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Dec 02 03:57 UTC

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2

Advise and Dissent: Sparkle Jones

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16226

by Twin Cities teens, ThreeSixty Journalism

What would you like to tell president-elect Barack Obama? Advise
and Dissent features opinions on what the new president should be
thinking and doing. This opinion came from Your Turn -- Teens
advise the next president on what youth need.

<b>HEADLINES</b>

Blight Fight: Minneapolis, St. Paul receive housing bucks, but who
benefits?

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16349

by Molly Priesmeyer, TC Daily Planet

It's nearly impossible to travel through Minneapolis and not witness
the remains of the foreclosure crisis. Entire streets are left empty
and dark. Historic homes have been turned into picked-apart skeletons.
And as one foreclosure unfolds, its seeds take root in neighboring
homes and streets, causing home prices to plummet and the mortgage
mess to accelerate. The problem is especially visible on the city's
North side, where more than 800 homes are on the city's vacant
properties list.

Recount roundup: the final stretch?

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16341

by Paul Schmelzer, Minnesota Independent

After taking a Thanksgiving break, the Minnesota recount is back, with
about 14 counties to go and 10 percent of ballots still to be counted.
With Friday's final-count deadline looming, here's a recap of recent
news: Tough math for Franken, Palin v. Ludicris, and another 599 looks
at screwy ballots.

Responsible budget forecasting should acknowledge reality

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16342

by Jeff Van Wychen, Minnesota 2020

Back in 2002, House Majority Leader Tim Pawlenty and Senate Majority
Leader Roger Moe were gearing up for runs for the governor's office.
However, a looming budget deficit anticipated for the upcoming
biennium was a liability for both leaders. Neither man wanted to run
for the state's highest office with the state's long-term budget deep
in the red.

A change in the air: The minneAppleseed Passive House

http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/node/16055

by Alison Morse, TC Daily Planet

On a cool gray morning in early November, I meet Tim Eian, a young
Minneapolis architect, at the corner of Lowry and North Fourth Street
in North Minneapolis.  "This is it," he says, gesturing to a brick
eightplex in the Hawthorne neighborhood, his blue eyes lit with
excitement.  Every window in the building is covered with
particleboard or plastic.  On one boarded-up window, someone has
scrawled "R.I.P."  According to Tim, the building will be demolished
soon, like many houses in the neighborhood.  But he is more concerned
with the lot.  This is where he and the minneAppleseed Association, a
group of builders, engineers and experts in sustainable building
practices, want to build Minneapolis's first Passive House.

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