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Tag: Northfield

Politics

Northfield ‘welcoming’ to all? 1 on council votes no

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 17, 2016, 10:15 AM Nov 17, 2016
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Northfield council members, except one, affirmed the college town’s “commitment to be a safe, inclusive and welcoming community for all.” Read more →

Arts & Culture · Politics

In Northfield, ‘noise’ is the sound of money

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 20, 2016, 7:24 AM Jul 20, 2016
3

One person’s noise is another person’s music and that fact has the politicians and police in Northfield a bit stuck on how residents and bar/restaurants can get along. Read more →

MnDOT test could make intersections easier for cyclists

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 10, 2016, 9:44 AM Jun 10, 2016
5

If you are a bike rider, you probably know the frustration of pulling up to an intersection where pressure plates or other gizmos force a light to turn green for cars. Bikes? Too light. So a cyclist has to hit the ‘walk’ button.

So MnDOT’s experiment in Northfield is pretty significant. Read more →

Sports

Video: Austin High wins on ‘Hail Mary’ full-court shot

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 9, 2015, 8:12 AM Dec 9, 2015
7

The Austin High School boys basketball team was down a bucket last night to Northfield High with 1.6 seconds left to go. Then Oman Oman got the ball.
Read more →

Sports

As season collapses, things are picking up for some Packer fans

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 18, 2015, 6:31 AM Nov 18, 2015
2

A Packers fan adopted a highway in Northfield.

Sure it’s clean and spiffy until our eyes are blinded by sign trash. Read more →

Northfield’s blue barn becomes a Culver’s landmark

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 17, 2015, 6:43 AM Jul 17, 2015
10

The barn once featured an advertisement for Sugardale wieners but that’s been wiped from the landscape in favor of the ad for Culver’s. Or is it a genuine article of gratitude? Or both? Read more →

People doing good

After death of St. Olaf junior, Carleton returns love

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 16, 2014, 7:06 AM Oct 16, 2014
7

After a tragedy last year, students at St. Olaf in Northfield sent flowers to students at Carleton. Now, a tragic death at St. Olaf gave Carleton kids a chance to return the favor. Read more →

Five by 8

5 x 8: Government a la carte?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 29, 2013, 7:22 AM Jul 29, 2013
3

Whatever happened to the sequester, the loudmouths at kids’ baseball games, a fortune in assisted living, should Reddit be held responsible for a smear, and what Northfield’s got that your town doesn’t. Read more →

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