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Letter: Drotos backs silica ban
Ted Siefert and Paul Drotos, the two candidates running for Goodhue County commissioner in Red Wing’s District 5, recently spoke on Roseanne Grosso’s morning show. The subject of frac sand mining in Goodhue County was raised.
Thursday, July, 26, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Letter: Silica mining would end hope of organic certification
After attending the public hearing in Red Wing on Monday July 16 and listening to all the testimony of people who so eloquently and specifically spoke to the Goodhue County Planning Advisory Commission I have decided to speak out to the public and commissioners.
Thursday, July, 26, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Letter: County officials just don't get it
History seems to be repeating itself. Last year the June Goodhue County Planning Advisory Commission meeting heard 35 of about 200 people attending speak eloquently for a moratorium on frac sand mining. The commission tabled the idea, then at its July meeting recommended denial.
Thursday, July, 26, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Letter: Lawmakers, get your work done
I see state Sen. John Howe is calling for a statewide generic economic impact statement on silica sand mining in southeastern Minnesota during specials.
Thursday, July, 26, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Letter: Our resources are at stake
As a young farm girl from flat, south central Minnesota, I did not take many vacations with my family. However, we did take road trips lasting one day. I remember one of those trips, done over 50 years ago, took us to the Red Wing area.
Thursday, July, 26, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Editorial: Make time to get sand rules right
The old industry of sand mining is under new scrutiny as Minnesota and Wisconsin experience a boom.
Wednesday, July, 25, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Citations issued after underage drinking party
Deputies broke up an underage drinking party attended by between 100 and 200 people Saturday night, the Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Wednesday, July, 25, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Letter: Fight for all we've worked to have
We are in a battle for our identity. Fracking speculators have zeroed in on our area because the scenery we treasure holds what they want — special sand used in oil and gas extraction. The rich sand deposits left by Mother Nature eons ago along the river extend into the bluffs and valleys covering a significant part of Goodhue County.
Wednesday, July, 25, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Community recreation
July 25, 2012.
Wednesday, July, 25, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Letter: Mining Study Committee wasn't up to the task
At its recent meeting, the Goodhue County Planning Advisory Commission punted regarding the proposed mining ordinance. Despite seeing over 200 residents packed into the room and despite hearing the thoughtful and well-researched concerns from at least 40 of them to — at the very least — extend the moratorium, the commission seemed incapable of making a decision and so … it punted. It decided to table the issue until its next meeting.
Saturday, July, 21, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Letter: Seifert's wrong; we can, must be 'choosy'
I felt deep disappointment as I listened to Ted Seifert’s interview with Roseanne Grosso on her radio show June 28. Seifert revealed that not only has he decided to vote in favor of frac sand mining in Goodhue County, he also supports granting a special-use permit that will allow silica sand mining.
Thursday, July, 19, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Community recreation briefs
Community recreation briefs for July 18, 2012
Wednesday, July, 18, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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PAC schedules special meeting to make decision on sand
After citizens spent two and a half hours Monday night sharing their opinions on sand mining with the Goodhue County Planning Advisory Commission, the commission took only 15 minutes to decide that the volume of information presented was enough reason to table the issue.
Wednesday, July, 18, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Mining panel: Dig deep with permit data
Sand is quickly filling the bottom of the hour glass as time is running out on Goodhue County’s mining moratorium.
Sunday, July, 15, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Letter: Raise 1,000 voices against mining
In Dunn County 60 jobs were promised at one frac sand mine yet only 16 arrived. And now the hills are going, going, gone. Residents and farmers stand horrified, but nothing can be done. Mining was welcomed and is there to stay.
Friday, July, 13, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Editorial: A search every time
The Fourth of July fireworks, while grand this year, paled in comparison to the explosion of joy seen that morning when searchers found Scotty Meyer.
Thursday, July, 12, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Letter: County should extend moratorium
Nearly a year ago, Goodhue County put in place a moratorium to evaluate whether the current county mining ordinance was sufficient to control silica sand mines like the large (and largely unregulated) operations springing up all over Wisconsin.
Wednesday, July, 11, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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Letter: Environmental impact study needed for frac mines
An environmental impact study should be demanded by county commissioners before allowing any silica frac sand mining in Goodhue County or within any counties along the Mississippi River Valley.
Sunday, July, 08, 2012 - The Republican Eagle - News

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