Time to talk education
It’s back-to-school time. And it’s a good time to bring up the school calendar and to continue the discussion about when school starts.
A proposal to start school earlier in Faribault and Minnesota is gaining some traction. The proposal has a lot of merit and our local school district seems to be in support of it.
Kathy Nelson, Managing Editor |
Living United takes work by everyone
Live United. It's a short, kinda catchy phrase. Does it sound familiar? It may or it may not.
Live United is the United Way's marketing/branding effort and it has real meaning.
Just ask some local folks.
Kathy Nelson, Managing Editor |
Used well, incentives can work
Incentives. Some view the word as a dirty word. In the business and economic development arena, incentives are just another tool in the arsenal used to recruit business and industry.
Kathy Nelson, Managing Editor |
What are downtown Faribault's true colors? 
If you’re keeping score or even trying to keep up with the great debate about the colors of downtown Faribault buildings, good luck!
Kathy Nelson, Managing Editor - 1 opinion posted |
Online comment policy changes
Effective July 19, the Faribault Daily News will change its policy regarding anonymous online comments.
Paula Patton, publisher and editor - 29 opinions posted |
Through the Years (07/10)
I got a call about Revolutionary War soldiers marching in Faribault’s 1858 July Fourth parade. That’s what the article said would happen, but it’s doubtful many showed up. Minimum age for enlistment wasn’t uniform among the colonies; in some it was 16. Still let’s say that in 1776 a 12 year old lad lied convincingly and was accepted: In 1858 he would have been 94. Apparently there is one Revolutionary veteran buried in Minnesota — near Winona. The inscription claims that Stephen Taylor (1757-1857) was “One of the Heroes of Ticonderoga,” but his participation in that battle (1777) has been questioned.
Bob Neslund - 6 opinions posted |
Food distribution
Harvest Time Church, 2627 Second Ave. N.W., is bringing a truckload of onions, potatoes, mixed salads and other vegetables, fruits, dairy products, breads, and meat to Faribault on Saturday. Interested families and individuals may come to the church between 10 a.m. and noon. Distribution will be on a first-come, first-serve basis until the food is gone.
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Independence Day traditions
It’s the Fourth of July. Time to celebrate our independence and all that comes with this privilege.
Kathy Nelson |
What’s legal for fireworks?
The sale, possession and use of some nonexplosive and nonaerial consumer fireworks are permitted in Minnesota.
Paul Beaumaster, guest columnist - 1 opinion posted |
Keep in touch with Joe Taxpayer
Faribault is looking for a new city administrator. That’s no secret. Longtime City Administrator Tim Madigan was pretty much forced out. That’s no secret.
Kathy Nelson - 2 opinions posted |
Stop and notice the business
Faribault was the topic of the day. At least for about 20 Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation staff members who spent last Wednesday touring just a few of the businesses here.
Kathy Nelson |
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