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Posted 12-Mar '10, 3:37PM

It is time to roll the credits for one of Rochester's Hollywood Video movie rental shop. The process to liquidate the stock and close the Hollywood Video at 905 37th St. N.W. kicked off last week as patrons were told...

Posted 12-Mar '10, 11:51AM

This is not really a business story, but I wanted to congratulate Nicole Engler, who many know as working in Mayo Clinic Public Affairs and a leader of the young professionals networking group called Fuel. We have an article by...


Posted 1-Mar '10, 1:27PM

Haven't exhausted my notes from Thursday night yet...here are a few more random thoughts about the P-B Dialogues conversation at the library:Former county attorney Ray Schmitz was among the people who asked questions...referred ...

Posted 26-Feb '10, 3:44PM

Last night's P-B Dialogues meeting regarding the emergency management issue in Rochester/Olmsted was enlightening in many ways. Here's the news story on the event by reporter Matt Russell.As I summarized last night, it ...


Posted 12-Mar '10, 4:22PM

Whitewater River is nearly out of its banks, I saw my first skunk cabbage today, I heard about first swans and sandhill cranes coming through. And the Mississippi River backwaters are looking suspicious - you can't really tell if it's water ...

Posted 4-Mar '10, 8:01AM

I looked for shed antlers yesterday at Oxbow Park and found none. Deer seem healthy but are sticking to packed trails - snow is really deep and crusted out in the woods. For more on the deer situation, see today's Outdoors Page.


Posted 11-Mar '10, 9:26AM

PHERSY: OK sports fans, there's plenty going on right now in the sports world.First off, it was barely a note, and people for the most part missed it. But yesterday the Vikings re-signed Benny Sapp. In my eyes, that was the biggest move ...

Posted 10-Mar '10, 3:54PM

PHERSY: Whoa, I can breathe again after all that wrestling! It looks like Feldy filled you in on my whereabouts, but at the end of February and beginning of March, I'm swamped with high school wrestling coverage, so that's where ...


Posted 12-Mar '10, 6:17PM

Just sit right back and ponder these cast picks for the new "Gilligan's Island" movie        Alan Hale, Jr. ("The Skipper") almost killed me some years back. But that's a ...

Posted 11-Mar '10, 6:39PM

Read the review in Thursday's Post-Bulletin.   ...And see what else the Med City Movie Guy is up to ...


Posted 10-Mar '10, 2:43PM

Run to finish is a goal for the slackers in the world of marathon runners.  There is a book I recently read that offers a schedule to figure out how much to train for a marathon or half marathon.  It's easy-peasy!  You follow the training ...

Posted 23-Feb '10, 3:19PM

After I wrote the piece that was in Monday's paper, I started to wonder if I'm relying a little too heavily on funerals for my material?  Maybe.I guess when you hang out at funerals, it's bound to become part of the world in between my ears.  All ...


Posted 12-Mar '10, 5:10PM

My congratulations go out to Nicole Engler, a Mayo Clinic communications specialist who has helped me gather information related to cancer on many occasions.  Nicole, you see, took a little detour on her way home from the hospital ...

Posted 12-Mar '10, 3:43PM

The Associated Press in an article carried on USAToday.com is reporting that a federal court has ruled that thimerosal in vaccine does not cause autism."Autism is one of a group of serious developmental problems called autism ...


Posted 12-Mar '10, 11:57AM

It's a pleasure to drink rich, fresh coffee that has been grown organically and marketed using Fair Trade practices. In the state of Minnesota, such a win-win experience is easy, owing to the plethora of hip coffee companies based ...

Posted 9-Mar '10, 10:07AM

In Rochester 11.6 percent of the population traces ancestry to Ireland. Great Taste cannot claim a drop of Irish blood. But a sibling fell in love with corned beef at an early age. Over the years he developed his own recipe for this ...


Posted 12-Mar '10, 11:13AM

Are we seeing a lot of commentary by legislators, i suspect most of it is written by the caucus and sent out as needed. since all are running this year is giving the incumbant this unqueried format fair. I would much rather see this space ...

Posted 12-Mar '10, 8:47AM

what is it reasonable to expect in coverage of the local legislators, the strib today is reporting the liebling sponsored a major revision to the criminal forfeiture statutes that had a hearing yesterday. Had support from RPD Chief, i have ...


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Posted on Renee's Ramblings, 12-Mar '10, 8:04PM

Karl-Peter Hammer!! He and his wife Rachel moved to Rochester last summer from New Orleans and jumped right into the running crowd. And we're so happy they did! Karl-Peter was a willing subject for 20 (or so) Questions from Renee last night at the  Bear's Den, so here you go. Let's meet ...

Posted on Chick Chat, 12-Mar '10, 5:17AM

Guppy Girl Snyder has laryngitis. I consider it a small gift for my sweet husband and a bonus to my friends. Enjoy it while you can.

Posted on Paleocon Strikes! , 11-Mar '10, 9:23PM

First District Republican candidate Jim Engstrand

Posted on Rochester Public Utilities, 10-Mar '10, 12:00AM

Four scholarships are available to qualifying high school seniors planning to attend a post-secondary educational institution through the Minnesota Municipal Utility Association. One local essay will qualify for state-wide consideration. All details and guideleines for essay ...

Posted on CWS - Everything Internet, 4-Mar '10, 3:26PM

Alan's new book, JOBLESS, is now available for pre-order at TheJoblessBook.com. Copies will begin shipping in late March. Order through the website and you may request your copy of the book to be autographed by Alan. In the book, you will discover: How to think like an entrepreneur How to write goals ...

Posted on The Footprint, 5-Nov '09, 8:43AM

The federal government requires metro areas with a population greater than 50,000 update their long range transportation plan every 5 years. This process in well underway in Olmsted County and is being coordinated by the Rochester-Olmsted Council of Governments (ROCOG) which is staffed by the ...

Posted on RNeighbors, 28-Oct '09, 6:32AM

The Eastside Pioneers Neighborhood Association (ESPNA) is very concerned, like most of Rochester, about the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern (DME) and Canadian Pacific (CP) railroad?s ever increasing profile within our community. We are alarmed by the speed of these huge trains in such a densely ...

Posted on SELCO Librarian, 3-Aug '09, 11:04AM

Michael Scott, Assistant DirectorOn July 27, 2009, I had the opportunity to visit the Harmony Public Library in Harmony, MN.  This is the first time I had visited the Library in its existing space; I had visited the Library when I previously worked for SELCO and it was in a different building.  ...

Posted on Rochester911.com, 7-Jul '09, 1:15PM

There is a new booster seat law in Minnesota, including new age and size requirements for children that should still be riding in a booster seat. This law went into effect on July 1, 2009, and you should evaluate your car seat and booster seat situation to make sure you have the proper safety measures in ...

Posted on Rochester Public Library, 8-May '09, 12:33PM

Ever wanted to know more about repairing your perhaps falling-apart-ish books instead of buying a new copy? We're offering a new class to get you started on the right path to book repairedness.Join us on Tuesday, June 9th from 10:00am - 12:00pm in Meeting Room B, for our new Basic Book Repair Class ...

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