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Threats in the cockpit

Threats in the cockpit

If one bumbling terrorist with a shoe bomb forced us all to take our shoes off at the airport security checkpoint, then a pilot with a death wish should perhaps be enough to change the math in the cockpit.
by Bob Collins

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Hey MLS, thanks for the team, now get the stadium right

Hey MLS, thanks for the team, now get the stadium right

Why isn't Minnesota United my team right now? It’s not because they’re in the lesser North American Soccer League. It's because they’re in Blaine.
by Kryssy Pease

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Mall of America’s #ItsMyMall hashtag backfires

The Mall of America launched the #ItsMyMall hashtag to ask people to talk about their experiences at the mall. For those opposed to the mall’s response to a Dec. 20 demonstration, it was an invitation to protest.
by David Cazares

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Aging into Florida

Aging into Florida

Minnesota thinks it can compete with the Sun Belt through tax policy. Here's why Minnesota is wrong.
by Bob Collins

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New Minneapolis sailboat logo hits the shoals

New Minneapolis sailboat logo hits the shoals

The single sailboat appears to be sunk. Minneapolis City Council members Friday took a different tack on changing the city's distinctive sailboat logo.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Among country’s great cities, add Pierre and Waconia

Among the great mysteries on the planet, this one must now be added: How is it that Pierre, South Dakota got more votes in a Monopoly contest than Minneapolis?
by Bob Collins

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Spring melt releases car trapped for 7 weeks

Spring melt releases car trapped for 7 weeks

Miss winter, did you? The mild winter in flyover country might have erased just how cruddy the season can be.
by Bob Collins

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Report: Teacher seniority costs Woodbury school a band class

Buried deep -- far too deep -- in a Woodbury Bullein story about Woodbury's Valley Crossing Community School, a school operated by three area school districts -- is a different twist on the issue of how a teacher is laid off.
by Bob Collins

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Dysfunctional suburban governments driving talent away

Can't we all just get along? Not in two communities in the East Metro, which have become the poster children for dysfunctional government and might provide some insight into why reasonable and talented people don't want to take on jobs in city government.
by Bob Collins

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