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Friday, January 4, 2013

Garbage Pickup, the Fiscal Cliff and Police Academy: Feedback Friday

The most thoughtful, moving, controversial or just plain funny comments from around the west metro between Dec. 28 and Jan. 3.

Each week, Patch users contribute numerous insights, opinions and observations. The following is a collection of the most thoughtful, moving, controversial or just plain funny comments that appeared on Patch sites in Eden Prairie, Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Richfield, Shakopee, Plymouth, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story and join in the conversation. (The comments below are not meant to reflect the opinions of Patch or its staff.) *** Residents Learn About Law Enforcement Through Police Academy Beginning Jan. 29, every Tuesday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. the Golden Valley Police Department will host the Citizen's Police Academy where residents can learn about SWAT teams, canine units…

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Residents Learn About Law Enforcement Through Police Academy (in Golden Valley Patch), Golden Valley Police Department (in Golden Valley Patch), Should Richfield Go to a Single Garbage Hauler System? (in Richfield Patch), and 7 more ›

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

VIDEO: ‘This is Drama:’ Bachmann Blasts Obama's 'Cynical' Pay Hike for Congress

The congresswoman introduced legislation to rescind the increase, and called the raise a "cynical effort on the part of the president." The full transcript of her speech is below.

OUTSIDE MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Minnesota's Sixth District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann introduced legislation Tuesday to take away a recently approved pay increase for members of the U.S. Congress. The increase was part of President Barack Obama's executive order. She spoke on the House floor Tuesday morning against the increase. Bachmann issued a statement saying, "We have a spending problem in our country and we should be looking for areas to cut spending, not increase it." Her full address on the House floor is transcribed below, and is in the attached video. I, too, was shocked when I saw that the president of the United States, out of nowhere, at no request from any member of congress, had issued a unilateral executive order. Which …

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Michele Bachmann Introduces Legislation to Rescind Congressional Pay Raise (in Stillwater Patch)

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