SOUCHERAY: Kids club is making a difference
Woodbury has been blessed to have a wonderful, productive and inspiring project underway the past two summers.
RELATED CONTENTViewpoint: Bonding bill will add jobs, improve infrastructure
In her Feb. 24 viewpoint (“When will legislators stop their spending spree at Capitol?”), Laurie Blank criticized Sen. Kathy Saltzman, Rep. Julie Bunn and me for voting for a jobs-focused capital investment bill.
RELATED CONTENTViewpoint: Local legislators’ support for bonding bill is gutsy, appreciated
When it comes to the state Legislature’s bonding bill, let me offer an engineer’s perspective.
RELATED CONTENTOur View: District 833 should name arts center after donor
Good news came to the arts community last month. A longtime Woodbury resident, Dorothy K. Merrill, directed $2 million from her estate go toward construction of a long-awaited community arts center at East Ridge High School.
RELATED CONTENTSOUCHERAY: Central Park: a community gathering space
If you ask any Woodbury parent about Central Park, they will likely tell you about how fresh and clean it smells when you walk in.
RELATED CONTENTOur View: Community will support an additional Target store
Word on the street is that some people believe construction of a new Super Target on the east side of Woodbury will result in the eventual closing of the existing Target Greatland in the Woodbury Village development.
RELATED CONTENTViewpoint: When will our legislators end their spending spree at state Capitol?
I was once again outraged to read that Rep. Marsha Swails, Rep. Julie Bunn and Sen. Kathy Saltzmann voted to put Minnesota citizens more in debt by voting "yes" to join the others in approving the new $1.1 billion bonding bill.
RELATED CONTENTViewpoint: Invoking 9-11 as political tool insults Haiti tragedy
Each time I see 9-11 and “terrorism" invoked these days I see an obsessive need to make sure we all remain permanently focused on (and terrorized by) 9-11-01, and thus validate the need for eternal war.
RELATED CONTENTLetter to the Editor for Feb. 24
Gratitude for public safety employees; Newspaper staff is getting the job done
RELATED CONTENTSOUCHERAY: Showing affection the other 364 days of the year 
Another Valentine’s Day came and went on Sunday. No matter how we spent the day, we certainly were aware of the valentines on display in local stores, the specials offered at local restaurants, and the many sales of flowers and candy for our beloved.
RELATED CONTENTLetters to the Editor for Feb. 17
City’s alternative landscape grant program not a good use of taxpayer dollars; Denn’s strong statements on Bush, terrorism require stronger facts to back up claims
RELATED CONTENTPartisan bickering does not make a better government
Mark Overholser’s suggestions in his Feb. 3 letter to the editor (“Plenty of ‘Kodak’ moments in Obama’s speech to nation”) reflect some of the current opposition party’s political philosophy.
RELATED CONTENTSOUCHERAY - Kindness: The secret to happiness
I know I have written about taking time, as well as the benefits of being kind.
RELATED CONTENTViewpoint: Responsible priorities, long range vision are key to recovery
The 2010 Legislative Session began last week and even before the Speaker’s gavel officially brought us to order, the level of activity at the state Capitol in the weeks leading up to session made it seem as if we’d already started.
RELATED CONTENTLetter: Many thanks to Woodbury police/EMS
My family and I would like to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all of the personnel responding to a terrifying emergency Wednesday, Jan. 29th.
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