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Two men charged in alleged racially-motivated attacks

Two 21-year-old Minneapolis men have been charged for alleged racially-motivated attacks on men in Brooklyn Park this week.
by Tim Nelson

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Two plead guilty in Minnesota-based credit card scheme

Two men pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Thursday in connection with a Maplewood-based scheme to alter lost and stolen credit cards.
by Madeleine Baran

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Zandra Rhodes turns from clothes to opera

Zandra Rhodes turns from clothes to opera

If you have been in downtown St. Paul over the last few days and seen a diminutive older women with bright pink hair - well, you've just had a brush with an international fashion icon.
by Euan Kerr

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ELCA feeling backlash from controversial vote on gay clergy

ELCA feeling backlash from controversial vote on gay clergy

Just a month after the nation's largest Lutheran denomination voted to accept non-celibate gay clergy, a backlash is taking shape in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as some Minnesota congregations are considering plans to sever ties with the church.
by Jessica Mador

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MN Orchestra gets Osmo Vanska for 4 more years

MN Orchestra gets Osmo Vanska for 4 more years

Osmo Vanska is going ot be on the podium of the Minnesota Orchestra until 2015 and he talked to Tom Crann about his renewed contract with the organization.
by Tom Crann

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Robert Lipsyte talks about 'Life (Part 2)'

Robert Lipsyte talks about 'Life (Part 2)'

There has never been a population explosion like the Baby Boom in American history. It's been an especially turbulent year for this "biggest generation" with retirement funds disappearing, and a health care system in flux. That means there's plenty to talk about on the Twin Cities-produced TV program "Life (Part 2)".
by Tom Crann

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Support for Mayor Rybak runs high as he aims for third term

Support for Mayor Rybak runs high as he aims for third term

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak is expected to easily win his third term in office, but unlike previous election campaigns, this time Rybak has the support of the DFL machine as well as all 13 city council members.
by Brandt Williams

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Macalester building receives highest LEED rating

Macalester building receives highest LEED rating

A new building on the Macalester College campus in St. Paul has received the highest ranking available for green construction and operation.
by Tim Post

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Pawlenty downplaying budget deficit predictions

Pawlenty downplaying budget deficit predictions

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is downplaying warnings that Minnesota's state budget will face a significant deficit over the next three years.
by Tom Scheck

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Art Hounds: Theater Unbound, Rain Taxi Reading Series, Oslo Chamber Choir

Art Hounds: Theater Unbound, Rain Taxi Reading Series, Oslo Chamber Choir

This week's Art Hounds lead us to a female-focused theater company, a reading series featuring two women poets and a Norwegian vocal ensemble that contains -- women. No theme here though.
by Chris Roberts

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