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    November 5, 2010
    She helps keep the voters moving
    As an assistant to the superintendent, Nancy Bjerke spent more than a decade running elections for the Farmington School District. She's retired...
    news / politicsNovember 5, 2010 - 7:18am
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    November 4, 2010
    Editorial: A clear message in District 192
    There was no mistaking the will of District 192 voters on Tuesday. After a summer in which parents complained about staffing decisions and a campaign in which candidates raised questions about where the district spends its money, voters opted for a complete change on the Farmington...
    opinion / politics / editorialsNovember 4, 2010 - 10:02am
    Sign placement was an issue for some
    Every candidate gets a little anxious on Election Day. Here in Farmington, though, a few city council candidates got a little feisty, too. A few of the city council candidates took last-minute issue with the location of signs for one of their challengers, Jason Bartholomay. Minnesota...
    news / politicsNovember 4, 2010 - 10:00am
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    November 3, 2010
    First District: Clark tops Blakely in judicial race
    In a rare defeat of an incumbent judge, Red Wing resident Larry Clark unseated Judge Timothy Blakely in the First Judicial District. Clark, an assistant Dakota County attorney, said called the victory "an extreme honor." "This is the highest honor I think an attorney can achieve,"...
    newsNovember 3, 2010 - 1:15pm
    County sheriff: Bellows tops Scott in sheriff's race
    Dakota County Sheriff Dave Bellows was elected to a full four-year term Tuesday, defeating Apple Police Sgt. Mitch Scott by a 54- to 45-percent margin, 67,377 votes to 56,216 votes. The Dakota County Board of Commissioners appointed Bellows sheriff in February after former sheriff...
    newsNovember 3, 2010 - 11:47am
    Thompson wins race for District 36 Senate seat
    The name on the door will change this year in Senate District 36, but the political party of the person working behind that door will not. Republican Dave Thompson beat DFL opponent Steve Quist Tuesday in the race to replace longtime state Senator Pat Pariseau, who did not seek re-election...
    news / politicsNovember 3, 2010 - 12:35am
    November 2, 2010
    One fresh face, one familiar in council race
    There will be one new face on the Farmington City Council come January. Jason E. Bartholomay finished second in the 2010 Farmington City Council race, unseating incumbent Steve Wilson. In January, Bartholomay will join Christy Jo Fogarty at the council table. The numbers were slow...
    news / politicsNovember 2, 2010 - 11:51pm
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    School board voters opt for a clean sweep
    On a night when the Farmington School Board was guaranteed at least two new members, voters opted instead for a clean sweep. Newcomers Tera Lee, Brian Treakle and Melissa Sauser all won seats on the board in Tuesday's election. Veronica Walter, the only incumbent who defended her...
    news / politicsNovember 2, 2010 - 11:42pm
    Garofalo wins big in Minnesota House re-election bid
    Pat Garofalo won his fourth term in the Minnesota House of Representatives going away. Garofalo, a Republican, received nearly twice as many votes as DFL challenger Sigrid Iversen, 12,317 to 6,381. The win provided one familiar face in a sea of change on election night. Garofalo,...
    news / politicsNovember 2, 2010 - 11:21pm
    October 28, 2010
    Endorsement: Time is right for Blakely to leave bench
    Tim Blakely will face the ultimate jury of his peers Tuesday, when voters will decide whether his unethical behavior warrants removal from the First Judicial District bench. We believe he must go. We say that not only because he's an embarrassment and hasn't been seen in his chambers...
    opinion / editorials / politicsOctober 28, 2010 - 10:46am
    Forum endorsement: Re-elect Swanson Attorney General
    Lori Swanson's record as Minnesota's attorney general might not be without blemish, but her performance has been good enough to justify her re-election. She has distinguished herself as a people's AG by using resources to ensure Minnesota residents are not abused by scam artists and...
    opinion / editorials / politicsOctober 28, 2010 - 10:45am
    Forum endorsement: Pat Anderson for state auditor
    Patricia Anderson, who was Minnesota's state auditor from 2002 to 2006, is seeking to return to the office. She was an activist auditor, and that energy is part of what recommends her for election to the job Nov. 2. Her opponent, incumbent Rebecca Otto, has seemed more of a caretaker...
    opinion / editorials / politicsOctober 28, 2010 - 10:44am
    Forum endorsement: Re-elect Ritchie Secretary of State
    If ever a secretary of state was tested, it was in 2008 during the recount of Minnesota's U.S. Senate race between Al Franken in Norm Coleman. Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie not only passed the test, but also set standards for other states to emulate. As a bitter political...
    opinionOctober 28, 2010 - 10:43am
    Letter: Wilson has earned support
    To the editor, I'll admit that when I first cast a vote for Steve Wilson for city council, I was new to Farmington, not entirely familiar with the issues, and voted for Steve primarily because he knocked on my door and asked me to. In the following six years, I have come to know...
    opinion / letters / politicsOctober 28, 2010 - 10:42am
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