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‘Miracle’ of Twin Cities gets more national notice

‘Miracle’ of Twin Cities gets more national notice

Though it was incomplete and not entirely factual, last month's story in The Atlantic declaring Minneapolis 'a miracle' is doing wonders for the Twin Cities' image.
by Bob Collins

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Report: MOA built dossiers on protesters

Report: MOA built dossiers on protesters

The Mall of America built dossiers on demonstrators with Black Lives Matter prior to the December protest that resulted in the arrest of about a dozen people, The Intercept is reporting today.
by Bob Collins

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MN Supreme Court backs neighbors in nursing home fight

The Minnesota Supreme Court today upheld Bloomington's right to deny a permit for expansion of a senior care facility, a blow to some groups who said it gives neighbors of projects too much power.
by Bob Collins

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A Minnesota transportation solution: private funding

High-speed rail between Rochester and the Twin Cities is never going to happen at the snail's pace efforts have moved in recent years. A Rochester group apparently has the solution -- cut the government out of it.
by Bob Collins

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A warning against March Madness office pools

A warning against March Madness office pools

Come and get me, coppers. I'm going to bet on the NCAA tournament if an office pool should be created by unnamed ne'er-do-wells known to inhabit the cubicles of public radio.
by Bob Collins

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Starbucks has a thing for white neighborhoods

At the invitation of Starbucks new program to encourage its customers to have a conversation and debate about race, Quartz writers Melvin Backman and Zach Wener-Fligner have a question to start: ' What's the deal with you and predominantly white neighborhoods, Starbucks?'
by Bob Collins

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Ice warning rings hollow for some people

Ice warning rings hollow for some people

Another March day in Minnesota. Another person who had to be rescued from a floating ice flow.
by Bob Collins

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Thanks to a stranger, Jane Doe is identified

Thanks to a stranger, Jane Doe is identified

You've got to admire the persistence of Deb Anderson, who was rewarded today with news that a woman killed by a state trooper in 1980 has been identified.
by Bob Collins

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Buyout firm may be next owner of Pioneer Press’ parent

You can forgive your local Pioneer Press employee for being a little nervous today. The sale of his/her newspaper appears at hand. It's a buyout firm, which means they're not that interested in great journalism.
by Bob Collins

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