Pat Star, 23, a free-lance video producer in Coon Rapids, Minnesota is cynical about the traditional two-party system and disgusted with well-funded candidate who can effectively prevent newcomers or

Article: Coon Rapids has something for everyone; Metro ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 27, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Betty Backes thinks that if Coon Rapids were a car, it would be a Chevy ... said. What Backes means is that Coon Rapids is big enough to accommodate all ... Backes is well acquainted with Coon Rapids' growth from infancy to adulthood ...

Article: Coon Rapids' name game is talk of the town; A city ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Prois; Staff Writer Does the name "Coon Rapids" conjure up visions of a thriving city? Coon Rapids City Council Member Joe Sidoti doesn ... northern suburb. Sidoti wants to change Coon Rapids' name to something some might consider ...

Article: What's in a name? ---- Rapids residents and others respond; Star ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... regarding the renaming the city of Coon Rapids got my attention. I grew up in what ... was incorporated into the Village of Coon Rapids. The city got its name because of the rapids at the Coon Rapids Dam on the Mississippi and also by ...

Article: Coon Rapids planning revival for sagging strip; The ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Byline: Sarah McCann; Staff Writer Coon Rapids is in the midst of redeveloping a 6-mile stretch of Coon Rapids Boulevard. Residents and city officials ... give the area a much-needed tuneup. Coon Rapids Boulevard came up often in a survey ...

Article: FIRST BANK COON RAPIDS OFFICIALLY CHANGES NAME TO ...
PR Newswire;  November 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... Curt Martinson, president of the bank, has announced First Bank Coon Rapids, Coon Rapids, Minn., has officially changed its name to Marquette Bank Coon Rapids. The bank was purchased by Marquette Bancshares, Inc., a multi-bank ...

Article: LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES; CHANDLER (ARIZ.) 9, COON ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  August 23, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Pa. -- Special to the Star Tribune Coon Rapids National Little League team's historic ... Stadium. Chandler, Ariz., defeated Coon Rapids 9-2 in the final U.S. pool play ... advanced to the U.S. semifinals while Coon Rapids closed out its season with an 18-5 ...

Article: Spotlight on Coon Rapids; Big variety of homes ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 27, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Coon Rapids has a good supply of inexpensive houses ... apartment. Of the 1,043 homes in Coon Rapids that have sold during the past 12 months ... Regional Multiple Listing Service. The Coon Rapids homes were on the market an average ...