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The most influential media in the rural heartland revealed

Katherine Cramer, a professor at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, has been traveling to specific towns in rural Wisconsin for about 10 years and she says the results of last week's election was about respect -- or the lack of it -- for rural areas more than anything else.
by Bob Collins

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Anti-Muslim leaders gain influence with new administration

Anti-Muslim leaders gain influence with new administration

Frank Gaffney is no fan of Muslims. He's one of the ringleaders of the effort to spread the rumor that Barack Obama was Muslim.
by Bob Collins

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Has Chris Ingraham found the real Minnesota?

Has Chris Ingraham found the real Minnesota?

Things seem to be going so well for Ingraham that we're starting to wonder whether things were be the same if he weren't a celebrity, if he hadn't once called Red Lake Falls the 'absolute worst place to live in America', whether the people hadn't invited him to see it firsthand, and whether his decision to move his family to the community hadn't been so widely publicized?
by Bob Collins

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White boy ‘who stole the blues’ dies at 89

White boy ‘who stole the blues’ dies at 89

Mose Allison combined Delta blues with jazz, and accommodated the British Invasion.
by Bob Collins

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It was ‘beyond football’ when Vinny scored a touchdown

It was ‘beyond football’ when Vinny scored a touchdown

We never tire of these moments when America's kids show that what old-timers often think about them is dead wrong.
by Bob Collins

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Blair Walsh firing rekindles old feud

Blair Walsh firing rekindles old feud

Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe sure can hold a grudge.
by Bob Collins

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Study: MSP among nation’s top-10 airports

Study: MSP among nation’s top-10 airports

By around this time next week it might not seem like it, but those of you traveling through MSP International Airport are walking on the hallowed ground of one of the nation's best airports, a new study claims. Tenth-best, to be exact.
by Bob Collins

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If you want a little positivity, keep your head down

If you want a little positivity, keep your head down

Words of encouragement are being scrawled in chalk on the Twin City's sidewalks and driveways.
by Bob Collins

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Nate Silver does a victory lap

Nate Silver does a victory lap

Now that we're done with evaluating the media's fascination with polls and the horse race of presidential campaigns, which seem to prevent many substantive stories about candidates from rising above the noise, let's talk about another important election day component that is obsessed with politics as sport: You.
by Bob Collins

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