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No Pride for area police

No Pride for area police

In normal times, members of the Minneapolis Police Department and some other departments would march in the Twin Cities Pride parade. But these are not normal times and organizers have said the police should stay away, at least as much as police can stay away from public gatherings.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The escalator

1,000 Words: The escalator

These days, we'll take a little hopefulness anywhere we can find it, and if you've been reading the comments since last week's court decision in St. Paul, we can use a little hopefulness.
by Bob Collins

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An inventory of Philando Castile’s car: Life, interrupted

An inventory of Philando Castile’s car: Life, interrupted

Last Friday, a Ramsey County jury found police officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty in the shooting death of Philando Castile during a traffic stop on July 6, 2016. The car Castile was driving — a 1997 white Oldsmobile — became a central piece of evidence. It was towed away that night by authorities, processed by…
by Tracy Mumford

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Sometimes, you just can’t give $100,000 and a $40,000 violin away

In Zanesville, Ohio, somebody forgot to check what they were donating to Goodwill. That cost them $100,000. In Boston, a woman was distracted by her phone, so she lost a $40,000 violin.
by Bob Collins

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Lumber lawsuit challenges the size of a 2×4

Lumber lawsuit challenges the size of a 2×4

Anybody who's ever bought lumber knows that a 2x4 isn't a 2x4, a 1x6 isn't a 1x6, and a 4x4 isn't a 4x4. A lot of lawyers have never bought lumber, however.
by Bob Collins

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April tremor in Mankato was an earthquake, company says

The engineering report, funded by a quarry, has now set off a dispute with the U.S. Geological Survey which insists the blast, registering 2.8 on the Richter Scale, was caused by blasting. But the report says that an earthquake occurred seven seconds after the quarry blast, two miles below the ground and a mile south of the quarry.
by Bob Collins

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Counties provide what state won’t for transportation: leadership

Counties provide what state won’t for transportation: leadership

County boards are faced with a choice: Provide the leadership on transportation issues that state leaders are unable or unwilling to provide, or wait for someone to somehow change the reality that Minnesota state government does not work.
by Bob Collins

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I-94 by Lowry Tunnel is going to stink this summer

I-94 by Lowry Tunnel is going to stink this summer

I can't get my head around the mess that will be Interstate 94 in Minneapolis this summer.
by Paul Tosto

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