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Variance ruling has area cities considering changes to their ordinancesThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:36AMNow that variances are more difficult to grant, some cities are considering making a few changes. The Minnesota Supreme Court's June 24 ruling greatly limited the amount of discretion cities can use when deciding whether to grant land use variances.

Eat, Pray, LoveThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:35AMEat. Pray. Love.

Area news in briefThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:35AMA Decatur woman filed a complaint with Decatur police that a resident on Cedar Street Southwest exposed himself to her as she drove by Tuesday at about 8 a.m.

Pawlenty leaves on trade mission to China, JapanThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:32AMST. PAUL, Minn. - Gov. Tim Pawlenty is departing on a trade mission to China and Japan. The Republican governor leaves from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Thursday. He is leading a 48-member delegation that includes business and community leaders and government officials.

FOOTBALL - Wildcats pummel LitchfieldThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:30AMWaconia rolled over visiting Litchfield Friday night in the season opener for both clubs, 31-13. Quarterback Maxx Williams ran for three touchdowns, while teammate Bronson Scheff ran for one TD and scored another on a pass.

Share your 9/11 memoriesThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:29AMFew events that happen in our lifetimes are immediately recognizable as being a part of history as soon as they happen, but the events of Sept. 11, 2001, are among those few.

Fall Sports Preview - White Hawks' tennis program will feature lots of new facesThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:29AMThere are a lot of new faces expected on the Mound Westonka tennis courts as the 2010 girls' high school season gets underway.

In & Around Randolph TownshipThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:28AMTHURSDAY, Sept. 16 Cub Pack 53 invites all families of boys in grades first thru fifth grades to join us for an ice cream social at Shongum School (all purpose room) from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. Drop in and learn about the fun way that Cub Scout program builds citizenship, character, and fitness. As well as, the annual anticipated events like PineWood Derby, Rain Gutter Regatta, Blue and Gold Dinner ...

Fla. gov. concerned about safety if minister holds Quran burn on Sept. 11 at his small churchThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 6:27AMGAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida's governor is concerned about safety at home and around the world, a feeling shared by national and world leaders, over a plan by the head of a small church to burn copies of Islam's holiest text to mark the 9/11 terrorist attacks.