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As chair of the Dakota County Board of Commissioners this year, I would like to highlight some of the county’s priorities for the 2018 Minnesota legislative session.

This week I heard a TV announcer comment that the Summer Olympics are far more popular than their winter counterpart.  

Minnesota is a state with four seasons. When temperatures spike over 90 or dip below zero degrees, it can be crucial to keep the power on. And people count on electricity to fuel technology.

Within the past few weeks, two courts have declared certain congressional districts as so unfairly drawn by their state legislatures as to be unconstitutional “gerrymandering.” So what is gerrymandering?

Minnesota Department of Commerce

We have all heard the research about the importance of the early years of a child’s life, with extensive brain development occurring between birth and age 5.

Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota

Pamela O’Meara  

Review staff

Minnesota Department of Commerce

The past month’s extreme cold has once again reminded Minnesotans how important it is to keep our homes heated in winter for both safety and comfort.

Along with news about a record number of jobs in Dakota County, cleanup of a local dumpsite, and upgrades to our park and libraries, I have included a bit of history about how a Dakota County kid forever changed the NFL.