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Local news briefs- Nov. 12

...on at its annual conference, held in Minneapolis on Nov. 5. The award recognizes a legislator who has been an outspoken advocate for children and adults with mental illness and their families. "Rep. Ward serves on the Education Finance Committee...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2011-11-11/local-news-briefs-nov-12
News
Whittier back on table

...absence.Cruz said: "This situation I feel is more to do with me personally and the retaliation of me being an outspoken advocate of our students' safety and education ... I should not lose my job because of this."The cultural differences...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-01-09/whittier-back-table
News
Hiring of Heartland conductor brought conflict

...unanimously elected a new Heartland president on a unanimous vote. President-elect Brian-Paul Crowder has been an outspoken advocate of change. The Little Falls resident, who joined the orchestra as a player when he was in the seventh grade...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/070899/tem_0708990002.shtml
Entertainment
Vento won't seek re-election due to lung cancer

...who is not seeking re-election this year because of lung cancer, will leave Congress without one of its most outspoken advocates for environmental protection and the homeless. After the St. Paul Democrat's announcement Wednesday, President...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/020300/new_0203000018.shtml
News
State-run casino faces long odds

...legislator has publicly said he would sponsor a casino bill. Senate Minority Leader Dick Day, R-Owatonna, who was an outspoken advocate for the 1997 Canterbury casino proposal, said he told Laughlin's lobbyists that they should try to find a DFL...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/010201/new_0102010012.shtml
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Culpepper expects to play despite strained knee

...the honor, which Culpepper will receive at a banquet in Baltimore on March 6. Ed Block was a humanitarian and outspoken advocate of children's rights as well as a longtime athletic trainer for tte Baltimore Colts. The award was first given...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/113001/ssp_1130010049.shtml
Sports
Vento remembered in St. Paul as a man who never forgot his roots

...Charities, introduced Vento to some homeless men at the Dorothy Day Center in downtown St. Paul. Vento soon became an outspoken advocate on their behalf. Vento became a regular visitor at Dorothy Day, Boxleitner said. "It was his home base for the...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/101100/new_1011000021.shtml
News
House votes to rename law for Vento

...unanimously to rename a law providing aid for the homeless in honor of Rep. Bruce Vento, D-Minn., who was an outspoken advocate of the homeless. On a voice vote, the House voted Wednesday to rename the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/101200/new_1012000003.shtml
News
Ventura backs change in seat-belt law

...care," he said. "And one of them is wear your seat belt. ... It's that simple." Sen. Leo Foley, an outspoken advocate of the primary offense bill, said Ventura's backing will help get the proposal moving. It's not immediately...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/020701/gov_0207010020.shtml
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Harold Stassen - Dispatch Editorial

...the 1930s and 1940s. An attorney, Stassen was one of the founders of the United Nations and continued to be an outspoken advocate for global disarmament. Even when he was no longer taken seriously as a candidate he continued to offer thoughtful...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/030601/opi_0306010024.shtml
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