Steward of safety: Clyde Hoffman retires as state patrol bus inspector
September 28, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe
WORTHINGTON When Clyde Hoffman started his job as a vehicle inspector with the Minnesota State Patrol, carbon paper was a valuable commodity because all the reports had to be submitted in triplicate.
“Good carbon paper was like gold,” he recalled with a laugh. “We actually had supplies hidden. Then we sent to self-carbonization what an upgrade! and then gradually into computers.”
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“You really need a passion to do what we do. It’s almost an obsession to improve,” noted Muriel Krusemark of Hoffman.
WILLMAR Unconditional bail was set at $300,000 for the 21-year-old Cokato man facing four felony charges of criminal vehicular homicide and injury for the fiery crash that killed three people Friday east of Willmar. 
Shayne Hoffman, front, and Roger Hoffman wash windows Friday at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson. Warm temperatures have allowed the Hoffmans a chance for outdoors work that in a normal North Dakota winter would not be possible. The National Weather Service is calling for temperatures in the 40s today and mid-40s for Christmas. 
A Minnesota senator has offered an apology for her tweet during heated debate on health care funding and has removed her original Twitter account. 
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