JUST AS POLARIS INDUSTRIES SAW A BOOM IN BUSINESS THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AS PEOPLE LOOKED TO SPEND MORE TIME OUTDOORS IN SAFE SETTINGS, SO DID THE SALES FOR CAMPERS AND RVS. RETAILERS ARE SAYING THEY CONTINUE TO SEE A SHORTAGE OF SUPPLY HEADING INTO THE SPRING, STILL TRYING TO MAKE UP FROM MANUFACTURING SHUTDOWN DURING THE PANDEMIC.
A POLL SHOWS THAT 60 PERCENT OF AMERICANS ARE IN FAVOR OF STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS, WITH DIFFERING VIEWS ON HOW MUCH SHOULD BE FORGIVEN. 43 PERCENT SAID AS MUCH AS FIFTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHILE 17 PERCENT SUGGESTED A LOWER NUMBER SUCH AS TEN-THOUSAND. ANOTHER 22 PERCENT WERE NOT AGAINST IT, BUT WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHAT SORT OF GUIDELINES WERE IN PLACE FIRST.
THE BENEDICTINE LIVING COMMUNITY OF CROOKSTON WILL LAUNCH A NEW PROGRAM IN MARCH THAT WILL REACH OUT TO SENIOR CITIZENS THROUGH PHONE CALLS. CASSIE RUDIE, THE ORGANIZATION’S HOUSING MANAGER. BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, SOME SENIORS HAVE BEEN MORE ISOLATED FROM OTHERS THAN THEY TYPICALLY ARE. SENIORS CAN SIGN UP FOR THE PROGRAM IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE A PHONE CALL TO HAVE SIMPLE CONVERSATIONS FOR COMPANIONSHIP.
THE JURORS SEATED SO FAR FOR THE TRIAL OF A FORMER MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER CHARGED IN GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH ARE A DIVERSE GROUP. IT’S AN ELEMENT BEING CLOSELY WATCHED IN A CASE WHERE RACE PLAYS SUCH A CENTRAL ROLE. NINE JURORS HAVE BEEN SEATED THROUGH MONDAY, INCLUDING FIVE WHO ARE WHITE, ONE WHO IS MULTIRACIAL, TWO WHO ARE BLACK AND ONE WHO IS HISPANIC.
A BILL TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN NORTH DAKOTA PASSED THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LAST MONTH, AND WILL NOW HEAD TO THE SENATE. ONE GOP LEADER SAYS HIS GUT FEELING IS THAT THE BILL WILL PASS. NEIGHBORING STATES SOUTH DAKOTA AND MONTANA HAVE RECENTLY PASSED BILLS AND THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE APPEARS TO BE HEADING THAT WAY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
GOV. TIM WALZ AND SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF MINNESOTA’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TOURED A COMMUNITY VACCINATION SITE AT THE MALL OF AMERICA ON MONDAY TO HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL PIECES OF THE FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE PASSED LAST WEEK. THE PACKAGE INCLUDES NEARLY $5 BILLION IN AID FOR MINNESOTA’S STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, WHICH INCLUDES FUNDING TO BOLSTER THE STATE’S VACCINATION APPARATUS.
A LITTLE BIT OF NORMALCY COULD BE RETURNING AS EASTER APPROACHES. YOU MAY RECALL HOW DIFFICULT IT MAY HAVE BEEN TO BE ABLE TO SIT ON SANTA’S LAP AROUND CHRISTMAS, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE EASTER BUNNY MAY BE MORE ACCESSIBLE. THE MAPLEWOOD MALL IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THEIR TWO WEEK RESIDENCY FOR THE EASTER BUNNY, ALTHOUGH FAMILIES WILL HAVE TO RESERVE A TIME SLOT TO LIMIT CROWDS AT ANY ONE TIME.
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