Chisholm NewsLocal news for Chisholm, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Oberstar wants to run out the clock on merger- April 26, 2008 "He was raised in a household of working-class people who helped build unions, and saw what unions were able to do for people. He's a perfect example of that." The man who will be leading the charge in Congress against the world's biggest airline merger is a flinty miner's son from Minnesota's Iron Range. via Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/chisholm-mn/2008/04/oberstar-wants-to-run-out-the-clock-on-merge... Mosinee mystery solved: Bones aren't human- April 24, 2008 "It really wasn't an actual confession" Bones and bone fragments found buried earlier this month in the backyard of a Mosinee home are not human, Mosinee Police Chief Ken Muelling said this morning. via Kewaunee Countyhttp://www.topix.net/city/chisholm-mn/2008/04/mosinee-mystery-solved-bones-arent-human?fro... A bitter place Iron Rangers aren't so sure- April 22, 2008 "Those are traditions that people either have or don't have" When presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke of struggling small towns steeped in bitterness, it struck a chord -- or rather discord -- on Minnesota's Iron Range. via StarTribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/chisholm-mn/2008/04/a-bitter-place-iron-rangers-arent-so-sure?fr... NWA pledges to keep major operations in Minnesota- April 20, 2008 Officials of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines are pledging to keep major Northwest operations in Minnesota when the two carriers merge. via KARE-TV Minneapolishttp://www.topix.net/city/chisholm-mn/2008/04/nwa-pledges-to-keep-major-operations-in-minn... NWA headquarters goes but hub remains- April 18, 2008 "We'd actually be better off as an economy having more airlines here. More competition and less dependence on one major airline." Minnesota is losing the headquarters of Northwest Airlines, and perhaps hundreds of jobs, with Delta's acquisition of the Eagan-based carrier. via Minnesota Public Radiohttp://www.topix.net/city/chisholm-mn/2008/04/nwa-headquarters-goes-but-hub-remains?fromrs... |