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High school player suspended for tweet

The creeping -- and creepy -- intrusion of business and government on people's personal Twitter musings has taken a step forward in Wisconsin where a high school player has been suspended for using profanity in a tweet on her personal account.
by Bob Collins

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Sometimes in sports it’s not over even when it’s over

The Northern Sun Conference admits its refs got it wrong at the end of a University of Sioux Falls-Winona State hoops game on Friday.
by Paul Tosto

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And the agony of defeat

You are not alone in your misery.
by Bob Collins

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A family’s tribute to a son’s struggle with depression

A family’s tribute to a son’s struggle with depression

While reading the obituary today of Lucas David Ronnei of Victoria, Minn., we realized where the young man got the courage in his struggle against depression and addiction. It was in his DNA, inherited from a family that wrote one of the most powerful obituaries we've ever read.
by Bob Collins

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Snow sculpture unveiled

Snow sculpture unveiled

The giant snow sculpture in New Brighton has been completed. The Bartz Brothers build a sculpture on their front yard every winter. It looked like this a couple of days ago. The brothers invited people to guess what it would be. If you guessed “octopus” you made a good guess. People who visit this year’s…
by Bob Collins

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Minneapolis is becoming a warm Omaha

Minneapolis is becoming a warm Omaha

Once Minnesota becomes the place where it's not cold enough to do stuff, what's the point of being Minnesota?
by Bob Collins

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2012 plane disappearance remains unsolved mystery

2012 plane disappearance remains unsolved mystery

The whereabouts and reasons for the disappearance of a Lakeville pilot will remain a mystery.
by Bob Collins

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Frontier launches $29 flights to Chicago

Of course the airline has gone no-frills, so you'll pay extra for baggage, including carry on, but any time a carrier takes on the 'big airlines' -- now down to a very few -- it's worth watching whether other airlines try to match the fares in some way.
by Bob Collins

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Video: Behold, the surfing pug

Because it's Friday, it's January, and it's a surfing pug, that's why.
by Bob Collins

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Embracing winter: Ice racing on MN’s frozen lakes

Wired profiles photographers Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber, a husband-and-wife team from Minneapolis that stumbled on the sport a few years ago.
by Bob Collins

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