Online Archive - December 2003
Note: only stories posted online are available
Parents provide input on District 194ís fall 2005 changes during one-day blitz
Posted 12/5/03
MPCA fines Endres plant in Rosemount
Posted 12/5/03
Eagan golf course eyed for housing
Posted 12/5/03
Burnsville lakeshore compromise hits a snag that angers family
Posted 12/5/03
County commissioners respond to Met Councilís 2030 plan
Posted 12/5/03
Farmington City Hall decision expected Jan. 5
Posted 12/5/03
Rosemount's growth expected to minimize tax rise
Posted 12/5/03
Apple Valley asked to hold tax line, provide services
Posted 12/5/03
Despite shortfall, Burnsville tax hike is small
Posted 12/5/03
Eagan tax levy increases in 2004, city budget does not
Posted 12/5/03
Schouweiler expected to be named County Board chairwoman
Posted 12/5/03
Farmington legislator: Focus should remain on sex offender issue
Posted 12/5/03
Letter alleges campaign violations in Farmington school board race
Posted 12/5/03
Burnsville church arsonist pleads guilty
Posted 12/5/03
Sports - Bowencamp leads Sioux to playoffs
Posted 12/5/03
Sports - Duluth East beats Apple Valley in annual game
Posted 12/5/03
Sports - Seniors will carry Eagles this year
Posted 12/5/03
Sports - Tiger boys hockey starts strong
Posted 12/5/03
Sports - Tigers girls basketball opens season with loss
Posted 12/5/03
Sports - Irish have new coach
Posted 12/5/03
Sports - Who is going to score?
Posted 12/5/03
Burnsville church arsonist pleads guilty
Posted 12/5/03
Spellbound
Posted 12/5/03
Burnsville Chamber names Business Person of the Year
Posted 12/12/03
Eagan launches improved Web site
Posted 12/12/03
City of Farmington strikes deal with employees
Posted 12/12/03
Eastview High School student building her own wardrobe
Posted 12/12/03
Eighth-graders feed their families on ëThird Worldí budget
Posted 12/12/03
Farmington Students get real-world experience
in high school television studio
Posted 12/12/03
District 194's preliminary boundary plan expected Jan. 27
Posted 12/12/03
District 194 superintendent earns 3 percent raise
Posted 12/12/03
Land acquisition casts uncertainty on District 194 fiber-optic network
Posted 12/12/03
Twins, Burnsville city officials meet
Posted 12/12/03
District 191 programs need more space
Posted 12/12/03
Groups debate control, direction of Burnsville Fire Muster
Posted 12/12/03
Eagan: Water treatment proposal causes controversy
Posted 12/12/03
Service level decreasing in Lakeville
Posted 12/12/03
Apple Valley sets budget
Posted 12/12/03
With the help of his buddy, Scott LeRoy made the most of life
Posted 12/12/03
Sports - Tigers boysí hockey defense being tested
Posted 12/12/03
Sports - Tiger girlsí hockey wins big over Northfield
Posted 12/12/03
Sports - Young Tiger grapplers aim for experience
Posted 12/12/03
Sports - Falck has chance to win nine titles
Posted 12/12/03
Sports - Apple Valley second in the nation
Posted 12/12/03
Sports - Blaze one of the teams to beat
Posted 12/12/03
Sports - Farmington boysí basketball off to slow start
Posted 12/19/03
Sports - Tiger boysí hockey falls to Simley
Posted 12/19/03
Sports - Life after Zee
Posted 12/19/03
Sports - Panthers vulnerable?
Depth may be issue but
Lakeville gymnastics still No. 1
Posted 12/19/03
Sports - Bookend victory
Two goals to start and finish
the game lead Blaze to victory
Posted 12/19/03
Farmington's Meadowview Park plan tabled again
Posted 12/19/03
County recommends Empire land for park
Posted 12/19/03
Charges filed in Lakeville abduction
Posted 12/19/03
Eagan will raise some user fees
Posted 12/19/03
Burnsville police's speeding enforcement gets results
Posted 12/19/03
Dog park advocates face another hurdle
Posted 12/19/03
Academy wins local familyís praise, District 191 says it crowds out other online programs
Posted 12/19/03
Farmington approves $4.6 million tax levy
Posted 12/19/03
Met Council member looks for insight from Lakeville chamber
Posted 12/19/03
Apple Valley plans firefighter memorial
Posted 12/19/03
Eagan woman leaves corporate world to focus
on brightening birthdays for children in poverty
Posted 12/19/03
District 191's levy wonít include $300,000 to build classrooms
Posted 12/19/03
Burnsville passes budget, levy
Posted 12/19/03
Residential moratorium extended in Lakeville
Posted 12/19/03
Farmington council agrees on new administrator
Posted 12/19/03
County to seek authority from Legislature to hold gas tax referendum
Posted 12/19/03
Sports - DCTC adds menís soccer
Posted 12/24/03
Sports - Tiger boysí hockey defeats Dodge County
Posted 12/24/03
Sports - ISD 196 teams up for skiing
Posted 12/24/03
Sports - Lakeville skiing strong
Posted 12/24/03
Sports - Nordic ski teams happy for early snow
Posted 12/24/03
Sports - Tiger gymnasticsí new coach is a familiar face
Benson hails from nearby Eagan where she won five state titles
Posted 12/24/03
Sports - Apple Valley tops Lightning
Posted 12/24/03
McGuire student is ëon the roadí to success
Posted 12/24/03
Parents honor work of mainstream teachers during National Inclusive School Week
Posted 12/24/03
Lakeville police crack down on drunk driving
Posted 12/24/03
Retiring teacher brought history to life for 34 years in Burnsville
Posted 12/24/03
Met Council gift wraps $1 million grant for Farmington
Posted 12/24/03
Eagan bus garage will move forward, minus Adelmannís property
Posted 12/24/03
Counties claim sex offender civil commitment change shifts costs
Posted 12/24/03
Rosemount council to hear Brockway concept plan in January
Posted 12/24/03
Countyís 2004 budget passes; raises approved
Posted 12/24/03
Hope prevails when Burnsville pastor, daughter perform Henry Wadsworth Longfellow carol
Posted 12/24/03
Eagan man dies in duplex fire
Posted 12/24/03
Fire damages Farmington High School stage
Posted 12/24/03
Lakeville's Camp Streefland building destroyed in arson fire
Posted 12/24/03
Burnsville: This is a test headline only Posted 12/28/03
Burnsville: This is another test headline that runs a little longer than the first Posted 12/28/03
Burnsville: Here is another test headline, this for Burnsville only Posted 12/28/03
This is a test of breaking news Posted 12/28/03
Obituary - Here is a sample obit post Posted 12/28/03
Obituary - Sample post 2 Posted 12/28/03
Letter - Here is a test letter to the editor Posted 12/28/03
Arts: Here's a test of the arts headline Posted 12/28/03
Sports: Sports headline test Posted 12/28/03
Burnsville: Countyís 2004 budget passes; raises approved Posted 12/29/03
McGuire student is ëon the roadí to success Posted 12/29/03
Parents honor work of mainstream teachers during National Inclusive School Week Posted 12/29/03
Retiring teacher brought history to life for 34 years in Burnsville Posted 12/29/03
ëI Heard the Bells on Christmas Dayí Posted 12/29/03
Burnsville: McGuire student is ëon the roadí to success Posted 12/29/03
Burnsville: Taking an ëinclusiveí approach Posted 12/29/03
Burnsville: American history, with care Posted 12/29/03
Burnsville: ëI Heard the Bells on Christmas Dayí Posted 12/29/03
Obituary - Russell Borg Posted 12/30/03
Obituary - Robert Elfering Posted 12/30/03
Obituary - Adeline S. Gondeck Posted 12/30/03
Obituary - Lloyd E. Meyer Posted 12/30/03
Obituary - Jane Noteboom Posted 12/30/03
Obituary - Chadwick H. Germain-Crosby Posted 12/30/03
Burnsville: State property tax revenue expected to rise 7.1 percent Posted 12/31/03
Sports: Sports Briefs Posted 12/31/03
Sports: Tiger girlsí hockey fighting for Missota title Posted 12/31/03
Sports: Eagles fall in final Posted 12/31/03
Sports: The year of champions Posted 12/31/03
Burnsville: Womenís Way a resource on topics from decorating to spirituality Posted 12/31/03
Burnsville: Budget battles, land preservation countyís top issues of 2003 Posted 12/31/03
Burnsville: Kindergarten, budget, enrollment issues in 191 Posted 12/31/03
Burnsville: 2003 was last year of Orchard Gardens Posted 12/31/03
Eagan: Wardlow aims to untangle capital punishment conflicts Posted 12/31/03
Lakeville: Lakeville girl takes state title in teen pageant Posted 12/31/03
Thisweek Newspapers celebrates milestone
Posted 12/31/03
Lakeville: Creating a framework Posted 12/31/03
Lakeville: Despite several significant crimes in 2003, Lakeville remains a safe community Posted 12/31/03
Lakeville: Budget battles, land preservation countyís top issues of 2003 Posted 12/31/03
Lakeville: Newsmakers in 2003 Posted 12/31/03
Lakeville: In Lakeville, first-time events helped bring residents together Posted 12/31/03
Apple Valley: Wardlow aims to untangle capital punishment conflicts Posted 12/31/03
Apple Valley: State property tax revenue expected to rise 7.1 percent Posted 12/31/03
Apple Valley: Budget battles, land preservation countyís top issues of 2003 Posted 12/31/03
Apple Valley: 2003 in review: New superintendent, new era for ISD 196 Posted 12/31/03
Apple Valley: Rewinding 2003 in Apple Valley Posted 12/31/03
Eagan: State property tax revenue expected to rise 7.1 percent Posted 12/31/03
Eagan: Budget battles, land preservation countyís top issues of 2003 Posted 12/31/03
Eagan: ISD 197 deals with changing population,
streamlines staff and curriculum in 2003
Posted 12/31/03
Eagan: Eagan sees new leaders, less controversy and Community Center in 2003 Posted 12/31/03
Farmington: Budget battles, land preservation countyís top issues of 2003 Posted 12/31/03
Farmington: State property tax revenue expected to rise 7.1 percent Posted 12/31/03
Farmington: Newsmakers in 2003 Posted 12/31/03
Farmington: Farmington year in review Posted 12/31/03
Rosemount: Wardlow aims to untangle capital punishment conflicts Posted 12/31/03
Rosemount: State property tax revenue expected to rise 7.1 percent Posted 12/31/03
Rosemount: 2003 in review: New superintendent, new era for ISD 196 Posted 12/31/03
Rosemount: Budget battles, land preservation countyís top issues of 2003 Posted 12/31/03
Rosemount: People, businesses and disaster changed the face of downtown Rosemount in 2003 Posted 12/31/03
Arts: Journey to forbidden land puts home, heart in perspective Posted 12/31/03