Erskine NewsLocal news for Erskine, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.The ethanol paradox: Bad plans in good times- November 11, 2007 "It's difficult to understand how we can have $88-a-barrel crude oil and these low ethanol prices." Oil hasn't hit a hundred dollars a barrel, but it has gotten a lot closer than the first time I heard the prediction.Hundred-dollar oil first surfaced in the early 1980s when I was learning how to report on banks in Oklahoma. Oil never got close to that price then, for which several Oklahoma banks paid the ultimate price.Loans for all sorts of ventures, at least tacitly predicated on $100 oil,...http://www.topix.net/city/erskine-mn/2007/11/the-ethanol-paradox-bad-plans-in-good-times?f... Former Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe named to Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Board- November 9, 2007 "As a founder of the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Board, we welcome his unique historical perspective. As a former math teacher, Roger realizes the necessity of focusing on science, technology, engineering and math in our schools" St. Paul - Former Minnesota State Senator and Erskine resident Roger Moe has been appointed to the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Board, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development ... via HometownSourcehttp://www.topix.net/city/erskine-mn/2007/11/former-senate-majority-leader-roger-moe-named... Moe to lead delegation to Norway to protest closing of consulate...- November 1, 2007 MNNorwegian Consulate ,0112 Moe to lead delegation to Norway to protest closing of consulate ERSKINE, Minn. via KXMA-TV Dickinsonhttp://www.topix.net/city/erskine-mn/2007/11/moe-to-lead-delegation-to-norway-to-protest-c... |