Regulatory loophole allows handful of rural phone providers to cash in—for now It’s dialing for dollars and it’s making a few Minnesota rural telephone companies very rich. It’s all due to a regulatory loophole that allows millions of dollars to flow to a handful of small Minnesota phone companies. They do this by generating a high volume of “free”, often X-rated “chat line” phone …
Archives for May 2011
CROOKSTON: Trash Talk! City discusses privatizing garbage collection
Budgets are tight around the state, and the City of Crookston is no different. When discussing the budget at a recent meeting, the topic turned to trash. Literally. From the article: “The system we have now is becoming less and less viable,” Councilman Tom Jorgens commented. “A city-run garbage service makes sense when there's 100 percent participation, where the system we have …
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DULUTH: “The Money Pit” is best show in town as NorShor Theater Costs Climbs
If you're looking for an example of what happens when a city buys an old, run-down, historic theater, look no further. The City of Duluth purchased the NorShor theater last year in an effort to renovate and revitalize it. City councilor Todd Fedora said that by the time it's finished, taxpayers will have dropped $7 million into the NorShor theater. And that's just the initial capital costs, …
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