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Duluth, where the big ships help us measure time

The vernal equinox came officially on Monday. But, really, Wednesday was Duluth's first day of spring. The first laker of the season left port.
by Paul Tosto

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Anti-terrorism officers heighten nervousness on light rail

Why would anyone think it was a raid? Because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has Minneapolis and Hennepin County in its sights.
by Bob Collins

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Born in Minnesota, is the end finally near for Sears?

Born in Minnesota, is the end finally near for Sears?

I hadn't been to a Sears in years before going there a few months ago; I spent $5. That one sentence explains today's news that Sears may finally be close to the end, for real.
by Paul Tosto

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In southern Minnesota, a plea for Audrey to come home

In southern Minnesota, a plea for Audrey to come home

Audrey Marie Luke, 15, may be in Kenyon, Minn., where the town's police chief posted a personal message that has the town pleading with her to come home.
by Bob Collins

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Racist signs at Gustavus intended to prove a point

Racist signs at Gustavus intended to prove a point

Upon review, this wasn't such a good idea at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter.
by Bob Collins

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Age and the older worker

One day you're a valued employee; the next day you have no value when all you did was blow out a few candles.
by Bob Collins

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A look at the ‘frozen trucker’ case

A look at the ‘frozen trucker’ case

A law professor says he has rarely read a dissenting opinion as callous as the one Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch wrote. That's why Sen. Al Franken pursued it at Gorsuch's nomination hearing on Tuesday.
by Bob Collins

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Plane crash baffles investigators. Where’s the pilot?

A plane crashed between Thunder Bay and Sault St. Marie last week and it's a mystery so far. There was no body at the crash site, and no tracks in the snow. Where's the pilot?
by Bob Collins

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Electronics ban: What about the parents?

If you've never had to raise your children without the benefit of the electronic gadgetry, one can understand the panic the FAA's ban on electronics is having on parents.
by Bob Collins

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What’s so special about ‘special needs’?

This is World Down Syndrome Day and an ad agency suggests we use the opportunity to consider the phrase 'special needs.'
by Bob Collins

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