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Who'll stop the rain?

by Todd Melby, 7/29/08 • As rain continued to seep into historic structures at Fort Snelling, the cost of revitalizing those buildings has risen from $65 million to $80 million in just two years, according to preservationist Chuck Liddy of Miller Dunwiddie Architecture in an article in Finance and Commerce.

A peek at the video embedded into this blog post reveals the extent of the damage and Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin’s reaction to the damage.

Some of that increased cost could have been avoided had Gov. Tim Pawlenty not vetoed a 2007 bonding bill that included money to stop the leaks. A 2008 bonding bill transfers $500,000 to the county to shore up 27 of 28 buildings at Fort Snelling’s Upper Post.
Minnesota Public Radio also aired a report today on Fort Snelling.

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BOOKS | "Skirmish": Bitterly funny poetry from Dobby Gibson

By Jay Gabler , TC Daily Planet

To be honest, I’ve never been an avid reader of poetry. I have nothing against poems, but for some reason my mind wants words on a page to present themselves as prose, and balks at taking them seriously when they’re organized in rhymed couplets, sonnet form, or—God forbid—free verse. When verse is set to music, I can generally handle it better. One reason I found Minneapolis poet Dobby Gibson’s new collection, Skirmish, so enjoyable is that his combination of mordant wit and bittersweet longing so recalls the lyrics of my favorite songwriter, Bob Dylan. MORE »

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Taking it to the streets -- or the meeting rooms

By James Sanna , TC Dailiy Planet

Two opportunities to speak out on budgets, local and state:

The Minnesota Coalition for a People’s Bailout and the Welfare Rights Committee are organizing a campaign to demand a “People’s Bailout” of increased and extended aid to the poor, protection of public education funding, and no layoffs. The campaign kicks off with a protest at the state capitol on Tuesday, January 6 at noon, during the opening session of the state legislature. MORE »