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Just another night at Gate E4

Just another night at Gate E4

The Dropkick Murphys played a concert for a bunch of roadies Monday night.
by Bob Collins

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Report: Banks, car dealers prey on soldiers away at war

The New York Times today chronicles how the financial industry is ignoring laws protecting military members from losing cars and other possessions to lenders.
by Bob Collins

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Strib: Want a home? Get yourself a man

In the wake of its story yesterday about resistance to affordable housing in the suburbs, the Star Tribune rightly editorializes today for affordable housing that's not concentrated in existing areas of poverty.
by Bob Collins

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Could pro soccer bring a 7th sports venue to MN?

The Minnesota Vikings today acknowledged that they've been eliminated from consideration to own a new Major League Soccer franchise in Minneapolis, putting the ownership of the Minnesota United team solidly in the driver's seat for a franchise here.
by Bob Collins

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Time to let Pete Rose back into baseball

Time to let Pete Rose back into baseball

Now that Bud Selig is no longer the commissioner of Major League Baseball, Pete Rose might be allowed back.
by Bob Collins

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What it’s like to be an eagle

What it’s like to be an eagle

On Saturday in Dubai, an eagle set a record for the highest-ever recorded bird flight from a man-made structure -- the Burj Khalifa.
by Bob Collins

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Economy keeps millennials locked out of home ownership

Economy keeps millennials locked out of home ownership

Who's going to live in the McMansions the parents of millennials are building in the Twin Cities suburbs? Apparently, it won't be the millennials.
by Bob Collins

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Embracing winter: The Duct Tape Derby

Before we bid adieu to winter, we tip our hat to the season that allows us to start a week with a paragraph like this in today's Mankato Free Press about the inaugural Duct Tape Derby at Mt. Kato on Saturday.
by Bob Collins

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My Lai changed the way we view war, for awhile

My Lai changed the way we view war, for awhile

Back in the day when our Vietnam experience made the United States skittish about going to war, this date in 1968 is a big reason why.
by Bob Collins

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