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Full military honors for homeless vet who froze to death

Jerry Jackson, the homeless veteran who froze to death last month in Indian Mounds Park in Saint Paul will get full military honors when he's laid to rest at Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Thursday, courtesy of a Saint Paul funeral home.
by Bob Collins

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Faribault bridge-jump survivor gets her closure

We're apparently never going to know the name of the persons who saved the life of Jennifer Green when she was jumped from a bridge over Faribault’s Straight River in 1990. They want to remain anonymous, a report today says.
by Bob Collins

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Radio host bows to pressure over right-to-die support

Radio host bows to pressure over right-to-die support

Following criticism from fellow journalists, public radio show host Diane Rehm has curbed some of her lobbying for right-to-die laws.
by Bob Collins

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Emmer shows common sense streak in early days in Congress

Emmer shows common sense streak in early days in Congress

Fairly quietly, Rep. Tom Emmer, the Republican who replaced Michelle Bachmann as the congressperson from Minnesota's 6th District, has distinguished himself as the practical kind of politician people insist they want in Washington.
by Bob Collins

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Mendota Heights cops take daughter of slain officer to her dance

Mendota Heights cops take daughter of slain officer to her dance

Typically, Amy Patrick's dad would have accompanied her to her school's father-daughter dance on Saturday night. But he couldn't, because he was shot to death by a meth dealer last year in Mendota Heights. Her dad is Scott Patrick, the police officer.
by Bob Collins

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Great hockey, but, oh, that hair!

Great hockey, but, oh, that hair!

While people come for the hockey in the boys state tournament, they might as well stay for the hair, because it, too, has become a tradition apparently unique to flyover country.
by Bob Collins

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Mpls.St.Paul mag pushes back against all-male chef flap

Mpls.St.Paul mag pushes back against all-male chef flap

Is there legitimacy to the hurt feelings and online outrage against Mpls.St.Paul magazine, which is under fire for this cover?
by Bob Collins

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‘Ice Man’ didn’t let winter’s warmth get him down

‘Ice Man’ didn’t let winter’s warmth get him down

Rather than an art installation, the city got performance art, instead -- a rootin' tootin' Midwesterner on display who didn't let the wrath of winter get him down.
by Bob Collins

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