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Wisconsin takes ‘a giant leap into corruption’

Minnesota has its political flaws, to be sure. Most of its important legislation is cut in back-room deals and we find out well after the fact that somehow, someway, an Iron Range lawmaker got a million dollars to replace an outhouse in the middle of nowhere. Sometimes lawmakers vote for things without having a clue what the impact is and sometimes the impact is tragic, but for the most part their lack of vision is out in the open for most of us to see if we want to take a look.
by Bob Collins

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Mayfly season begins. Hastings hunkers down

Mayfly season begins. Hastings hunkers down

It's mayfly season along the Mississippi River. Hastings officials have turned out the lights at night to try to bring the disgust-o-meter reading down.
by Bob Collins

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A fix for always-late Empire Builder: A second train?

A fix for always-late Empire Builder: A second train?

The theory is that a second train would provide more reliability on a route that has absolutely none right now. Don't get your hopes up.
by Bob Collins

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Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel

Because sometimes the only thing going on the world that can hold our attention for longer than 30 seconds is a water-skiing squirrel, that's why.
by Bob Collins

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The unemployment rate is the ‘Big Lie’

The unemployment rate is the ‘Big Lie’

The unemployment rate released every month by the Labor Department is mostly a crock. So why do we still care what it shows?
by Bob Collins

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Maria exits Sesame Street

Sonia Manzano never got the same credit for helping raise your children that other characters on Sesame Street did.
by Bob Collins

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With golf’s decline, West St. Paul debates its future

That golf is on the decline isn't much of a story anymore; it's been happening for years. But as more communities close down their public golf courses, a philosophical question begins to surface: Does everything have to make money? Or even break even?
by Bob Collins

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Is it time to ditch the Minnesota flag?

Is it time to ditch the Minnesota flag?

I was wondering whether a long simmering Minnesota controversy would reignite in the wake of the focus on the Confederate flag. It happened today.
by Bob Collins

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Lino Lakes PD wins Twitter. Again

Sometimes you just have to stop what you’re doing to acknowledge greatness. This is Twitter greatness Please be considerate when blowing your face off. pic.twitter.com/jWumjkfAcH — Lino Lakes Police (@LinoLakesPD) July 1, 2015 It’s time to rename Lino Lakes to Kelly McCarthy.
by Bob Collins

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Nicholas Winton dead at 106; saved kids from Holocaust

Nicholas Winton dead at 106; saved kids from Holocaust

Nicolas Winton has died, and if you don't recognize the name, you might recognize this unbelievable moment from a video that raced around the Internet a few years ago.
by Bob Collins

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