BY JEFFREY JUUL
In this economy, even the surest of dreams can easily be dashed. For her whole life, Mary Schmitt knew she wanted to be teacher.
“This sounds cheesy but I’ve wanted to teach my whole life. I have been playing teacher in my bedroom since I was in second grade.”
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In a Tough Job Market, This College Grad Landed at the Head of a Class
Local Charter Schools Take Extra Hits in a Tough Financial Year
BY KAITLIN MUTH
“It’s a considerable challenge,” says Simon Tyler, director of the Northfield School of Arts and Technology (ARTech). “We’re going to need to borrow money,” adds Nalani McCutcheon, the executive director of the Cannon River STEM School in Faribault.
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Food Stamps Fail to Reach the Elderly Poor in Northfield, Carleton Students Find
BY DEBBIE WONG
Armed with scientific calculators, students at Carleton College were doing math – but not just any math. They were adding up calories and cents, selecting foods to buy from a small-scale model grocery store they’d built in the classroom. Their goal: to satisfy their dietary needs with limited money.
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In Tough Times Some Used Goods Shops Thrive, Some Feel the Pinch
BY EMILY HARTLEY
The Ragstock Used and New Clothing Store. Photo by Veasey Conway.
Jane Greenwood is in constant motion, lifting boxes, sifting through clothing and pacing up and down the aisles in the back room of the Clothes Closet.
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For Northfield’s Hispanic Immigrants, the Recession Hits Twice as Hard
BY LEAF ELHAI
Homes at Viking Terrace. Photo by Hai Ngo.
When his car broke down in mid-November, José Ramos and his family faced a difficult decision. The cost of replacing the vehicle’s broken water pump put a considerable strain on José and his wife Angelica’s budget, but the repair was “a necessity,” Angelica and José...
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Former Young Addicts Speak About Drug Abuse in Northfield
BY DEBBIE WONG
“In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, love.”
Those words are displayed on the front wall of the Main Street Moravian Church in Northfield, and they are the words that Pastor Amy Gohdes-Luhman used to open the Town Hall Meeting on drug abuse held in Northfield on Nov. 8.
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Carleton Student Drive Collects Food for Northfield Pantry
BY KATIE WILLIAMS
Tyler BoddySpargo, Dia Davis
A food drive last Friday on the Carleton College campus raised enough money to buy 65 pounds of fruit juice, milk, yoghurt and other foods that were donated to the food shelf at the Community Action Center (CAC) in Northfield.
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In a Tough Economy, Northfield Tourism Gets Extra Attention
Rounding up tourist dollars
BY KAITLIN MUTH
“People come to Northfield for a lot of different reasons,” says Northfield Mayor Mary Rossing.
Last Saturday, for example, Will Rolf, a St. Paul realtor, came to see a show in town.
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In a College Town, a Thriving School for Seniors (Retired, That is)
BY DEBBIE WONG
A yearning for learning
On a recent sunny Wednesday afternoon, I found myself, a 19-year-old college student, listening to a psychology lecture with 13 other students. Nothing unusual about that, of course, except that every one of the students was over 50.
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New Carpool Web Site Weighed for Northfield
BY EMILY HARTLEY
A new “rideshare” web site is being discussed for Northfield that would provide the most extensive database available for matching people who want to carpool during their daily commutes, on longer one-time trips or for short errands around town.
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