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November 22, 2011 5:00 AM

We need new rules of etiquette to govern use of cell phones

Even polite people don't see the rudeness of texting when they should be listening.

by Janna Brayman Krawczyk

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November 21, 2011 5:00 AM

Among things worth protesting, a chance to earn extra money for the holidays doesn't count

When she heard about the Black Friday midnight shift at Target, she volunteered. Eagerly.

by Jessica English

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November 18, 2011 5:00 AM

Australians greet Obama as if it were 2008, not 2011

Public enthusiasm bodes well for U.S. effort to reemerge as a Pacific power.

by Siobhan Heanue

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November 16, 2011 6:00 PM

Facebook friends, let's have a look in those lunchboxes

Inspiring quotes are a dime a dozen. He wants the minutiae.

by Joseph Scrimshaw

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November 16, 2011 4:10 PM

Emerging robotics industry holds great potential for the Upper Midwest

Someone is going to be a big winner in robotics. Why not us?

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November 16, 2011 5:00 AM

Q: Where would you not expect evolution to be controversial? A: The Galapagos

A professor from Minnesota is surprised to find a creationist foothold in the islands made famous by Charles Darwin.

by Sehoya Cotner

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November 15, 2011 5:00 AM

People who play pull-tabs prefer the social experience to video screens

Electronic pull-tabs, or video slot machines, are not a good choice for funding a Vikings stadium.

by Roger Richter

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November 12, 2011 5:00 AM

Lesson at Penn State is that when big sports become the priority, everything else suffers

When students took to the streets in protest, it was about damage to the football program - not to young lives.

by S.J. Schwaidelson

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November 10, 2011 6:00 PM

It was a great love scene, Netflix, but now it's time to yell 'cut'

You seemed perfect for me. But then you went nuts.

by Gary Dop

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November 10, 2011 5:00 AM

Senate should turn back effort to let pollution cross state lines

Minnesota has better air quality than most other states. We need to keep it that way.

by Michelle Hesterberg and Julie K. Schnell

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Commentary

We need new rules of etiquette to govern use of cell phones

Among things worth protesting, a chance to earn extra money for the holidays doesn't count

Australians greet Obama as if it were 2008, not 2011

Facebook friends, let's have a look in those lunchboxes

Emerging robotics industry holds great potential for the Upper Midwest

Q: Where would you not expect evolution to be controversial? A: The Galapagos

People who play pull-tabs prefer the social experience to video screens

Lesson at Penn State is that when big sports become the priority, everything else suffers

It was a great love scene, Netflix, but now it's time to yell 'cut'

Senate should turn back effort to let pollution cross state lines

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