Friday, January 4, 2013
With so many challenges on the table, Patch wants to know what issues you think are most important.
With another legislative session just around the corner, senators and representatives have no shortage of challenges ahead of them. Lawmakers plan to convene hearings on gun control in the wake of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT. They’ll review a recommendation from a governor-appointed task force to increase gas taxes and tab fees in response to a projected $50 billion shortfall in transportation funding. The DFL majority and defeat of the marriage amendment in the 2012 election could even prompt the Legislature to take up the issue of gay marriage. And looming over everything is a projected $1.1 billion deficit that legislators will have to close before adjourning for the year. With so many issues on the …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Patch will pause to remember the victims at Sandy Hook Elementary.
Patch websites in Minnesota will go dark for a moment Friday morning to honor the memory of those killed one week ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT. The brief Patch blackout is set for 8:30 a.m. CST on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. Gov. Mark Dayton has called for a moment of silence in Minnesota one hour later, at 9:30 a.m. CST. In his statement (click on PDF thumbnail), Dayton also asked places of worship and government buildings that have bells to ring them 26 times "in honor of each life that was taken far too soon at Sandy Hook Elementary School." Twenty children and six adults died in the mass shooting. Newtown Patch's news hub has extensive coverage of the events of Dec. 14 and since, including the names of those who died…
Each District 14 principal signed a letter to parents in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.
Deeply saddened, prepared and vigilant—that's how principals at Fridley Public Schools described their response to the Dec. 14, 2012 mass-shooting in Connecticut that killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary. Here is the text of the letter that each Fridley principal signed and sent to parents. (See also statements from other local schools and school districts: Spring Lake Park, Anoka-Hennepin, Columbia Heights, and Totino-Grace High School): Dear Parents and Guardians, We are deeply saddened by the tragic school shooting in Connecticut and our hearts and thoughts are with the families and community of Sandy Hook Elementary School. The safety of our students and staff is always our top priority and I would like to take …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Columbia Heights and Anoka-Hennepin districts had new website postings, and Totino-Grace High School put a prayer on Facebook.
Schools in the Fridley area continue to grapple with the impact of the Dec. 14, 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook School in Newtown, CT. Some districts issued statements soon after, such as Spring Lake Park Schools and Anoka-Hennepin. Tuesday and Wednesday, four and five days after the faraway school massacre, came new local messages from Columbia Heights and Anoka-Hennepin school districts, as well as Totino-Grace High School, where students wore green and white and prayed at lunchtime in support of Sandy Hook School. Columbia Heights Schools (from District 13 website, dated December 17, 2012) Connecticut Tragedy Affects Us All Dear Parent or Guardian, It has been a difficult weekend watching the continuing news from Connecticut. For many of …
Monday, December 17, 2012
After Newtown school shootings, it 'scared me to my bones.'
A resident of the Springbrook Apartments in Fridley said the week got of to a scary start Monday morning when police with rifles drawn said to get back inside as she walked her child to the school bus stop. Fridley Police Lt. Mike Monsrud said that at about 8:51 a.m. Monday, officers were dispatched to the Springbrook Apartments, 191 83rd Ave. NE "on a report of a guy walking around with a rifle." Police checked the area where people said the person with the rifle had gone, including between the complex's 191 83rd Ave. and 101 83rd Ave. buildings, Monsrud said. But they didn't find a gunman or even any sign of him, he said, such as tracks in the snow. "That's why there were so many [police] up there with long guns out," Monsrud said. …
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People all over the world want to know how to help Sandy Hook residents following Friday's horrifying mass shooting. Post "I want to help" in this comment thread to get updates on what you can do.
In the wake of the unimaginable tragedy at Sandy Hook School Friday people from all over the world—in Connecticut, California, Canada and much farther away in Australia and India— have sent an outpouring of support and want to know how they can help. If you want to be notified via email of ways to provide comfort and support during this difficult time, please post in the comments section: "I want to help." In Fridley, the messages of support and sympathy have come from school districts, teachers and churches: Patch will continue to update this article with ways to help—posting updates to the story as well as in the comments thread, triggering an email notification to commenters—and if you know of an organization or fundraiser providing …
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Please add news of prayer services, vigils or statements or your own comments.
Here are a couple statements from local churches on the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT Friday. Please add others you know of in comments—or add your own comments. St. Philip's Lutheran Church, Fridley (on Facebook): Please pray for the students and all others in Newtown, CT, in light of today's tragic school shooting. Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy. St. Timothy's Lutheran Church, Columbia Heights (on Facebook): Together we call on our God to bring peace and hope when tragedy strikes. No words will make sense of this ever so we pray for all impacted by the shootings today. North Heights Lutheran Church, Arden Hills and Roseville (on Facebook): Fellow Followers of Jesus, I’m asking you to …
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7:25 am on Monday, March 18, 2013
I am ALMOST for it...jsut get rid of the duplicate friggin systems we have!!!! we dont need a dozen agencies doing the SAME thing!!! too much overhead!!! ---that and ANY .gov program is doomed to massive overruns and mismanagement. more ›