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	Al Quie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Albert Harold Quie (born September 18, 1923) is an American politician.
		Quie was born on his family's farm near Dennison, Minnesota.
		Quie served in the United States Navy during World War II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Al_Quie (150 words)

	Gov. Ventura's public forum takes a walk back into political history
		Former Gov. Al Quie, IR, remembered when he took office in 1978 he was interested in achieving income tax reform and reducing class sizes.
		Quie said politicians are often faulted for changing their minds, but “I think a governor that has such an enormous amount of pride that he won’t change his mind if he’s wrong, you don’t want him,” he said.
		Quie said he thinks the opinions of governors after they take office are sounder than their opinions voiced on the campaign stump.
	www.hometownsource.com /capitol/1999/may/0507history.html (788 words)

	MPR: Former governor honored at 80th birthday celebration
		Paul, Minn. — When then-governor Al Quie decided not to run for re-election in 1982, he had spent 28 years in public service as a governor, state senator, and as a U.S. congressman representing Minnesota's 1st District.
		Quie mentioned before the ceremony that he considers his biggest triumph a journey he made over nine summers, riding horseback along the Continental Divide.
		Al said to me, 'Chuck, with all the things that are happening to you, we've all been sitting around.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2003/09/19_helmsm_quie (757 words)

	QUIE, Albert Harold (1923-) Guide to Research Papers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The papers of Albert Harold Quie include congressional office, legislative, and subject files, as well as campaign and political materials, personal and family correspondence and miscellany, and audio-visual materials.
		These files were kept by Herb Johnson, aide to Governor Quie, and concern proposed legislation to establish a Minnesota Center for the Older Adult Learner (1978-1979), the MinnesotaBoard on Aging (1979-1982), and the Minnesota Green Thumb program (1981-1982).
		The personal files contain materials (primarily correspondence) relating to persons and organizations with which Albert Quie maintained personal contact, activities in which he was personally involved, or issues in which he was personally interested.
	bioguide.congress.gov /scripts/guidedisplay.pl?index=Q000010 (764 words)

	Biographical Sketches of the Authors
		Al Quie, the third child of Nettie and Albert Knute Quie, was born September 18, 1923, at Longfurrow Farm near Dennison and Nerstrand, Minn. Like most farm children, Al learned to do chores at a young age.
		Al was successful in his bid for governor of Minnesota in 1978.
		Al is a member of Minnetonka Lutheran Church and is a voting member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church-Wide Assemblies.
	www.ridingthedivide.com /about.htm (355 words)

	GRETCHEN QUIE: An Inventory of Her Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
		Gretchen Quie, Minnesota's First Lady from 1979 through 1982, was born in Waverly, Iowa, on August 4, 1927, the daughter of Ella and Sam Hansen.
		In February 1958, Al Quie was elected Minnesota's First District congressman in a special election to fill the term of August Andresen, who had died the previous month.
		After Al Quie was re-elected to his own term in November 1958, The Quies moved to Washington, D.C. While being a congressman's wife was a very different experience, some things did not change.
	www.mnhs.org /library/findaids/00464.html (1261 words)

	Spring 2003
		Al Grender sends some interesting news: "As part of our 50th wedding anniversary celebration this past summer, Carol (class of '53) and I were presented a plaque notifying us that Minor Planet 10974 has been named, "Carolalbert" in our honor.
		Part of the news is that Al will have his 80th birthday in September, and to honor that a series of three luncheons, with speakers, are being held.
		Al's son, Joel, (St. Olaf, 1978) is pastor of Prairie Lutheran Church in Eden Prairie, MN.
	www.stolaf.edu /offices/alum/classifieds/1950/Spr_03.html (1574 words)

	Riding The Divide - By Al Quie with Carol Pettitt
		As a young boy, Al Quie developed a love for and knowledge of horses.
		Over the course of nine summers—accompanied by over two dozen friends, colleagues, acquaintances and sons (a few on each odyssey)—Al rode from Canada to Mexico, journaling along the way.
		You will become part of the banter among friends and will get to know the real Al Quie, who honestly reveals his loves, frustrations, struggles, strengths, weaknesses and quirks—all the while remaining a man who strongly follows after Christ.
	www.ridingthedivide.com /welcome.htm (208 words)

	Al Quie: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The updated page can be found at: al quie
		Albert Harold Quie (born September 18, 1923) is an American (American: A native or inhabitant of the United States) politician (politician: A person active in party politics).
		Quie was born on his family's farm near Dennison, Minnesota (Dennison, Minnesota: more facts about this subject).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/al_quie (201 words)

	Former Gov. Elmer Andersen continues to speak his mind
		Andersen, who served as the chief executive from 1961-63, was one of two former Minnesota governors interviewed by Mary Lahammer, Almanac's political correspondent at the Capitol.
		Wendell Anderson and Al Quie were the other two former governors asked to give their take on current Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
		Al Quie is the Uncle Al everyone knows and loves and seems far too sweet for politics.
	www.hometownsource.com /capitol/2004/january/13elmer.html (1228 words)

	fathers.com - Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		At last weekend’s 7 Secrets of Effective Fathers Seminar in Minneapolis, former Minnesota governor Al Quie gave a brief but vivid description of a defining moment in his life as a father and grandfather that has made him much more intentional about developing emotional connections with his children and grandchildren.
		One day, when Al was out walking with his three-year-old grandson, he had an epiphany.
		With a quiver in his voice, Al said that, while soaking up the simple joy of spending time together, he grasped the power of his role as a father and grandfather like never before, and committed himself to be a more involved, more loving dad and granddad.
	www.fathers.com /articles/articles.asp?id=632&cat=3 (590 words)

	MCC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Al Quie has the advantage of viewing the results of IFI both as the former chief executive of the state of Minnesota and as a Prison Fellowship board member.
		As a former governor, when Quie first heard of the possibility of Prison Fellowship starting the IFI program in Texas back in the mid-1990s, his concern was that the church-state obstacles would prove insurmountable.
		Since IFI's beginnings, Quie has had a front-row seat to witness the changes in the lives of the men who commit to the program.
	www.mcchronicle.com /archive/091302/story09z.html (1847 words)

	Hennepin County > County Board Meeting Minutes of September 16, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		WHEREAS, Al Quie has served his country as a pilot in the United States Navy, 1943-1945; United States Congressman, 1958-1979; and as a the President’s Appointee to the Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations; and
		WHEREAS, Al Quie has served his state and community as governor, 1979-1983; state senator, 1955-1958; Clerk of District 43 School Board 1949-1952; and as Rice County Soil Conservation District supervisor 1950-1954; and
		BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners thanks and commends Al Quie for his many years of inspirational dedication, service and leadership to the citizens of Minnesota, and sincerely wishes him a Happy Birthday.
	www.co.hennepin.mn.us /vgn/portal/internet/hcdetailmaster/0,2300,1273_81770_106578840,00.html (2970 words)

	wcco.com - Bill Passed To Name Post Office After Al Quie
		The U.S. House has passed a bill to rename the Dennison post office after former Minnesota governor and congressman Al Quie.
		Quie was born on a farm near Dennison.
		The Republican represented Minnesota's First District in the U.S. House from 1958 to 1978, and was governor from 1979 to 1983.
	wcco.com /local/local_story_307101122.html (156 words)

	Community action program marks 40 years
		The program celebrated its 40th anniversary May 20 at the Courtyards of Andover with special guests Attorney General Mike Hatch and former Gov. Al Quie.
		According to McFarland, Quie worked with Democrats in the House to fashion legislation that kept community action agencies intact.
		And when Quie was Minn- esota governor, community action agencies received more support than they have from previous and prior administrations, except when Arne Carlson was governor, McFarland said.
	www.abcnewspapers.com /2005/may/25accap.html (756 words)

	NHS Sesquicentennial: September 2005 Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Al Quie and representatives from the other three families will be there.
		Artists are Al Quie: Richard Lack; Karl Rolvaag: Frances Cranmer Greeman; and Edward Thye: Theodore Sohner.
		This magical affair will honor four of our own who have risen to the office of governor: Al Quie - MN Governor (1979-1983), Karl F. Rolvaag - MN Governor (1963-1967), Edward Thye - MN Governor (1943-1947), and Adelbert Ames - Mississippi Governor (1868-1870).
	www.northfieldhistory.org /150/weblog/archives/2005/09 (1456 words)

	Council on Crime and Justice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Council presented its Equal Justice Award to former Minnesota Governor Al Quie.
		First, it was an opportunity to present the Council’s Equal Justice Award to former Minnesota Governor and Congressman Al Quie, also a longtime member of the Council’s Board of Directors.
		Former MN Gov. Al Quie delivering a speech.
	www.crimeandjustice.org /Pages/Events/Winton/WintonEvent.htm (277 words)

	MPR: Midday: Archive for 9/15/2003 - 9/19/2003
		He discusses the nation's fiscal gap in the face of the spiraling costs of entitlement programs, national defense and other federal initiatives.
		On his 80th birthday, former Minnesota Gov. Al Quie joined MPR Midday host Gary Eichten to discuss his life and political career.
		Quie, a Republican, represented southeastern Minnesota in Congress for 21 years, and served one term in the Minnesota Senate.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /programs/midday/listings/md20030915.shtml (707 words)

	Minnesota Early Childhood Conference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Stroucken is the Chair of the year-old Minnesota School Readiness Business Advisory Council (MSRBAC), a group of over 200 Minnesota business leaders involved in advancing the school readiness of Minnesota’s pre-kindergarten children through building awareness, recognizing best practices and helping to advance public policy at the state and local levels of government.
		Al Quie is a member of the board of Ready 4K and is honorary Co-Chair of MSRBAC.
		As an elected official, he represented Rice County in the Minnesota State Senate, served 20 years in Congress from Southeastern Minnesota and, in 1978, was elected Governor of Minnesota, serving until January 1983.
	www.carlsonandkirwan.com /mailings/nof-thanks (776 words)

	READY 4 K --
		Here are your action step ideas from conference evaluations and small group discussions, as well as key messages for early care and education that came from the small group discussions.
		Al Quie is a member of the board of Ready 4 K and is honorary Co-Chair of Minnesota School Readiness Business Advisory Council.
		As an elected official, he represented Rice County in the Minnesota State Senate, served 20 years in Congress from Southeastern Minnesota and, in 1978, was elected Governor of Minnesota, serving until January 1983: "Parents remain the most important educator, need help and assistance...The effort has 'caught on fire' in Minnesota and good things will happen."
	www.ready4k.org /index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={BFE9A4DB-EA69-481C-9FAB-6C5B9C7DA7C9} (379 words)

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		Much of his work was as an advocate for the elderly, including a position from 1978 to 1982 as Governor Al Quie's liaison to the Minnesota Board on Aging and other elderly groups.
		In 1981, he was one of several Minnesota delegates at the White House Conference on Aging.
		Correspondence on behalf of Governor Al Quie, 1979-1981.
	www.mnhs.org /library/findaids/00425.xml (576 words)

	Reform: The Repentance of the Church
		Soon after the exceptions passed by the required two thirds (and not much more), Al Quie invited me to address this assembly.
		It's true, some folks on both sides got pretty grouchy and self-righteous, but brother Quie and Roger Eigenfeld and Jaynan and many others kept looking for a way to get us there together, not split by a political triumph in an assembly.
		As Al Quie said, "Everybody in the Soviet Union also had the right to own a car, but nobody could get one." And I'll admit a perverse hope that the first exceptions come from outside the mid-west.
	www.luthersem.edu /dtiede/wordalone_address.htm (4430 words)

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		MnBEL is a 200-member organization of CEO's, senior executives and business leaders representing more than 100 companies and organizations focused on the role of business in the early learning and school readiness of pre-kindergarten children.
		According to Al Stroucken, MnBEL Chairman, the state is at a critical juncture to impact the future workforce in the increasingly competitive in the world economy.
		Al Stroucken, CEO of the St. Paul-based H.B. Fuller Company, and a strong advocate and leader for an early learning within Minnesota's business community, serves as chair.
	www.mnbel.org (490 words)

	WordAlone - Egland, Jaynan Clark - "WordAlone board meets before,after..." (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		New members to the board of directors are Irvine Aal, Surprise, Ariz., and Professor Mary Jane Haemig, St. Paul, Minn. Two members of the board did not seek reelection, Al Quie and Professor Cynthia Jurisson.
		We give thanks to Cindy for serving one term on the board and to Al for his two terms of service and for his leadership as the chairperson of the board for the past few years.
		Elected to the nominating committee of the Network were: Pastor Chuck DeHaven, New Braunfels, Texas, Professor Mark Granquist, Northfield, Minn., Pastor Scott Grorud, Redwood Falls, Minn., Al Quie, Minnetonka, Minn., and Pastor Tony Stoutenburg, Naselle, Wash.
	www.wordalone.org /docs/wa-jce-board.htm (639 words)

	In the News
		When Republican Gov. Al Quie faced the last comparable deficit, in the early 1980s, he accepted temporary tax increases as part of the solution.
		When Republican Arne Carlson faced a deficit caused by the 1991 recession, he agreed to raise the state sales tax as part of a deficit-reduction package.
		Governors like Quie and Carlson [were] descended from a long tradition of Minnesota moderates who had designed elegant but tough-minded programs that saved money over the long run and built a better state for their children.
	www.lssmn.org /advocate/news_0204.htm (435 words)

	Budgeteer News - Duluth, Minnesota
		He jokes, however, that Perpich was greatly disturbed when McGauley won Hibbing.
		In 1986, during Gov. Al Quie’s administration, the governor tapped him to head up what was then known as the IRRRB, even though McGauley was no longer heavily involved in politics — based on the earlier run against Perpich, McGauley was categorized as having the correct political leanings by the Republican governor.
		But when Quie didn’t run for re-election, McGauley decided to do something he had always wanted to do — write a book.
	www.duluth.com /placed/index.php?story_id=156687 (1211 words)

	Al Quie Speaks in St. Peter - Gustavus Adolphus College
		Al Quie Speaks in St. Peter - Gustavus Adolphus College
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		Former Governor Al Quie will discuss his new book, Riding the Divide, and share slides from his travels which are the basis for the book.
	www.gustavus.edu /news/calendar/index.cfm?action=display&id=6226 (73 words)

	150th Celebration: Photo Album
		And the historian gave a nice speech as to what campus life was like 150 years ago.
		Board Chair Ron Mitsch '56 and Former Governor Al Quie re-enact the signing of the charter that established Hamline University, 150 years to the day after the original was signed.
		Bishop John Hopkins, Professor Emeritus Scott Johnston, President Larry Osnes, and Senator Jane Ranum JD '79, also participated in the ceremony, representing the United Methodist Church, the Hamline faculty, and the Legislature.
	www.hamline.edu /150/photoalbum/fw_capitolday.html (171 words)

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