A press release from the office of state Rep. Mark Buesgens

ST. PAUL -– State Rep. Mark Buesgens, R-Jordan, made a motion today to suspend House rules and immediately pass jobs legislation to thaw the pandemic of uncertainty plaguing job providers throughout Minnesota.

House File 363 would gradually phase-out Minnesota’s corporate income tax, working to attract new businesses and reward existing businesses for staying in Minnesota.

A winter storm warning is in effect for Scott County, until noon Tuesday, according to the latest announcement made by the National Weather Service in Chanhassen.

The Saints played a vastly different game against the Colts, compared to their game against the Vikings.

How 'bout that on-side kick? Would you have made that and the gutsy calls that Sean Payton made?  I guess they paid off.

Best/worst Super Bowl commercials?

From the "No ... really" files:

I am hardly surprised that Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty recently threatened to veto a bill that would disallow unallotment. Why would he sign such a proposal, when he's probably going to need a bargaining chip in order to get a balanced budget during this session of the Minnesota Legislature?

In the past, when legislators failed to balance the budget, Pawlenty has made budget cuts unilaterally, a move called unallotment. A court case on the issue is pending.

The Scott West wrestling team traveled to Orono on Thursday night to wrestle Dassel-Cokato and Orono. The Panthers wrestled their way to a pair of victories as they opened the night of wrestling with a 41-23 win over Class AA's No. 10 rated Dassel-Cokato, who came into the meet with a 22-2 dual meet record, and then closed it out with a 54-25 win over host Orono.

Southwest Newspapers staff reports:

Members of other local organizations have been affected in some way by the Haiti earthquake. They include:

PRIOR LAKE ROTARY CLUB

Hello all. I was talking with a fellow blogger the other day and we were discussing the whole public comment issue. He helped me realize (thank you Twinsfan) that rather than being an infrequent blogger, I need to be MORE active.

Maybe the better plan is to discuss day to day stuff, even some of the mundane and not-so-controversial items. With more threads going during periods where things are not incredibly tense, everyone gets a better feel for what is going on, more bloggers are likely to participate and the effort to diffuse imperfect perceptions isn't the only effort expended.

In 50 years, who in Jordan today do you think will be considered a local legend?

What memories do you have of the old St. John's school?