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Divided Court of Appeals upholds Minneapolis minimum wage law

In upholding a district court ruling, the Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the state law doesn't prevent a city from requiring a higher minimum wage. It only prohibits paying less. The case will almost certainly have to be settled by the Minnesota Supreme Court.
by Bob Collins

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‘It is winter!’

How is it possible that someone in Minnesota hasn't started a crowdfunding campaign to bring Diane to Minnesota?
by Bob Collins

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Giving up on shoveling out cars

Giving up on shoveling out cars

We have reached the point of winter where some people just give up. Like, perhaps, this person in Minneapolis who has parked his/her car and has gone the full camouflage route.
by Bob Collins

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Contemplations on a lifeless body

Some customs of our civilization have been around so long they seem perfectly normal. And when it comes to death, who wants to talk about what we do to a corpse? Sallie Tisdale does.
by Bob Collins

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At 89, the show ends for a Minnesota drive-thru star

Twenty-nine years ago, a McDonald's manager asked Art Mason if he'd help out for a few hours; he was short staffed. In May, Art will turn 89.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 3/4/19

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
by Bob Collins

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Mille Lacs International Airport

You can do some interesting things with a Minnesota lake. Take the right temperature, a little snow, and a plow, voila! You've got an airport.
by Bob Collins

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Minnesotans keep hitting snowplows

Minnesotans keep hitting snowplows

The Minnesota Department of Transportation is running out of ways to get through to Minnesota drivers about how to drive in winter, and it's not as if the department isn't trying. Today, another snowplow got hit, this time near Brandon, Minn.
by Bob Collins

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Vikings fans may get to stock up on booze earlier

The law allowing Sunday sales of booze in Minnesota carried a nagging challenge for Vikings fans. If you're out of booze, and the game starts at noon, how are you supposed to get any when the stores aren't allowed to open until 11 a.m.?
by Bob Collins

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Legislation proposes banning tackle football until 7th grade

Five other states have tried a similar bill. Five other states have failed even though the evidence is mounting that football scrambles your kids' brain. Because: football. And: America.
by Bob Collins

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