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Letter: Minnesota needs clean air

Air quality in Minnesota is declining. Yet, Rep. Collin Peterson has introduced a "disapproval resolution" to take away the power of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate some of the...

opinion / letters Sat, Apr 10, 2010 - 12:00am

Letter: A vote for the corporations

I would like to see Dean Johnson on the DFL primary ballot. I feel Collin Peterson sided with corporate America in his vote on the health bill. I would like...

opinion / letters Sat, Mar 27, 2010 - 12:00am

A vote for the corporations

I would like to see Dean Johnson on the DFL primary ballot. I feel Collin Peterson sided with corporate America in his vote on the health bill. I would like...

opinion / letters Sat, Mar 27, 2010 - 12:00am

Letter: An unconscionable 'no' vote

Health care reform has passed, but the celebration in this area is tainted. Our local representative, Collin Peterson, supposedly a Democrat, has chosen to stand with the Party of No...

opinion / letters Fri, Mar 26, 2010 - 12:00am

Letter: Time for Peterson to go

Collin Peterson showed his insensitivity to the needs of west central Minnesota students, elderly, and the uninsured when he voted against the historic legislation that passed on Sunday. Expressing concerns...

opinion / letters Thu, Mar 25, 2010 - 12:00am

Letter: An injustice to the victims

I am writing in regard to an article about Thomas Kremer published in the March 18 West Central Tribune. The title of the article was "Kandiyohi man faces felony charges...

opinion / letters Thu, Mar 25, 2010 - 12:00am

Willmar submits environmental review to secure airport land release from FAA

WILLMAR -- The city of Willmar has completed and submitted an environmental assessment review that officials hope will lead the Federal Aviation Administration to release its authority over the old...

news / local Mon, Mar 22, 2010 - 12:00am

Prominent local businessman, Raymond Peterson, dies at 92

WILLMAR -- When Raymond Peterson finished four years of Army service in World War II, he looked for a business to buy. In 1947, Peterson bought a Willmar shoe store...

news / local Thu, Mar 18, 2010 - 12:00am

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar makes a point Saturday as she visits with a group of Kandiyohi corn and soybean growers at Sunray Square in Willmar. Klobuchar was joined by Rep. Al Juhnke, DFL-Willmar, and Tom Meium, a local staff person for U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, during a session to discuss the importance of biofuels to the nation and to the farm economy. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Lawmakers tout importance of biofuels to ag industry

WILLMAR -- Biofuels and budgets were the topics when state and federal lawmakers met with farmers Saturday morning. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and state Rep. Al Juhnke, DFL-Willmar, spoke...

news / local Mon, Mar 08, 2010 - 12:00am

County Board takes action to make surveyor appointed position

WILLMAR -- The Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday to eliminate the election of the county surveyor and instead make it an appointed position. In a unanimous vote of...

news / local Wed, Feb 17, 2010 - 12:00am

In this undated file photo, a customer purchases produce from a stand at the farmers market held during the summer in the parking lot of Westside Liquor on Willmar's southeast side. The United States Department of Agriculture is changing focus to support the development of farmers markets, food processing and cold storage facilities in rural communities. It's a push U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., says will help the agricultural industry gain jobs and income. Tribune photo

U.S. Agricultural Secretary wants to build markets and infrastructure for locally grown foods industry

MARSHALL -- No knock against convenience stores, but the United States Department of Agriculture is changing focus to support the development of farmers markets, food processing and cold storage facilities...

news / region Wed, Feb 17, 2010 - 12:00am

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, left, and U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson discuss the economic opportunities of a local foods economy during a break at the Home Grown Economy conference at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

Condition of U.S. economy likely to lead to changes in ag programs

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news / region Wed, Feb 17, 2010 - 12:00am

Lee Byberg, right, of Willmar addresses an audience Tuesday at the Republican Party's event in Willmar. Byberg is running for the District 7 House of Representatives seat held by Congressman Collin Peterson. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Candidates for Congress, state auditor on hand at GOP event; DFL draws less of a crowd

In 2008, people were still standing in line at 8 p.m. to register at the DFL caucus site in Willmar. This year, most of the people had already gone home...

news / local Wed, Feb 03, 2010 - 12:00am

Rep. Peterson: Commodity subsidies should be safe from Obama's budget freeze

A three-year freeze in spending on many domestic programs, which President Barack Obama is expected to call for when he delivers his first State of the Union message to Congress...

news / region Tue, Jan 26, 2010 - 1:31pm

Willmar executive to challenge for Peterson's Congressional seat

Lee Byberg, Vice President of Operations of Life Science Innovations, Inc. and a resident of Willmar will register to run for Collin Peterson's 7th Congressional District seat. Byberg, a Republican,...

news / state Tue, Jan 19, 2010 - 11:58am

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