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Splash pad debate sparks physical fight in Thief River Falls council meeting
An investigation is underway in Thief River Falls to determine if a City Council member really did swing a chair at another member during an apparently heated discussion about a splash pad project.
Angels with lawnmowers
How inspiring Minnesotans find Smith's story will be determined by how many Minnesotans go out and cut someone else's grass this week.
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No doubt there will be plenty of debate surrounding the story behind this scene, filmed by Brianna Lindell in Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis on Tuesday. One thing seems clear: if she hadn't been filming, there'd probably be no news conference to explain the story.
The gift of saying goodbye
Cancer, obviously, is an awful scourge. That should go without saying but because it is the internet, I say it while offering this observation: cancer gives others a chance to say goodbye and say the things we should say when everyone is healthy.
As Minnesotans -- natives and adopters -- we're obsessed with how others see us. Maybe we should spend a few moments considering how we see us and consider our good fortune.