![]() The billboard features a Cheesehead-clad, scythe-carrying Grim Reaper cautioning about the health hazards of eating cheese. A cheese war of sorts has broken out over a billboard scheduled to go up this week near Lambeau Field. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel’s Meg Jones reports on the anti-cheese billboard near Lambeau Field: “It's one thing to bash cheese here in America's Dairyland, but quite another to use a beloved Cheesehead hat to cast aspersions on the food that's as much a part of Wisconsin as beer and bratwurst. A PiPress story reports that Minnesota’s Messiah’s Men have been bounced from competition on NBC’s “The Sing Off”: “Messiah's Men, who are originally from Africa, competed in a bracket against Dartmouth Aires, Pentatonix and Sonos, but their a cappella rendition of ‘People Get Ready’ by the Impressions was not enough to keep them in the competition.” Hey, the ratings weren’t that great anyway. The AP says: “Cravaack said he doesn't support spending money on a venture that can't pay for itself.” Presumably, this also applies to the Pentagon, the CIA and public schools. “It” this time being high-speed rail from here to Duluth. To no one’s surprise, 8th District Congressman Chip Cravaack is against it. ![]() They now have to explain to customers why their green lawns came at the price of their trees.” But also hurt are the reputations of lawn care companies. At a hearing set for today, a court in Philadelphia will decide whether the claims can be grouped together for a collective lawsuit. Nationally, lawsuits are winding though court systems. In about 14 percent of the Minnesota yards, damage to ‘nontarget’ plants was reported to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Speaking of cranking up your lawyer, Bob Shaw of the PiPress covers legal action against DuPont for trees damaged and killed by their super-duper lawn fertilizer, Imprelis: “It has been applied to at least 6,200 lawns in Minnesota and thousands of others across the country. State timber sales help fund the state's K-12 schools.” That’d be like suing Peter to pay Paul, wouldn’t it? They argue that because Forest Service officials chose not to put the fire out immediately when it began in August, they should be held accountable for the loss of valuable state resources. The five DFL legislators say the state of Minnesota owns thousands of acres of forest that were burned by the fire. ![]() Forest Service over its management of a fire burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. ![]() The AP says: “awmakers want the DNR and Minnesota attorney general to sue the U.S. Iron Range politicos want a lawsuit filed against the U.S. The state has spent $13.4 million since 2008 and this year’s Legislature approved another $4 million.” Workers have replaced outdated air-handling equipment and are upgrading the heating system. Inside, some water damage remains to be repaired and a dozen large windows in the dome must be replaced next year. A $4 million dome-repair project this summer is pretty much completed and planners are ready to replace the rest of the Capitol roof next year. A report on the status of the outside marble is due in a few weeks, complete with estimates of what further work would cost and how soon it should be done. But work will continue on the 106-year-old iconic building. However, Rogers said, the hunter also did not express remorse.”ĭon Davis of the Forum papers files a piece on the ongoing repair situation at the Capitol building: “Workers removed chunks of marble from the Minnesota Capitol exterior in recent weeks, meaning scaffolding protecting visitors from falling debris soon will come down. The hunter told Rogers he would not have deliberately shot Hope and didn’t know she was the same bear. Lynn Rogers, senior researcher at the North American Bear Center and its affiliated Wildlife Research Institute in Ely, said he was contacted Tuesday by a hunter who said he killed the bear when it came to his bait station alone on the evening Sept 16. Researchers last saw the yearling bear named Hope on Sept. The AP says: “A Minnesota black bear who became a worldwide star when her birth was broadcast over the Internet is presumed dead after a hunter came forward to report that he had shot the animal without knowing it was her, a researcher said Tuesday. The (insert epithet) who killed Hope the bear came forward Tuesday. 'Brave' hunter admits to unknowingly killing Hope the bear 28, 2011 ‘Brave’ hunter admits to unknowingly killing Hope the bear ‘Brave’ hunter admits to unknowingly killing Hope the bear
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