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U.S. Rep. McCollum on Sept. 11 Anniversary:
"For the family and friends of the victims these past twelve years have been filled with tears, loss, and the difficult process of rebuilding lives," McCollum said.

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"For the family and friends of the victims these past twelve years have been filled with tears, loss, and the difficult process of rebuilding lives," McCollum said.

The burger joint will open in Woodbury’s City Centre, next door to Subway.
Jeffrey William Boyd is wanted for eight counts of burglary.
Jeffrey William Boyd is wanted for eight counts of burglary.
Sonny Sandor Erdos-Thanthavongsa was being questioned for allegedly shoplifting at Kohl’s when police found heroin in his possession, the complaint says.
Hundreds of kids and their parents were at the City Hall parking lot Wednesday evening to check out the snowplows and fire trucks and tractors… and free ice cream.
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“In the coming decades, the thousands of brave men and women who will serve on the U.S.S. Minnesota will have an unbreakable bond to the great state that I represent," said Congresswoman Betty McCollum.
The dates for the 2013-14 light show at Phalen Park were recently announced.
Target security staff noticed the Hudson, Wis., man walking through the aisles at Target, filling a diaper bag with various food items, a roll of duct tape and the movie “Oblivion.”
The 30-year-old’s child was present at the time of the theft, according to the complaint.
People will be able to access the 84-foot pier from Edgewater Park.
“After weathering the storm of the recession, we have positive signs to point to in our county,” Lisa Weik says.
“After weathering the storm of the recession, we have positive signs to point to in our county,” the Woodbury resident and board chair says.
Washington County recently reconfigured the east-west lanes in an effort to reduce crashes at the roundabout.
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It will be a first for the group, with the proceeds benefitting athletics and activities at Woodbury High School.
The Woodbury City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11.
During the next seven or eight weeks, fall color will roll across Minnesota’s forests and prairies.