The Thirsty City: Rochester at a Water Crossroads
For over a century, the city of Rochester, Minnesota, has enjoyed a geological luxury that most large American municipalities can only envy: a virtually inexhaustible supply of high-quality, naturally filtered groundwater. Siphoned from the massive,…
The Thirst of a Growing City: Rochester Faces a Groundwater Reckoning
For over a century, the city of Rochester, Minnesota, has operated under a hydrological assumption that seemed as immutable as the bedrock beneath its feet: that the Jordan aquifer—a vast, sponge-like geological formation stretching across seven…
The Tapping Point: Rochester Faces a Reckoning Over Its Finite Water Future
For more than a century, the city of Rochester, Minnesota, has enjoyed a seemingly bottomless bounty. Nestled above the Jordan aquifer—a massive, porous geological formation that stretches across seven states—the city has relied on this underground…
DFL Convention: A Youthful Challenge Ignites Rochester, Klobuchar Secures Gubernatorial Nod
ROCHESTER, MN – May 31, 2026 – The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party’s State Convention, held this past weekend at the bustling Mayo Convention Center in Rochester, delivered a largely predictable outcome for its top endorsements. Yet, amidst…
DFL Convention in Rochester: A Night of Emerging Voices and Enduring Political Power
ROCHESTER, MN – May 30, 2026 – The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party’s State Convention, held this past weekend at the Mayo Convention Center in Rochester, culminated in decisive endorsements for seasoned politicians Senator Amy Klobuchar for…
