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Questions and Answers: Hoar frost Minnesota morning
Many of you who do not live in Minnesota may think Minnesota is a frozen wasteland much of the year. It may even be true that as I get a little older there are more and more reasons to agree with that...
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An 'artist co-op' for urban farmers
It’s the smell you notice most when first stepping inside the Maplewood greenhouses of Grow! Twin Cities. A pungent blend of soil, decomposing compost and whatever else lingers in places where plants...
View ArticleRybak hails 'progress' on Vikes stadium
On that “soon”/“imminent” deal that will commit Minneapolis (maybe) to a spot for a new Vikings stadium next to the Metrodome … and turn around perception that the stadium idea has lost its mojo, Tim...
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Senate leaders Senjem and Bakk take different tacks on GOP campaign...
Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk opened Friday’s press briefing with a joke about the TV reality show “The Bachelor.”But Bakk’s lighthearted tone didn’t last long.“I guess the Senate’s been in the news...
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Park-and-ride use hits new high in metro area
Usage of transit park-and-ride facilities reached a new high in the Twin Cities metro area last year, rising to more than 18,000 daily users.That’s one of the key findings of the park-and-ride survey...
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‘ChooChoo Bob’ brings back local TV programming for kids
In the early days of television, local TV stations used to produce a fair number of their own programs. And none were more popular than children’s shows. Nearly every major U.S. city had at least one...
View ArticleDayton not so transparent on private meetings
At the AP, Brian Bakst takes Gov. Dayton to task for breaking a 2010 campaign promise: “Dayton won't allow inspection of his daily calendar despite saying as a candidate that taxpayers would ‘have a...
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Some less predictable issues are gaining priority on business’ agenda
MinnPost/Jana FreibandChuck SlocumMinnesota businesses and the groups that advocate on their behalf are advancing policies that indicate that times may be changing.Finding the right kinds of workers...
View ArticleBusiness in Burma: Show me the money, but only if it's crisp
As Myanmar's reform-inclined government undertakes a political opening, Western businesses are watching to see if this leads to an end to Western sanctions imposed during the country's brutal military...
View ArticleICE Long Beach shootout: As immigration cauldron boils, ICE agents buckle
The internecine shootout that ended with one Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent dead and another critically wounded in Long Beach, Calif., on Thursday comes on the heels of an Obama...
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Fresh food from small farms: New guide helps consumers find a CSA
If you’ve ever considered getting a share in a CSA farm but didn’t know where to begin, here’s a useful new resource: the Land Stewardship Project’s annual CSA Farm Directory came out last week,...
View ArticleForget about preventing default in Greece, control it, says Europe
Greece’s European partners are increasingly skeptical that Athens can avoid default.The highly indebted country is working feverishly to secure a debt write-off to avoid default, but international...
View ArticleWho elected the electorate that elected these clowns?
You don’t have to exactly be a serious news junkie to know that the country is in a churlish mood, at least about politics. A few recent poll questions by the Rasmussen organization illustrated this in...
View ArticleFoiled suicide bombing of US Capitol: plot is both familiar and strange
The man accused of attempting a suicide bombing at the US Capitol building fell into what has become a typical trap set for would-be terrorist attackers in the United States.Amine El Khalifi, a...
View ArticleIs Iran serious about nuclear talks? West wants guarantees this time.
Western officials, repeatedly burned by Iran's pattern of accepting talks over its nuclear program only to buy time for further progress in uranium enrichment,are insisting upon guarantees that Iran is...
View ArticleSyria: the two faces of a divided country
DAMASCUS — The Syrian regime claims armed gangs are responsible for the current unrest rocking the country. Protesters say security and military forces have killed thousands calling for freedom and...
View ArticlePayroll tax vote exposes divisions within each party
In a rush to recess, Congress on Friday extended a payroll tax holiday and other expiring measures through the end of the year in rare bipartisan votes that nevertheless exposed internal divisions in...
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Arsenic found in baby formula and other products made with brown-rice syrup
Brown-rice syrup, a sweetener used in many organic and gluten-free food products, including baby formula, may be a source of arsenic, according to a new study published late last week in the journal...
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Tuesday will be most stressful day of the decade for most Minnesota legislators
Starting at about noon Tuesday, don’t bother to try to contact a state legislator.In all likelihood, activities at the state Capitol will have ground to a halt.“I can’t imagine anyone scheduling...
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With Brodkorb gone, new GOP Senate style emerges
The dust-up over the state Senate Republicans’ distribution of pamphlets at caucuses, while not Watergate, has allowed the DFL to draw the first blood of the legislative session and shows the plusses...
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