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hometownsource.com | Al Lohman
“…Indivisible with liberty and justice for all” is a hallmark line in this nation’s Pledge of Allegiance. But activists across the political spectrum say those words might not hold the same implied promise as when the patriotic verse was adopted in 1942 in the current period of political division, federal government turmoil, and perceived threats to democracy. Chapters of a progressive movement called Indivisible have been growing since the first election of Donald Trump as president in 2016.
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1 day ago | 
hometownsource.com | Anja Wuolu
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1 day ago | 
hometownsource.com | Al Lohman
It’s Baseball Day in Minnesota coming up Saturday, May 17, and what better place for it than Waconia? The Waconia Lakers are coming off a championship amateur baseball season and Lions Field is set to welcome eight high school teams that day with some of the best prep players from around the state.
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1 day ago | 
hometownsource.com | Emma Lohman
The annual Minnetrista State of the City Address took place on a warm, sunny evening on April 29 at Burl Oaks Golf Club, drawing residents, city staff, and local officials together to discuss the city’s current initiatives and upcoming priorities.
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3 days ago | 
hometownsource.com | Max Kappel
Warmer weather brings out the best of everything, including all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, and other recreational vehicles from storage to putter around. Operating these vehicles outside of private property in the West Lakes area is generally allowed, though rules and regulations differ from city to city. State law effectively prohibits ATV and golf cart use on city streets, unless a locality specifically authorizes their use.
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3 days ago | 
hometownsource.com | Emma Lohman
Last year, Voyageur Environmental Center in Minnetrista became a new site for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities, launching the Voyageur Environmental Club—a free after-school program for youth in fifth grade and up. This program offers a safe, non-urban space where young people can engage in imaginative outdoor experiences, developing a sense of competence, belonging, responsibility, and respect.
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3 days ago | 
hometownsource.com | Ian Wreisner
Anoka-Hennepin Chief Financial Officer Michelle Vargas gave a brief budget update at the end of a marathon five-hour school board meeting May 5. The presentation covered updated numbers for the next fiscal year in the face of finalized 2024-2025 numbers, as well as projections for what future budgets could look like if state aid is not passed this legislative session. “This is an update to the presentation we did on Feb. 24, looking at the projected budget for the next biennium,” Vargas said.
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3 days ago | 
hometownsource.com | Jason Jenkins
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3 days ago | 
hometownsource.com | Anja Wuolu
According to the Robbinsdale Police Department, "a Robbinsdale Police Department fully marked squad car was on County Road 81 when it was struck by a vehicle at Lyndale Avenue North."Captain John Elder said the two people in the vehicle that struck the squad car were transported to North Memorial Health Hospital with minor injuries. The officer was treated and released.
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4 days ago | 
hometownsource.com | Sheila McCoy
In only a few weeks, Wyatt Gerads, 18, of Royalton will be graduating from Royalton High School. In a way, it is a little bit surreal that the moment he has been working toward for so many years is just about finally here. “I’m nervous for what’s to come, but then, at the same time, I’m excited to do something else,” he said. kAm(9:=6 :E 766=D 8@@5 E@ 36 5@?6 H:E9 D49@@= F?E:= E96 7:CDE D6>6DE6C DE2CED 7@C 9:> 2E }@CE9 s2<@E2 $E2E6 r@==686 @7 $4:6?46 :? (29A6E@?[ }@CE9 s2<@E2 :?