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🌱 Hermantown eighth-grader Nora Lucarelli takes fifth at state

Hermantown, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Hermantown eighth-grader Nora Lucarelli takes fifth at state
  • What Hermantown’s election results say about data center transparency
  • Behind the DFL ground game that helped flip Minnesota seats

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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📰 News we're reading

• DL's Malecka 2nd at state cross-country meet, Hermantown's Lucarelli 5th (kaxe.org) — Hermantown eighth-grader Nora Lucarelli placed fifth in her second appearance at the state cross-country meet, held Nov. 7 in Ham Lake. She was one of four Northland runners to medal, alongside Detroit Lakes runner-up Connor Malecka and two Park Rapids runners.
   

• One week later: Political expert breaks down what voters were saying (wdio.com) — Hermantown voters sent a message about transparency around the proposed data center, according to UMD political scientist Kathryn Haglin. She noted that candidates who signed nondisclosure agreements about a data center lost their races, interpreting the results as a demand for more public involvement in development decisions.
   

• Outstanding in their field: A lavishly funded ground operation helped the DFL conquer the Minnesota Legislature (minnpost.com) — Aaron Schweiger’s victory in the House district covering Hermantown was part of a statewide DFL wave backed by a substantial fundraising and organizing advantage. Schweiger received 53% against incumbent Natalie Zeleznikar, who attributed her loss to party affiliation. Statewide, Democratic legislative caucuses raised nearly three times as much as their Republican counterparts.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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