Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, has a sizeable entry for
Winona, Minnesota.
It includes sections on Winona's geological history, early settlements, golden years, geography, and demographics.
posted by Griff Wigley at 1:24 PM |
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The City of Winona is evidently revamping their website but parts of it appear ready.
One of the pages is their
FAQ (frequently asked questions) page.
It has dozens of questions (with answers, of course) in these categories:
- City Clerk
- City Council
- Community Development
- Finance
- Fire
- Library
- Police
- Park Recreation
- Public Works
posted by Griff Wigley at 1:14 PM |
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Winona is one of the few cities in Minnesota to have an active e-democracy group.
Winona Online Democracy maintains an email list for the discussion of civic issues. Any citizen and join and participate.
The goal of Winona Online Democracy is to empower, inform, and engage the citizenry by creating an ongoing community-wide discussion of local public issues. It seeks to reawaken a spirit of more active participation in civic life and provide an environment in which learning and knowledge building can take place. It seeks to be an agent for change in our community by improving the quality of decision making and providing a direct link between the public and community leaders.
posted by Griff Wigley at 1:01 PM |
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With some big changes coming to St. Mary's,
Brother Craig Franz will be innaugurated as the President of the university. Brother Craig comes to St. Mary's from
Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, where he served as president since 1997. He has chosen the theme of "Graced by the Past, Embracing the Future" for his intent at SMU, emphasising the correlation between St. Mary's rich past and promising future.
His innauguration is scheduled for Friday, September 30th, which coincides with
SMU's family weekend. Many events are scheduled for the weekend, including a Jazz concert presented by the SMU Music Department and a Fall Frolic fun run/walk through the bluffs. If you have any questions or for information, contact Char Tjaden, 507-457-1614. Sure to be a great weekend!
posted by Erick Peterson at 9:40 AM |
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His innauguration is scheduled for Friday, September 30th, which coincides with SMU's family weekend. Many events are scheduled for the weekend, including a Jazz concert presented by the SMU Music Department and a Fall Frolic fun run/walk through the bluffs. If you have any questions or for information, contact Char Tjaden, 507-457-1614. Sure to be a great weekend!