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Co-signed loan dooms brother’s crash injury coverage

Under Minnesota law, people who are hurt by uninsured drivers can be covered under the Minnesota Automobile Assigned Claims Plan. But today, the Court of Appeals said Paek Saengkeo, injured in a 2010 crash, isn't entitled to any benefit because his brother, who lived with him, had co-signed the loan for his then-girlfriend.
by Bob Collins

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Why there’s a Mexican flag flying over Vancouver

Why there’s a Mexican flag flying over Vancouver

Diego Saul Rayna was pretty proud of the work he and his construction friends did on a building in Vancouver, so -- as tradition dictates -- he hung the flag of his country on the top. The building was the Trump tower in Vancouver.
by Bob Collins

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Fargo area parents can’t free kids from heroin’s grip

John and Darcy Nelson are at a loss to explain the heroin epidemic that's consuming Fargo, N.D., the Fargo Forum reports.
by Bob Collins

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Video: Launch. Land. Repeat.

The various videos of disastrous failures to land a rocket have been pretty entertaining. But they pale in comparison to the ones that succeed.
by Bob Collins

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Navy vet, 85, checks ‘learn to tap dance’ off bucket list

Navy vet, 85, checks ‘learn to tap dance’ off bucket list

Even though he'd fallen earlier in the day and wasn't feeling well, Arne Mayala walked into a Forest Lake dance studio and asked for a lesson.
by Bob Collins

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Free trips legal for MN rep and family, but smell bad

Free trips legal for MN rep and family, but smell bad

People in Congress have been doing this for years and while it has a faint, stale aroma, there's nothing to prove it's unethical in the political body that decides for itself what unethical is.
by Bob Collins

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Baseball tries to drive people back to the box office

From the sound of things, it's only a matter of time before the Minnesota Timberwolves' scheme to control the reseller market for tickets reaches baseball.
by Bob Collins

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To protect the brand, a company restricts how you use a product

As any marketing expert will gladly tell you, it's all about the brand. Companies invest millions in creating images for their name and woe to those who threaten it. Now, a new strategy is emerging in the efforts to protect a company's brand: a crackdown on how you use a product.
by Bob Collins

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Bike shop erases Calhoun name

MinnPost reports that Calhoun Cycle in Uptown has ditched the name and taken on Perennial Cycle instead. It's a rejection of any honor for John C. Calhoun, after whom the lake is named even though he was an ardent segregationist, developed the plan for forced removal of Native American tribes, and defended slave owners.
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