Online Archive - February 2004
Note: only stories posted online are available
Letter - Bush should stop blocking Sept. 11 report Posted 2/2/04
Letter - Local lawmakers have failed our schools Posted 2/2/04
Letter - Burnsville High offers much for gifted students Posted 2/2/04
Letter - Protesters should back up words with dollars Posted 2/2/04
Letter - Parents deserve thanks for help Posted 2/2/04
Letter - Party on with your $10 million Posted 2/2/04
Letter - Discussion to focus on media Posted 2/2/04
Farmington: Soderberg declares mayoral intentions in Farmington Posted 2/3/04
Lakeville arsonist charged Posted 2/6/04
Inmates will clean up county parks this year Posted 2/6/04
County considering courthouse searches Posted 2/6/04
Rosemount: City receives honor Posted 2/6/04
Rosemount: County considering courthouse searches Posted 2/6/04
Rosemount: Juvenile officer convention Posted 2/6/04
Rosemount: Mid-Winter Fest welcomes snow Posted 2/6/04
Rosemount: Mid-Winter Fest welcomes snow Posted 2/6/04
Rosemount: Two RHS students will represent ISD 196 in choir directors honor choir Posted 2/6/04
Rosemount: Rosemount jumps on zoo bandwagon Posted 2/6/04
Rosemount: Legislative priorities of Rosemount detailed Posted 2/6/04
Farmington: Volunteers needed for annual pond cleanup in Farmington Posted 2/6/04
Farmington: Licenses may be suspended after liquor violations Posted 2/6/04
Sports: Sport Briefs Posted 2/6/04
Rosemount: Re-tooling for a paycut Posted 2/6/04
Farmington: Ash Street improvements will come in two phases Posted 2/6/04
Sports: EP tops Eagles Posted 2/6/04
Farmington: County considering courthouse searches Posted 2/6/04
Rosemount: Lawmakers listen at legion Posted 2/6/04
Sports: ECM Publishers, KFAN partner in high school sports venture Posted 2/6/04
Rosemount: Rosemount adopts water ordinance Posted 2/6/04
Sports: Panthers win AV Invite Posted 2/6/04
Sports: Eastview tops Apple Valley
Posted 2/6/04
Farmington: Farmington Business Person of the Year Posted 2/6/04
Rosemount: Downtown comments sought Posted 2/6/04
Lakeville: County considering courthouse searches Posted 2/6/04
Sports: Tigers boys basketball team wins fourth in a row
Posted 2/6/04
Lakeville: Cedar Avenue transitway open house planned for Feb. 12 Posted 2/6/04
Farmington: Farmington Citizen of the Year Posted 2/6/04
Burnsville: Man gets 17 years for fatal stabbing Posted 2/6/04
Sports: Panther Nordic skiers win section Posted 2/6/04
Sports: Lakeville girls headed to state
Posted 2/6/04
Lakeville: Strategic plan for economic development in 2004 announced Posted 2/6/04
Lakeville: Lakeville continues to set records for residential and commercial development Posted 2/6/04
Farmington: Winter workload Posted 2/6/04
Burnsville: Will Twins be blacked out?
Posted 2/6/04
Lakeville: Re-tooling for a paycut Posted 2/6/04
Farmington: Soderberg declares mayoral intentions Posted 2/6/04
Lakeville: Lakeville arsonist charged Posted 2/6/04
Lakeville: Snow day Posted 2/6/04
Sports: Lightning upset Blaze Posted 2/6/04
Arts: Arts Calendar Posted 2/6/04
Burnsville: 50 years of barbering
Posted 2/6/04
Sports: Tiger boys' hockey falls to Red Wing
Posted 2/6/04
Arts: Giant Step Theatre set to open ëAladdin's Lamp' Posted 2/6/04
Sports: Blaze upsets Lightning
Posted 2/6/04
Burnsville: Hotel project moving forward
Posted 2/6/04
Arts: Drawing is more than a distraction for one Farmington student Posted 2/6/04
Burnsville: Arsonist violates probation
Posted 2/6/04
Sports: Simon signs on with Northern Illinois
Posted 2/6/04
Burnsville: All-day kindergarten targeted
Posted 2/6/04
Rosemount downtown comments sought
Posted 2/6/04
Decision delayed on greenway housing development in Eagan Posted 2/6/04
Soderberg declares mayoral intentions in Farmington Posted 2/6/04
Church arsonist violates probation Posted 2/6/04
All-day kindergarten targeted in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District
Posted 2/6/04
Sports: This job doesn't stop, end at the same time Posted 2/6/04
Eagan: Cookies make connections Posted 2/6/04
Eagan: Twin virtuosos hold piano concert to benefit charter school Posted 2/6/04
Eagan: Eagan will get disc golf course Posted 2/6/04
Eagan: Developers plan luxury homes on Diamond T land Posted 2/6/04
Apple Valley: Rosemount jumps on zoo bandwagon Posted 2/6/04
Eagan: Decision delayed on greenway housing development Posted 2/6/04
Apple Valley: Local lawmakers listen at legion
Posted 2/6/04
Apple Valley: Apple Valley resident serves on stadium committee Posted 2/6/04
Eagan: Slip slidin' away Posted 2/6/04
Apple Valley: Apple Valley is home to Rients' 50th year of barbering Posted 2/6/04
Apple Valley: Mid-Winter Fest welcomes snow Posted 2/6/04
Obituary - Arlene Gohlike Posted 2/6/04
Obituary - Muriel J. Holt Posted 2/6/04
Obituary - Judith Trom Posted 2/6/04
Obituary - Richard Frick Posted 2/6/04
Obituary - Cletus J. Giles Posted 2/6/04
Obituary - Edith Gnerer Posted 2/6/04
Obituary - Thelma Smith Posted 2/6/04
Letter - Doesn't deserve all criticism Posted 2/6/04
Letter - Show support for schools at election time Posted 2/6/04
Letter - School's explanation is deceiving Posted 2/6/04
Letter - Questions about busing walkers Posted 2/6/04
Letter - ëNo taxes' pledge costs taxpayers Posted 2/6/04
Letter - Young resident weighs in on golf course Posted 2/6/04
Letter - Keep health and physical education Posted 2/6/04
Letter - Zoo debate is good, but it should fund itself Posted 2/6/04
Dakota County Tribune: Lakeville arsonist charged Posted 2/10/04
Dakota County Tribune: Inmates will clean up county parks this year Posted 2/10/04
Dakota County Tribune: County considering courthouse searches Posted 2/10/04
Redevelopment committee in Rosemount provides options during open house Posted 2/10/04
Dakota County Tribune: Redevelopment committee in Rosemount provides options during open house Posted 2/10/04
Dakota County Tribune: Decision delayed on greenway housing development Posted 2/10/04
Dakota County Tribune: Soderberg declares mayoral intentions in Farmington Posted 2/10/04
Dakota County Tribune: Burnsville arsonist violates probation
Posted 2/10/04
Dakota County Tribune: Budget-cutting options unveiled in District 191 Posted 2/10/04
An estimated 250 parents attend boundary meeting Posted 2/10/04
Lakeville's boundary committee to reconvene Posted 2/12/04
Dakota County Tribune: County poised to oppose further change to Extension operations Posted 2/13/04
Dakota County Tribune: County probation caseloads exceed recommendations Posted 2/13/04
Dakota County Tribune: Richard Frick, co-founder of Kids 'n Kinship, dies at age 75 Posted 2/13/04
Dakota County Tribune: Lakeville accident results in fatality Posted 2/13/04
Dakota County Tribune: Lakeville boundary group returns to the drawing board
Posted 2/13/04
Dakota County Tribune: Farmington teachers criticize district spending Posted 2/13/04
Dakota County Tribune: 2004 is critical year for open space in Eagan Posted 2/13/04
Dakota County Tribune: Church arsonist gets prison sentence
Posted 2/13/04
Farmington: County poised to oppose more Extension changes Posted 2/13/04
Farmington: Probation caseloads exceed recommendations Posted 2/13/04
Farmington: Lakeville teen killed in crash Posted 2/13/04
Farmington: Council will consider Spruce Street standards Posted 2/13/04
Sports: Sports Briefs Posted 2/13/04
Farmington: Shukle takes new post Posted 2/13/04
Sports: Philipczyk Ms. Hockey finalist Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: Scott County focuses on Elko/New Market area as part of growth plan Posted 2/13/04
Sports: AV cheerleaders win national championship Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: Predicting Elko patrol times just got tougher Posted 2/13/04
Sports: Heisel returns to state Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: Sizing up No Child Left Behind Posted 2/13/04
Sports: Tigers boys' hockey keeping the pace
Posted 2/13/04
Farmington: State isn't alone in reviewing standards Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: Arsonist gets prison sentence Posted 2/13/04
Sports: Langlais excels at three sports
Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: Richard Frick, co-founder of
Kids 'n Kinship, dies at age 75 Posted 2/13/04
Farmington: Teachers criticize district spending Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: New arts coordinator will take up post Feb. 17 Posted 2/13/04
Farmington: A dash of fun Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: Second part of citizen discussion is Tuesday Posted 2/13/04
Arts: Arts Calendar Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: Two-car crash sends drivers to hospital Posted 2/13/04
Arts: Symphony to host Mardi Gras celebration Posted 2/13/04
Sports: Eastview dominates Apple Valley Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: One act makes first state trip Posted 2/13/04
Sports: Eagles top Eastview
Posted 2/13/04
Sports: Tiger boys' basketball tumbles
Posted 2/13/04
Burnsville: Career opportunities Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: Nice doggie Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: Back to the drawing board Posted 2/13/04
Sports: Chaska thumps Blaze
Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: Back to the drawing board Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: Head-on collision results in fatality Posted 2/13/04
Burnsville: Businesses will get a break on illegal sales of alcohol
Posted 2/13/04
Apple Valley: Membership in foreign trade zone funded Posted 2/13/04
Lakeville: Head-on collision results in fatality Posted 2/13/04
Arts: Production has AVHS performers finding the groove Posted 2/13/04
Sports: Surprise -- Blaze and Panthers tie Posted 2/13/04
Apple Valley: NDC has new president
Posted 2/13/04
Burnsville: Arsonist gets prison sentence
Posted 2/13/04
Apple Valley: Most District 196 students test at or above ability level Posted 2/13/04
Sports: Eastview gets revenge
Posted 2/13/04
Rosemount: Arsonist gets prison sentence Posted 2/13/04
Apple Valley: County probation caseloads exceed recommendations Posted 2/13/04
Rosemount: Richard Frick, co-founder of
Kids 'n Kinship, dies at age 75 Posted 2/13/04
Sports: Tiger girls' hockey win easily over Minnehaha Academy and advances in Section 4A Posted 2/13/04
Burnsville: Richard Frick, co-founder of Kids 'n Kinship, dies at age 75 Posted 2/13/04
Apple Valley: Richard Frick, co-founder of
Kids 'n Kinship, dies at age 75 Posted 2/13/04
Rosemount: NDC has new president Posted 2/13/04
Burnsville: Budget-cutting talks intensify
Posted 2/13/04
Rosemount: Sizing up No Child Left Behind Posted 2/13/04
Apple Valley: Sizing up No Child Left Behind
Posted 2/13/04
Rosemount: Most District 196 students test at or above ability level Posted 2/13/04
Rosemount: Membership in foreign trade zone funded Posted 2/13/04
Rosemount: City waiting for comments on downtown Posted 2/13/04
Rosemount: Enjoying winter Posted 2/13/04
Eagan: Sizing up No Child Left Behind Posted 2/13/04
Eagan: Budget-cutting talks begin Posted 2/13/04
Eagan: NDC has new president Posted 2/13/04
Eagan: State trooper charged in Eagan crash, cover-up Posted 2/13/04
Eagan: 2004 is critical year for open space in Eagan Posted 2/13/04
Eagan: Breaking the ice Posted 2/13/04
Obituary - Elaine Lematta Posted 2/13/04
Obituary - Lois M. Brown Posted 2/13/04
Obituary - Willis G. Grinde Posted 2/13/04
Obituary - Debbie Hancock Posted 2/13/04
Obituary - Gretchen G. Knaeble Posted 2/13/04
Obituary - Susan R. Lacy Posted 2/13/04
Obituary - Godfrey Linkert Posted 2/13/04
Obituary - Tyrone Meier Posted 2/13/04
Obituary - Orine Strachan Posted 2/13/04
Obituary - Marilynn Tuthill Posted 2/13/04
Obituary - James W. Bielke Posted 2/13/04
Obituary - Irene E. Rice Posted 2/13/04
Letter - Time for change Posted 2/13/04
Letter - Christian parents should know what's taught in school Posted 2/13/04
Letter - Constitution Party is answer Posted 2/13/04
Letter - We need solutions, not accusations Posted 2/13/04
Letter - Check the facts Posted 2/13/04
Letter - Write legislators to save ECFE Posted 2/13/04
Letter - Story didn't have facts right Posted 2/13/04
Farmington: Suspects sought in Lakeville burglaries Posted 2/20/04
Farmington: Sheriff: jail records on-line, females off-site Posted 2/20/04
Farmington: Cedar Avenue open house draws traffic Posted 2/20/04
Farmington: Farmington pup takes honors at Westminster Posted 2/20/04
Farmington: Local caucus locations Posted 2/20/04
Farmington: Caucuses grow grassroots politics Posted 2/20/04
Farmington: Farmington teens arrested in robbery Posted 2/20/04
Farmington: Newest members face steep school board learning curve Posted 2/20/04
Dakota County Tribune: Eagan land county's first acquisition with natural area program dollars Posted 2/20/04
Dakota County Tribune: Suspects sought in downtown Lakeville burglaries Posted 2/20/04
Dakota County Tribune: Sheriff: jail records on-line, females off-site Posted 2/20/04
Dakota County Tribune: St. Paul Post Office might come to Eagan Posted 2/20/04
Lakeville: Sheriff: jail records on-line, females off-site Posted 2/20/04
Lakeville: Lakeville shows its support of the zoo Posted 2/20/04
Lakeville: Fleet Farm silo plans scaled down Posted 2/20/04
Lakeville: Committee established for community center Posted 2/20/04
Lakeville: Caucuses grow grassroots politics Posted 2/20/04
Dakota County Tribune: Caucuses grow grassroots politics Posted 2/20/04
Lakeville: Cedar Avenue open house draws traffic Posted 2/20/04
Sports: Sports Briefs Posted 2/20/04
Sports: Lee entering wall of fame
Posted 2/20/04
Dakota County Tribune: Cedar Avenue open house draws traffic Posted 2/20/04
Lakeville: Hitting a high note Posted 2/20/04
Sports: Tiger boys' basketball holds off Northfield
Posted 2/20/04
Sports: Lakeville tops Eastview Posted 2/20/04
Lakeville: Lawson leaves behind friends, family Posted 2/20/04
Dakota County Tribune: Proposed District 191 cuts cause commotion Posted 2/20/04
Sports: Gymnastics team takes fourth in conference
Posted 2/20/04
Sports: Panthers gain experience at state
Posted 2/20/04
Sports: Oh so close!
Posted 2/20/04
Lakeville: Suspects sought in downtown burglaries Posted 2/20/04
Lakeville: Downtown burglaries Posted 2/20/04
Rosemount: Sheriff: jail records on-line, females off-site Posted 2/20/04
Sports: Lakeville gets red hot in game against Eagan
Posted 2/20/04
Rosemount: Caucuses grow grassroots politics Posted 2/20/04
Sports: Tigers girls' hockey upset by St. Louis Park in OT
Posted 2/20/04
Rosemount: Cedar Avenue open house draws traffic Posted 2/20/04
Sports: Blaze season slips away
Posted 2/20/04
Rosemount: Facilities task force established Posted 2/20/04
Rosemount: Public hearing for downtown TIF district called Posted 2/20/04
Sports: Panthers cruise
Posted 2/20/04
Rosemount: If the (snow) shoes fit ... Posted 2/20/04
Sports: Eagan dominates Eastview
Posted 2/20/04
Apple Valley: Sheriff: jail records on-line, females off-site Posted 2/20/04
Sports: Abbe claims second state title Posted 2/20/04
Apple Valley: Opinions differ on when to start tougher drunk driving standard Posted 2/20/04
Apple Valley: Apple Valley Parks and Recreation Department earns communication award Posted 2/20/04
Apple Valley: Cedar Avenue open house draws traffic Posted 2/20/04
Letter - Apple Valley rezoning precedence set Posted 2/20/04
Letter - Choose Option C for students Posted 2/20/04
Apple Valley: Caucuses grow grassroots politics Posted 2/20/04
Letter - Twins fans should ask for Twins channel Posted 2/20/04
Letter - Wilkin imposes morality at the cost of research Posted 2/20/04
Letter - Death penalty won't solve state deficit Posted 2/20/04
Letter - DFL precinct caucuses offer chance to make an impact Posted 2/20/04
Letter - Support ECFE Posted 2/20/04
Letter - Restore cuts to early childhood programs Posted 2/20/04
Apple Valley: Dog breaks through kennel to protect owner Posted 2/20/04
Letter - Writer opposes Holberg's proposal Posted 2/20/04
Burnsville: Kautz: City poised for more progres Posted 2/20/04
Burnsville: Proposed cuts cause commotion
Posted 2/20/04
Obituary - Robert Greenslit Posted 2/20/04
Obituary - Berenice E. McGovern Posted 2/20/04
Obituary - Tyrone Meier Posted 2/20/04
Obituary - Dorothy Regan Posted 2/20/04
Burnsville: Grant could spare kindergarten
Posted 2/20/04
Obituary - Raymond M. Mardell Posted 2/20/04
Burnsville: Foundation aims to help homeless and at-risk youth Posted 2/20/04
Burnsville: Stores get break on tobacco violations
Posted 2/20/04
Burnsville: City will market riverfront Posted 2/20/04
Farmington: Slush skating Posted 2/20/04
Arts: Arts Calendar Posted 2/20/04
Arts: Art FÍte 2004: Lifelong passion has driven last year's top artist Posted 2/20/04
Eagan: Eagan land county's first acquisition with natural area program dollars Posted 2/20/04
Eagan: Trooper involved in Eagan crash resigns Posted 2/20/04
Eagan: Copeland gets free fund-raising help Posted 2/20/04
Eagan: MAC releases new map of airport noise impact Posted 2/20/04
Eagan: St. Paul Post Office might come to Eagan Posted 2/20/04
Real Estate: January home sales slow after record-breaking 2003 Posted 2/20/04
Real Estate: Selling your house when the snow flies Posted 2/20/04
District 194 has revised boundary plan Posted 2/25/04
Dakota County Tribune: Off-leash dog park in Empire Township a possibility -- again
Posted 2/27/04
Dakota County Tribune: Rosemount Refinery mitigating new requirement's impact on neighbors Posted 2/27/04
Dakota County Tribune: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra coming to Burnsville High School Posted 2/27/04
Dakota County Tribune: Eagan High School returning to normal after virus invasion Posted 2/27/04
Dakota County Tribune: District 196 seeks comments on potential $68 million bond Posted 2/27/04
Dakota County Tribune: District 191's junior high option would reconfigure three schools Posted 2/27/04
Dakota County Tribune: District 191 budget hearings draw crowds
Posted 2/27/04
Dakota County Tribune: District 194 has revised boundary plan Posted 2/27/04
Farmington: Job reference legislation passed Posted 2/27/04
Farmington: The next generation of knitting Posted 2/27/04
Farmington: DFLers propose LGA changes Posted 2/27/04
Burnsville: Survival humor
Posted 2/27/04
Farmington: Off-leash dog park a possibility -- again Posted 2/27/04
Burnsville: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra coming to Burnsville High
Posted 2/27/04
Farmington: Ugly Mug owner looking for someone to share the burden Posted 2/27/04
Farmington: All-day kindergarten options to be presented in Farmington Posted 2/27/04
Burnsville: Junior high option would reconfigure three schools Posted 2/27/04
Arts: Arts Calendar Posted 2/27/04
Rosemount: Local Woman investigates U.S. aid embargo in Haiti Posted 2/27/04
Rosemount: Apple Valley boys break century streak Posted 2/27/04
Rosemount: DFLers propose LGA changes Posted 2/27/04
Arts: Eastview addresses hate with 'The Laramie Project' Posted 2/27/04
Burnsville: Budget hearings draw crowds
Posted 2/27/04
Rosemount: Land clear: Off-leash dog park a possibility -- again Posted 2/27/04
Rosemount: The next generation of knitting Posted 2/27/04
Rosemount: Refinery mitigating new
requirement's impact on neighbors Posted 2/27/04
Rosemount: District 196 seeks comments on potential $68 million bond Posted 2/27/04
Lakeville: Ugly Mug owner looking for someone to share the burden Posted 2/27/04
Lakeville: Local shop offers custom choppers for the average cyclist Posted 2/27/04
Lakeville: Local Woman investigates U.S. aid embargo in Haiti Posted 2/27/04
Lakeville: Stolen markers lead to meth bust Posted 2/27/04
Lakeville: Raising their expectations Posted 2/27/04
Lakeville: DFLers propose LGA changes Posted 2/27/04
Lakeville: Land clear: Off-leash dog park a possibility -- again Posted 2/27/04
Lakeville: The next generation of knitting Posted 2/27/04
Lakeville: Middle school shift issue to be considered Posted 2/27/04
Lakeville: District 194 has revised boundary plan Posted 2/27/04
Lakeville: Overtime victory Posted 2/27/04
Sports: Sports Briefs Posted 2/27/04
Sports: Dance teams qualify for state Posted 2/27/04
Sports: Robin named to All-American team Posted 2/27/04
Sports: Farmington had new challenges in Section 2AA
Posted 2/27/04
Sports: Farmington wrestling hoping to send a few to state
Posted 2/27/04
Sports: Clausen battles back from injury
Posted 2/27/04
Eagan: District 196 seeks comments on potential $68 million bond Posted 2/27/04
Sports: Lakeville loses to AV Posted 2/27/04
Eagan: Budget hearings draw crowds Posted 2/27/04
Sports: Eagles dominate 6AAA
Posted 2/27/04
Eagan: Special education drives increase in school district spending Posted 2/27/04
Sports: Lakeville fails to make state
Posted 2/27/04
Eagan: Choose the work you love Posted 2/27/04
Sports: Lakeville tops Tigers Posted 2/27/04
Sports: Eagan falls at state tournament
Posted 2/27/04
Eagan: City seeks residents to advise council Posted 2/27/04
Sports: Lakeville wins in OT Posted 2/27/04
Eagan: EHS returning to normal after virus invasion Posted 2/27/04
Apple Valley: Local Woman investigates U.S. aid embargo in Haiti Posted 2/27/04
Apple Valley: The Apple Valley Parks and Recreation Department earned communication award Posted 2/27/04
Apple Valley: Capital expenditure budget will stand for vote April 26 Posted 2/27/04
Apple Valley: DFLers propose LGA changes Posted 2/27/04
Apple Valley: Apple Valley High students break century-lomg streak Posted 2/27/04
Apple Valley: Social studies standards impact gets preview Posted 2/27/04
Apple Valley: District 196 seeks comments on potential $68 million bond Posted 2/27/04
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