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A decade later, 2016 is having a social media comeback
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (241+ words) Social media has been flooded with the "2016 aesthetic" recently, and people'specifically millennials and late Gen Zers'are romanticizing the year that is now a decade ago. Millennials are defined as "a person born in the 1980s or 1990s," by Merriam-Webster . Gen Zers are…...
Letter: Data center decision reflects poor leadership
1+ week, 1+ day ago (254+ words) Letter: Data center decision reflects poor leadership'postbulletin.com Letter: Data center decision reflects poor leadership Pine Island city government demonstrated at the Jan. 20, 2026, city council meeting that they do not listen and do not care about our town and its…...
Letter: Data center doesn't belong in Pine Island
1+ week, 1+ day ago (273+ words) Letter: Data center doesn't belong in Pine Island'postbulletin.com Letter: Data center doesn't belong in Pine Island At Tuesday's Pine Island City Council meeting, I heard the words "change is hard." That statement is true. Change can be uncomfortable and…...
Wabasha County officials issue warning about data breach
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (186+ words) WABASHA, Minn. " A data breach related to Wabasha County's emergency notification system has county officials warning people to check " and perhaps change " their online passwords. Since then, forensic investigation has shown that an organized cybercriminal group has claimed responsibility for…...
Developer places plans for Hermantown data center on pause
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (364+ words) HERMANTOWN, Minn. " An anticipated showdown that promised to pit supporters and opponents of a controversial proposed data center against one another will have to wait. Dan Lessor, a vice president for Mortenson Development Inc., informed Hermantown, Minnesota, officials this week…...
Opponents cry foul over NDAs; what's the real story with data center developments?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1102+ words) Tuesday Post Bulletin delivery will be delayed CANNON FALLS, Minn. " When a developer comes calling with a proposed data center, are cities hiding the details of development plans? That's the question that has been asked at multiple public meetings in…...
1975: 911 telephone debuts
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (268+ words) The new emergency 911 telephone system will become operational for the Rochester exchange area beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday. A dispatcher will route the calls to the proper agencies. After getting ... 1975: 911 telephone debuts Highlights of news reported today in 2000, 1975, 1950 and 1925. 2000 " 25 years ago - A…...
Data center critics take Minnesota city to court
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (603+ words) HERMANTOWN, Minn. " A new obstacle confronting potential plans to bring a data center to the rural southwest corner of this community emerged in the form of a lawsuit Wednesday, Nov. 5. Opponents challenge whether the sprawling proposed data center " which could…...
Rochester man sentenced for 2024 phone store robbery
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (276+ words) ROCHESTER " One of the men charged in a May 2024 robbery of a phone store has been sentenced to more than four years in prison. Bilal Ali Hilowle, 22, was sentenced in Olmsted County District Court to 50 months in prison on a…...
Letter: Needed to know more, sooner, about data center
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (355+ words) Regarding the Pine Island Data Center, city council members have shared that they learned about "Project Skyway" in April. For residents, it was the Sept. 16 city council meeting when word began to get out. City officials insist they were not…...