Minnesota Legislature: Deficit is only issue remaining

ST. PAUL – Minnesota legislators are trying to decide if they can live with a $3 billion budget-balancing solution based on spending cuts and delaying payments to schools.

• House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL-Minneapolis, saying that the governor has no new ideas, but authorized minority Republicans to work with Democrats to come up with new cuts to help balance the budget.
• Senate Minority Leader Dave Senjem, R-Rochester, saying that if majority Democrats cannot lead, Republicans will do the job.
• Senate GOP leader Dave Senjem of Rochester

Weigel takes appeal to Fargo City Commission

Last shot at having termination overturned through city
Dismissed Fargo Public Works Director Al Weigel is appealing to the City Commission after a lower city panel upheld his March 26 firing last month.

• Al Weigel

Clay sheriff gets approval to hire two deputies

Law enforcement agency still down 3 positions
Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist was happy with the Clay County Commission on Tuesday.

Argusville has concerns about North Dakota diversion

An Argusville, N.D., city councilman said Tuesday that he has “grave concerns” for the city under the current North Dakota diversion proposal.

• Forum editorial: Keep focus on priority: diversion

Forum editorial: Keep focus on priority: the diversion

Concerns voiced in West Fargo about a North Dakota Red River diversion project are both legitimate and self-serving.

Bike ride to raise PTSD awareness

Staff Sgt. Joe Biel wasn’t the same after returning home from his second tour in Iraq, his friends said.

• 2008 Joe Biel Memorial Bike Ride
• Staff Sgt. Joe Biel
• Route of Joe Biel Memorial Bike Ride

Force expect the unexpected in winner-take-all Game 5 tonight

There are crazy hockey series, and then there are this year’s Clark Cup Finals.

Speed limit reduction announced in West Fargo

The speed limit on a stretch of West Fargo’s Main Avenue between 45th Street and Seventh Street East has been reduced to 40 mph because of poor road conditions.

Moorhead Hollywood Video closing

The Hollywood Video store in Moorhead is closing as part of a bankruptcy filing by its parent company, Movie Gallery Inc.

Potter advocates audit of the Fed

Democratic Senate candidate also favors reining in Wall Street
North Dakota Democratic-NPL Senate candidate Tracy Potter said Tuesday that he supports an audit of the Federal Reserve, which the U.S. Senate has since approved as part of the financial reform legislation being crafted in Congress.

• Sen. Tracy Potter, D-Bismarck

West Fargo High holds event to benefit food aid

A new program supplied meals to 40 West Fargo students this year who otherwise would have had little food on weekends – if any.

Doeden: Walnuts perfect complement to asparagus dish

I’ve always thought walnuts tasted best in cookies, particularly chocolate chip and oatmeal cookies. Quick breads have also been a logical place to put some chopped walnuts.

• Listen to Sue’s interview with cookbook author Mollie Katzen
• Video: Sue prepares asparagus and garlic for the pasta dish
• Sue Doeden's All About Food
• Pasta with Roasted Garlic, Asparagus and Walnuts
• Blanched Spinach with Walnut-Lemon Puree

Halgrimson: Delicious, gluten-free pizza

When I wrote about socca, that lovely Provençal treat made from chickpeas, I said I would add a recipe for Socca Pizza designed for people who must follow a gluten-free diet. Other additions may be made to satisfy those who like pepperoni or sausage on pizza.

Fargo Park Board approves 2010-11 deer hunt

The Fargo Park Board voted 5-0 Tuesday to allow deer hunting to continue in several Fargo parks during the 2010-2011 season.