Retired professor fights to keep his North Mankato yard natural N. Mankato man s natural yard attracts insects, wildlife, complaints December 12, 2020 5:29pm Text size Copy shortlink:
NORTH MANKATO – Ed Borchardt s yard doesn t look like any other on his block. And that s his intention. The bees and the butterflies love this, Borchardt said, pointing out plant varieties. They ll be out here working all day.
Borchardt, who taught physics and botany for 33 years at Minnesota State University, Mankato, has lived in his modest ranch home for nearly four decades. And from the start, he planned his yard as a natural haven.
The yard bursts with milkweed, goldenrod, peonies and hostas. With crabapple, pear, plum and elderberry trees; with high bush cranberries.
Council s anonymous vote on white supremacist church violated Minnesota s open meeting law
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Experts: Anonymous vote on white supremacist church violated Minnesota s open meeting law
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Defying an executive order by Gov. Tim Walz, a Minnesota bar owner reopened, calling the statewide four-week closing of drinking and dining establishments a slap to our face. I feel a responsibility for the life of my employees; certainly much more than the politicians do, said Jane Moss, owner of the Boardwalk Bar & Grill in East Grand Forks. I ve seen financial difficulty and mental health impact them, so I am doing this for them. They deserve much better than what Gov. Walz is doing to them.
Walz issued an executive order closing bars and restaurants, along with other entertainment venues, effective Nov. 20 through Dec. 18. With COVID-19 cases spiking in the state, he said the closings were necessary to keep Minnesotans healthy and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed.