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Rochester Man Steps up to Save Fireworks Show

Fireworks displays have become an iconic symbol of the Fourth of July holiday over the years, but if it wasn't for one local man, who stepped up when many others stepped down, the skies over one local town would have stayed dark tonight.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Rochester test scores outpace state

Rochester public school students performed better than their state counterparts on this year's state standardized tests, according to numbers released today by the Minnesota Department of Education.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Editorial: Committee to take hard look at racism in Rochester

Some good may ultimately come from the death of Muhidin Mumin, a 42-year-old Somali man whose body was found in a downtown alley on Oct.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Photos and Images from Rochester, MN

Flag Day at Lenora church The Rev. Mark Woodward, right, talks to people outside the historic 1856 Lenora United Methodist Church in Fillmore County after a Flag Day service on June 14.

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Post-Bulletin

Accused shoplifter has long history in county, region

It was about 6 p.m. Friday when security officers at Wal-Mart North in Rochester saw a man put video games and accessorcies into his shopping cart, walk to the fabric area and hide the items in a bag.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Inmate accused of sexual misconduct

Criminal charges have been filed against a Rochester man accused of sexually touching a female detention deputy while he was in the Olmsted County jail in October.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

WisInfo

Rochester sweeps Woodchucks

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Wisconsin was one out from salvaging a split of a Northwoods League doubleheader with Rochester on Tuesday.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

WebWire

Video Real Estate Tour of 861 37th Ave NW Unit C, Rochester, Minnesota 55901

Rochester, Minnesota, USA, June 25, 2009 - Beth Nordaune, a Rochester MN Real Estate professional, has assembled a comprehensive "Walking Tour" for her listing located at 861 37th Ave NW Unit C, Rochester, Minnesota 55901.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Project reduces emissions at coal-fired power plant

What goes in must come out, right? Not necessarily, at least not anymore at the Silver Lake Power Plant.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Customer Interaction Solutions

BRIEF: Answer Man: Look to the Doubletree cookie

Dear Answer Man, is the Radisson in Rochester now officially the Doubletree, since the signs are changed? And what's with the cookie on all the ads for Doubletree? -- Ted Yes, it's official -- the former Radisson Plaza Hotel at 150 S. Broadway is now Doubletree Rochester Downtown, as of Wednesday.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

TwinCities.com

Woman accused of taking $36,000 from Rochester youth hockey club

A woman who coordinated booster club activities for the Rochester Youth Hockey Association now is accused of taking more than $36,000 of the funds for her personal use.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Man charged with sexual misconduct

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Rochester man accused of allegedly sexually abusing a young boy over a period of years.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Rochester Cambodian community has stories to tell

On Friday last week, a few days after reporting repeated acts of vandalism and harassment at the Cambodian Buddhist temple just southeast of Rochester, the Post-Bulletin wrote an editorial condemning the incidents.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Rochester School District cuts 27 from support staff

Twenty-seven paraprofessionals in Rochester public schools officially lost their jobs Tuesday, another way the $9.3 million in cuts from earlier this year are taking shape.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Same Rochester man suspected in two assaults

Assault charges have been filed against a Rochester man accused of punching one man and hitting another with a beer bottle.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Rochester schools learn the definition of 'unallotment'

Rochester education officials from kindergarten classrooms to collegiate auditoriums learned the definition of "allotment" on Tuesday.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

Post-Bulletin

Pawlenty speaks at state VFW convention in Rochester

Gov. Tim Pawlenty spoke to veterans at the state VFW convention at the Mayo Civic Center on Friday, voicing support for a group he largely spared from budget cuts during the unallotment process.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Yorkshire Post

Scientists hail success of cancer 'holy grail'

Two men with advanced and inoperable prostate cancer have staged dramatic recoveries after being treated with an experimental antibody drug.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Postbulletin.com Local News

Motorcyclist injured in collision with deer

Walter S. Scanlan, 39, was driving southbound when a deer ran out of tall grass near milepost 12 and i

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

Mayo Clinic expands into Mall of America

The Mall of America has been a place to shop, eat, drink, learn, ride, view, party and nap.

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