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Oprah-endorsed Goodies, Lost Patient Records and New Outlet Mall Stores
August business news from our Patch sites in Hennepin County, Fridley, Shakopee and St. Michael.

E-mail: jay.corn@patch.com
Jay is formerly the Local Editor of the Lake Minnetonka Patch. Before coming to Patch, he spent five years as editor of the Kanabec County Times in Mora, MN.
Jay was born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, and he moved to Minnesota about eight years ago to attend St. Cloud State University.
He has a daughter entering the second grade and enjoys the outdoors, music and baseball. In recent years, Jay has taken up golf, and he never turns down a get-together with buddies for a game of poker.
Politics:
Jay views himself as a conservative liberal. He believes in the right to bear arms, free market enterprise, gay rights and the death penalty. He opposes off-shore drilling, abortion and prayer in public schools.
Religion:
While he has issues with the church, Jay is a born and raised Catholic. He spent two weeks in Israel when he was 21 and says he learned a lot about himself. That said, he enjoys learning about other religions and civilly discussing faith with believers and non-believers alike.
Local hot button issues:
Jay concedes he has a lot to learn about the issues you care about and understands those issues differ between Orono, Wayzata, Deephaven, Excelsior and Mound-Westonka, the core towns of Lake Minnetonka Patch. But already, you'll see a mix of stories about local government, business, sports, the arts, education and, through it all, the people who make this area special. Look soon for stories on everything from development projects to the environment and local economy.
Jay pledges the news you read on the Lake Minnetonka Patch will be timely, built on fact and delivered through a lens of balance and objectivity.
August business news from our Patch sites in Hennepin County, Fridley, Shakopee and St. Michael.

The case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations.
What roads should you avoid? Here’s the breakdown of detours, repaving and bridge projects by Twin Cities region.
What roads should you avoid? Here’s the breakdown of detours, repaving and bridge projects by Twin Cities region.
Using their SchoolView accounts, parents of Orono students in grades K-12 will be able to, with one login, pay for school fees.
Hopkins and Minnetonka schools saw some declines that are likely due to new tests and changes to how students take tests. See how your student's school did in Patch's interactive database.
Several Tuesday games will be rescheduled for another day.
Both Hopkins and Minnetonka school districts had to make changes to keep student-athletes safe from the heat.
Dead man's body was found in a freezer.
Orono was named Minnesota’s District of Character this past May. It was also one of just three districts across the country to be honored as a National District of Character by Character Education Partnership.
Seven teams consisting of alumni, community members and others made up the field.
This week’s police and fire stories from Hennepin County, Fridley, Shakopee and St. Michael include a man who jumped or fell from a parking ramp.