Feature: SaveWCAL to file Petition for Review with Minnesota Supreme Court

This past weekend, the board of SaveWCAL met to review and discuss the recent decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals regarding SaveWCAL's Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust.
The board has decided to file a Petition to Review with the Minnesota Supreme Court.Related Posts:Minnesota Court of Appeals issues WCAL decisionMN Court of Appeals changes venue [...]

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SaveWCAL to file Petition for Review with Minnesota Supreme Court

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This past weekend, the board of SaveWCAL met to review and discuss the recent decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals regarding SaveWCAL's Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust.
The board has decided to file a Petition to Review with the Minnesota Supreme Court.Related Posts:Minnesota Court of Appeals issues WCAL decisionMN Court of Appeals changes venue [...]

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St. Olaf shares the news — but not the whole story

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St. Olaf College has issued a brief press release regarding the recent Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling re SaveWCAL's Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust.Related Posts:SaveWCAL to file Petition for Review with Minnesota Supreme CourtArticle in Minnesota Independent: Party onMinnesota Court of Appeals issues WCAL decisionArticle in MinnPost: David Brauer explains why he can't cover [...]

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals Facts re WCAL case

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The following statement of facts is taken directly from the Minnesota Court of Appeals decision re SaveWCAL's Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust. (See also SaveWCAL's Brief Overview.)
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The parties agree that the relevant facts are undisputed. Related Posts:The national significance of the WCAL caseIn which SaveWCAL deconstructs St. Olaf's recent press release…St. Olaf Regent's letter exposes [...]

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Minnesota Court of Appeals issues WCAL decision

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This morning at 10:00 a.m. the Minnesota Court of Appeals filed its decision in the WCAL case. Related Posts:SaveWCAL files Appeal Reply BriefApril 20, 2009: SaveWCAL files Notice with Minnesota Court of AppealsWhy SaveWCAL has an excellent case for appealJune 20, 2008: SaveWCAL to AG: WCAL sale must be voided / MPR was co-conspiratorArticle in [...]

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TRIPLE your donation today!

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Today is GiveMN — a day when individuals are being encouraged to give to their favorite nonprofit organizations and contributions will be matched out out of a pool of funds available until 8 a.m. on Wednesday, November 18.
SaveWCAL is included in the list. To donate and automatically double your gift, go to http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Savewcal
But we have [...]

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ALERT: WCAL Appeal Hearing on Tuesday in Saint Paul

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in SaveWCAL's Appeal of its Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 10:40 a.m. in Courtroom 300 of the Minnesota Judicial Center — located next to the State Capitol building in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The hearing will last approximately one hour.
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St. Olaf names two new "WCAL" Distinguished Professors

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St. Olaf College has announced two appointees to the Distinguished Professorships created with the "repurposing" of the funds they obtained through the sale of WCAL charitable trust assets.
Wendell Arneson of the Art and Art History department has been named Oscar and Gertrude Boe Overby Distinguished Professor and Gary Stansell of the Religion Department has been [...]

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St. Olaf refuses Christmas Fest tickets to SaveWCAL board AGAIN (Updated)

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Once again, just as in 2008, St. Olaf College is refusing to issue Christmas Festival tickets to members of the SaveWCAL board. This decision was announced just prior to the oral arguments that will be made by SaveWCAL, St. Olaf College and Minnesota Public Radio before the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday,October 27, 2009, [...]

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Seen on Twitter

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It's been five years since St. Olaf College announced the sale of WCAL Charitable Trust assets to Minnesota Public Radio. Do former listeners and donors still feel the pain? Apparently so. Today the following appeared on Twitter:
"The Current played entire Abbey Rd side B medley, corresponded perfectly with my drive to work. Maybe I'll [...]

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Radio Interview: SaveWCAL attorney on KFAI

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On June 25, 2009, SaveWCAL attorney Michael McNabb was interviewed for the KFAI-FM Evening News regarding the current status of SaveWCAL's Petition for Redress of Breach of Trust, which is before the Minnesota State Court of Appeals.
KFAI's web site introduced the segment:
If you think the legal maneuverings in the US Senate case between Al [...]

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MPR now claiming it "will not long endure"

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A SaveWCAL supporter forwarded to us the text of one of Minnesota Public Radio's recent fund raising letters.
The letter was from Valerie Arganbright, MPR's and American Public Media Group's (APMG) Senior Director of Membership and MPR's senior director of on-air fundraising — a position she’s held since joining Minnesota Public Radio in 2004.
The letter, titled [...]

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