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Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty arrived in Albert Lea on Friday to assess damage, meet with local officials and take questions from the media. Governor arrived at the Albert Lea Municipal Airport at 2:30 pm on Friday evening, and flew directly from a tour of hurricane damage in the area of Wadena. It was scheduled to meet with the media, at 4:00 Pawlenty flew to Albert Lea in a plane belonging to the Ministry of Transport and Minnesota, but took a helicopter in the Minnesota state patrol...Read Full Story

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty arrived in Albert Lea on Friday to assess damage, meet with local officials and take questions from the media. Governor arrived at the Albert Lea Municipal Airport at 2:30 pm on Friday evening, and flew directly from a tour of hurricane damage in the area of Wadena. It was scheduled to meet with the media, at 4:00 Pawlenty flew to Albert Lea in a plane belonging to the Ministry of Transport and Minnesota, but took a helicopter in the Minnesota state patrol...Read Full Story

Boston Globe Minn. seeks waiver to No Child Left Behind Albert Lea Tribune MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota will seek a waiver to the federal No Child Left Behind law, Gov. Mark Dayton announced Monday, which would free state schools from some testing requirements and sanctions in the often criticized law. The announcement came hours ... Overriding a Key Education Law New York Times Answer Sheet | Why states should refuse 'No Child' waivers Washington Post (blog) Changes coming to No Child Left Behind...Read Full Story

  Email This Post   Print This Post Mon, May 10 2010 | 0 Comments By: admin Kari-Ella Fjeldberg shows the box of hair she has started to collect to send to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The rest is here: Popularity: 1% [ ? ] (No Ratings Yet)  Loading ... Tags: advanced-search , business , classifieds , clippings , fjeldberg , Haircut , may-10 , mobile , monday , opinion , quick-link , salons , silver , tribune , videos...Read Full Story

Nothing says "I love you" like a half-mile wide heart made out of manure. A southern Minnesota man created the Valentine's Day gift for his wife of 37 years in their farm field about 12 miles southwest of Albert Lea (LEE). Bruce Andersland told the Alberta Lea Tribune that he started the project with his tractor and manure spreader Wednesday and finished Thursday. His wife, Beth, says it's the biggest and most original Valentine she has ever received. She says some people might think it's...Read Full Story