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Poll: 56% of voters prefer instant runoff voting

Poll: 56% of voters prefer instant runoff voting

A new Minnesota Public Radio News/University of Minnesota poll shows Minneapolis residents are divided over the city's new instant runoff voting system.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Twin Cities students attend shuttle launch

Ten junior high and high school students from Urban Ventures in Minneapolis are at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Monday to watch the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis.
by Jessica Mador

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St. Paul superintendent list down to three

Three finalists have been named for the top job of St. Paul schools superintendent -two are from the metro area and one is from outside the state.
by Jessica Mador

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Jewish, Muslim congregations to participate in joint events

The conflict between Jews and Muslims in the Middle East has often caused tension between people of the two different faiths living in other parts of the world.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Who are the Ritchie Boys?

Who are the Ritchie Boys?

Guy Stern and Walter Schwarz are Jewish World War II veterans who served in a special and unusual Army unit, and the pair was reunited in St. Paul last night for the first time since their wartime service.
by Tom Crann

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Barbara Kingsolver on being a writer

Barbara Kingsolver on being a writer

Author Barbara Kingsolver talks about being a writer and her hometown library. Filmed live at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn. November 11, 2009 with host Kerri Miller.

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Two business leaders take stand in Petters trial

Jurors in the fraud trial of Tom Petters heard damaging testimony Friday from two prominent business leaders who did business with Petters.
by Martin Moylan

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Minneapolis' Solid Gold poised to take band to the next level

Minneapolis' Solid Gold poised to take band to the next level

Following the release of its latest cd, "Bodies of Water," Minneapolis buzz band Solid Gold has spent the year mesmerizing critics and fans with its electronic pop. The band will cap off a breakthrough year tonight with a show at First Avenue.
by Chris Roberts

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Two more Mpls. council members declared winners

Minneapolis elections officials released the results of two more City Council races Friday, including one contest where the winner had to be decided by counting second-choice votes.
by Brandt Williams

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Woman who caused lockdown at college used different name

A woman who police said falsely reported seeing a man with a gun at Saint Paul College was using another woman's name to attend school, police said Friday.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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