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Trash collection brouhaha becoming legislative issue

Trash collection gets people riled up like few other issues in cities in Minnesota, but is it the business of the state to make the choice for them because lawmakers want consumers to have a choice? The latest city to consider eliminating the free-for-all of trash collection is St. Paul, and that’s forced a Republican…
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Driver ignores ‘thin ice’ signs, car sinks

Driver ignores ‘thin ice’ signs, car sinks

Just as sure as spring follows winter, someone is going to ignore 'thin ice' signs on Lake Minnetonka and insist the law of physics can be violated.
by Bob Collins

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Happy birthday, Mitch Hedberg. Here’s a doughnut and receipt

Happy birthday, Mitch Hedberg. Here’s a doughnut and receipt

What with the news being what it is and all, it's entirely too easy to lose faith in the utter awesomeness of humanity, but this doughnut, placed on the grave of comedian Mitch Hedberg in Roseville this week is a testament that we've got a little life left in us yet.
by Bob Collins

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Survey: There’s lousy money in lost teeth

Survey: There’s lousy money in lost teeth

By the way, the Midwest (46%) has the largest percentage of parental deadbeats when it comes to rewarding kids for losing teeth.
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Employer requires gun ownership

The owner of a Georgia-based insurance firm is requiring all of his employees to get permits to carry concealed weapons and providing each of them with a handgun.
by Bob Collins

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A kiss for history in Canada

There were loud cheers yesterday when Master Seaman Francis Legare embraced his partner, Corey Vautour, after more than eight months at sea, the CBC reports.
by Bob Collins

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Mauer critics already in mid-season form

Mauer critics already in mid-season form

Usually it takes the writers until at least May to drop the anonymous innuendo of problems between Mauer and the Twins, but this year it begins on the second day of spring training.
by Bob Collins

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Americans pumped up over cheap gas, driving more than ever before

Anybody who drives 55 mph on Minnesota highways can confirm what the Washington Post is reporting about our driving habits: We're not at all interested in savings a few bucks no matter what the cost of gasoline these days.
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