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Transplant v. native debate flares anew in MN

Transplant v. native debate flares anew in MN

Maybe Minnesotans won't invite you to their home. But they'll bring you doughnuts. What more can you want?
by Bob Collins

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‘Jetman’ flies alongside an Airbus

On the list of great jobs, we're going to have to put Yves Rossy's. He's a 'jetman.' He flies around with a jetpack on his back, making appearances at various air shows as he did two years ago over in Oshkosh, his first public flight in the United States. Now he's upped his game even more.
by Bob Collins

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Parents killed in crash, kids orphaned, trooper steps in

Parents killed in crash, kids orphaned, trooper steps in

On Halloween, Georgia state trooper Nathan Bradley heard the particulars on his police radio of a traffic accident not far away from where he was patrolling. He headed for the scene, he writes.
by Bob Collins

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Breaking: Someone doesn’t like Honeycrisps

The New York Times isn't that thrilled with the Honeycrisp apple, a fruit that has a thicker skin than some Minnesotans, apparently.
by Bob Collins

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Anti-Islam speakers find willing audience in Grand Forks

'Where is the most dangerous place for free speech in America? It's not Iran, it's not North Korea. We're not going there,' Grand Forks City Council member Terry Bjerke told a crowd this week. 'The college campuses and the University of North Dakota are the most dangerous places for free speech.'
by Bob Collins

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Report: MN Wild raked in $570K for ‘paid patriotism’

The Wild ranked fourth among all major sports teams in amount of money accepted for patriotic displays, according to a congressional report released Wednesday.
by Bob Collins

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‘Person of interest’ presents dilemma for journalists

‘Person of interest’ presents dilemma for journalists

Daniel Heinrich has not been charged with any crime relating to the disappearance of Jacob Wetterling. But officials identified him with a phrase that presents ethical questions for journalists: person of interest.
by Bob Collins

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From hero cop to crook

From hero cop to crook

In the case Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz the story today is, again, how we don't know what we think we know.
by Bob Collins

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People of Hastings fight grave robbers with flowers

People of Hastings fight grave robbers with flowers

Gary and Kris Rothers buried their daughter, Abby, in August in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish cemetery on south Highway 61 in Hastings, and then found that pots of mums were being stolen, a despicable crime, of course.
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