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Faribault dance team gets its due

Faribault dance team gets its due

Snubbed by other competitors and their enabling coaches and parents, the Faribault High School dance team got a little love from their own community yesterday.
by Bob Collins

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12 minutes of loon calls on Wagner Lake

12 minutes of loon calls on Wagner Lake

The Nature Soundmap provides long recordings of the natural world. Four of them are in Minnesota.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: Joe Biden’s hands

1,000 Words: Joe Biden’s hands

Joe Biden swore in the new secretary of defense today, then whispered sweet somethings into his wife's ear.
by Bob Collins

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Dreams of Lakshmi Singh

It's only a matter of time before some enterprising public radio station gives away 'I Am Lakshmi Singh' hats during a pledge drive. Tote bags? So very yesterday.
by Bob Collins

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MNsure’s birth: A tale of incompetence, report suggests

MNsure’s birth: A tale of incompetence, report suggests

Today's release of the review of MNsure from the Office of the Legislative Auditor leaves a big question for MNsure's board of directors: What were you thinking when you put such incompetence on the payroll?
by Bob Collins

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Court upholds DNR fish restrictions on Mille Lacs

Court upholds DNR fish restrictions on Mille Lacs

The Minnesota Court of Appeals today upheld the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to regulate the size and number of fish taken from Lake Mille Lacs.
by Bob Collins

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Blind man sees family for first time in 10 years

Blind man sees family for first time in 10 years

Your daily dose of sweetness today comes from KARE 11's Lindsey Seavert, who has the story of Allen Zderad, 68, of Forest Lake.
by Bob Collins

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The stars come out at David Carr’s wake

They held David Carr's wake in New York last night. The New York Times columnist died from complications of lung cancer last week.
by Bob Collins

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Wisconsin driver hits 9 cars exiting parking spot

Wisconsin driver hits 9 cars exiting parking spot

At the Piggly Wiggly supermarket in Mayville, Wisconsin -- between Oshkosh and Milwaukee -- Russell Kerr, 92, just wanted to get out of his parking spot. He did. After he hit nine cars. His accelerator got stuck and he panicked.
by Bob Collins

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Minneapolis? It’s a miracle!

Minneapolis? It’s a miracle!

Not since Gov. Wendell Anderson held a string of fish up for a national magazine's photographer has there been such an outpouring of love for Minnesota -- or at least the combination of communities collectively known as 'Minneapolis,' according to The Atlantic.
by Bob Collins

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