnson said she started hearing confessions from teachers that they were just as guilty of sneaking a call during the day to their ...

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  20. Richfield / Ex-stripper claims her past cost her job

    Tuesday Oct 7 | The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

    A former stripper-turned-police dispatcher has filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the city of Richfield, claiming her co-workers violated her rights and spread word of her former job around the police ... 68 comments

    Related Topix: Andover, MN, Eden Prairie, MN, Law, Employment / Labor Law