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A full moon and the northern lights

Typically, a lot of light in the sky isn't conducive to seeing the Northern Lights, so the full (or nearly so) moon would normally be no friend of fans of the cosmos in Minnesota last evening. Not that it mattered in Paynesville.
by Bob Collins

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In hurricane zone, man gives up the last generator

In Florida, the people who aren't evacuating are preparing to withstand whatever Hurricane Irma has planned for them. That includes Pam Brekke, of Sanford, who drove 30 miles to a Lowe's when she heard the store was getting a shipment of 216 generators.
by Bob Collins

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Bemidji: ‘Nice’ or not?

Bemidji: ‘Nice’ or not?

We're going to go out on a limb and predict that Bemidji will not be in Minnesota Monthly's final list of best Minnesota towns, not after a request to compete has caused a kerfuffle over whether the city is 'Minnesota nice.'
by Bob Collins

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With Franken rejecting judge, some political payback that falls short

It probably felt good for partisans when Sen. Al Franken took a big step toward killing Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras' appointment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Political payback feels awesome.
by Bob Collins

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Harvey, 104, and Irma, 93, get their moment in the spotlight

What are the odds that there is a long-married couple who share the names of two hurricanes, whose story is every bit as compelling as the ones surrounding their meteorological namesakes?
by Bob Collins

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7-year-old girl wants to throw first pitch at every baseball park

7-year-old girl wants to throw first pitch at every baseball park

Hailey Dawson was born with a rare congenital disease called Poland Syndrome, which affects the use of fingers. She was unable to use her right hand -- her pitching hand -- so the University of Nevada Las Vegas engineering department made her a 3D-printed device. It worked. And she got a taste for the first pitch when she threw one out at a Baltimore Orioles game two years ago.
by Bob Collins

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When it comes to bookstore thievery, the beat goes on

There's a good mystery in your local bookstore. Someone is stealing books by beatnik authors.
by Bob Collins

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On first day of kindergarten, a police escort

On first day of kindergarten, a police escort

It was the first day of kindergarten in the Bronx this week for Austin Tuozzolo. His father would've accompanied him to the bus stop. But he's dead.
by Bob Collins

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Few hurt feelings after 98-0 football rout

Something's got to give on Saturday when the St. Scholastica football team takes on Greenville of Illinois, which lost last weekend 76-to-3. St. Scholastica lost to St. John's University 98-doughnut.
by Bob Collins

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After Orono murder-suicide, a push to change custody laws

After Orono murder-suicide, a push to change custody laws

It's not often you see campaigning for changes to the law in an obituary, but the murder-suicide in Orono this week, as heartbreaking a story as there is, provides the rarity in today's Star Tribune.
by Bob Collins

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