How one Minnesota county managed to limit the impact of a second wave of COVID-19
“I do really think it’s based on who we are and our health care culture,” said Rochester Mayor Kim Norton.
Rochester
In Mayo’s hometown, DFLers look to put science, and Trump’s response to COVID-19, on the ballot
In the race for Minnesota Senate District 26, which encompasses much of Rochester — including the Mayo Clinic — DFL candidate Aleta Borrud has tried to tie three-term GOP Sen. Carla Nelson to Trump, and particularly to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Rochester’s growing. Is it growing fast enough to keep the First District blue?
Even as Rochester is getting bigger — and bluer — the rest of CD1 has been trending Republican.
DMC has made Mayo a political piñata
There are good reasons to criticize how Mayo Clinic has handled its plans for phasing out inpatient hospital care in Albert Lea. Destination Medical Center is not one of them.
How the Mayo Clinic grew out of a devastating tornado
For residents of Rochester, August 21, 1883, began with oppressive heat and ominous stillness.
‘Join Our Journey’: Southeast MN native Tiffany Hunsley honored for recovery activism
Hunsley founded Recovery Is Happening to spread the word to others in her community that it was possible to get sober and live a happy, productive life.
Guthrie to present ‘Acting Black’; ‘Disgraced’ to open
ALSO: Critics praise Minnesota Orchestra’s latest Sibelius recording; Hopkins Center to host Jack DeJohnette Trio; ArtCars + ArtBikes Parade; and more.
‘Women of Mayo Clinic’: Turns out they were critically important
A group of Franciscan sisters spent years working and saving money to buy the land and build the original Mayo campus building, St. Mary’s Hospital. They were just the first women important to the Mayo.
‘Two Bachs — Two Harpsichords’; and Minnesota Homes by Architects tour
ALSO: Erin Keefe, Wilhelmina Smith, and Lydia Artymiw perform trios at the U; ‘Housequake: Shaking Up Publishing’; and more.
Rochester’s economic engine shifts into overdrive with Destination Medical Center plans
Pine Island and Plainview are two nearby towns with different strategies for capitalizing on the DMC initiative.
VA wait-time audit flags Minneapolis, Rochester clinics for further review
WASHINGTON — The clinics are among 112 in the country flagged for additional review.
As she died, Sen. Nancy Brataas posed a final question: ‘Unconventional?’
The answer is an unequivocal yes, says late senator’s daughter, Anne Brataas, who recalls a life of rigorous sparring, intense engagement and exhilarating possibility.
Two new MnSCU college presidents named
Anne Blackhurst is the new president of Minnesota State University Moorhead and Leslie McClellon takes the top job at Rochester Community and Technical College.
Grand plan for Rochester targets wellness, not just illness
Expanding the city’s biking, walking and mass transit opportunities are crucial to the vision, planners say.
Mankato home sales are strong, but inventory is lacking
ALSO: Owatonna schools having trouble finding space for all-day kindergarten; Mayo Clinic begins $72 million Rochester expansion; Austin fires city administrator; and more.
Willmar City Council is irredeemably dysfunctional, consultant says
ALSO: Albert Lea fire destroys classic cars; state needs to fund roads, MnDOT boss says; Bush Foundation gives $100K to Granite Falls schools; Duluth bumps Ness’ pay 25%.
St. Paul may increase levy to cover stadium
Minnesota #10 for beer; dying moose mystery; black bear sightings; frac sand demand cools; war on food stamps; Pohlad fortune and more.
Rochester’s sales tax bolsters regional development approach
Rochester city officials will start sharing some of the city’s sales tax proceeds this month with 17 neighboring communities.
Mayo Clinic to build sports medicine center
Plans call for expanding its sports medicine practice with a 22,000-square-foot center to meet growing demands for its injury and rehabilitation expertise.
Crop costs on the rise; warmer Lake Superior affecting big fish
ALSO: Farmers have 70 percent of corn crop in the ground; Rochester home prices on the rise; Schell of New Ulm wins beer awards; and more.
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