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Maria Baca

Reporter | North Metro Cities

Phone: 612-673-4409

Maria Elena Baca is a community and government issues reporter for the North Team, covering Anoka County cities, including Andover, Blaine, Nowthen, Coon Rapids, East Bethel and St. Francis.

Food fight in the school lunchroom

Students don't like to be told what to eat and say portions are too small. Lunch staffers seek patience and buy-in to the goal of healthier kids.

Updated: October 14, 2012, - 06:15 AM

Anoka Halloween parade rejects gay-lesbian youth group

Time limit of Anoka event was cited as reason, but some suggested other motivations for denial.

Updated: October 10, 2012, - 10:03 PM

North metro school districts seek operating, tech levies

Osseo and Elk River say measures are needed, not only to avoid budget cuts but also to keep up with evolving requirements.

Updated: October 09, 2012, - 05:25 PM

Repeated park vandalism vexes St. Francis officials

City urges neighbors to speak up, saying that repeated repairs are expensive, and may force removal of equipment at Seelye Brook Park.

Updated: October 09, 2012, - 10:31 AM

Plagiarism prompts censure by St. Francis school board

A St. Francis school board member called his lifting of a 2010 blog comment a "mistake."

Updated: October 03, 2012, - 11:22 PM

In several metro-area school districts, more kids to count

Enrollment data key in determining aid, budgets and staffing.

Updated: October 03, 2012, - 12:05 AM

Suit up, get skills at Career Closet

School-based interview clothing bank also teaches Anoka-Hennepin students skills they can transfer to jobs in retail and elsewhere.

Updated: October 02, 2012, - 12:00 PM

Good jobs starting to flow in to Brooklyn Park

City credits decades of collaborative work to improve business climate.

Updated: September 29, 2012, - 09:35 PM

First neighbor saw her white socks, then rescued her from fire

Mike Coolidge was heading to work when smoke blew across the road. "I didn't even have time to think," Coolidge recalled Tuesday afternoon. "I just did it."

Updated: September 26, 2012, - 05:11 AM