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Sidewalks battle for hearts and minds of Edina

The push for sidewalks in Edina is meeting with significant unfriendliness.
by Bob Collins

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Mike Nichols, comedian

Mike Nichols, comedian

He directed "The Graduate," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and other great films, but his iconic role in American entertainment was as a comedian.
by Bob Collins

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New York Times doubles down on grape salad

New York Times doubles down on grape salad

While appearing to be somewhat contrite, the New York Times writer responsible for the great grape-salad scandal of Thanksgiving 2014 isn't backing away.
by Bob Collins

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The beauty of the lake-effect storm

The beauty of the lake-effect storm

All the weather attention has been on Buffalo -- deservedly so -- but when it comes to lake-effect snow, our wet friend to the north is no slouch.
by Bob Collins

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Mpls. cops judged non-whites long before #pointergate

This is the part of #pointergate that has been lost in the brouhaha over one incident and one indication of police attitudes toward residents of the city.
by Bob Collins

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Share your favorite grape salad recipe here

Share your favorite grape salad recipe here

Minnesota is upset -- outraged, if you will -- over this article in the New York Times.
by Bob Collins

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What did Bernie Sanders mean with his shot at NPR?

A presidential bid would allow Sanders a better platform to do what many Democrats were scared to death to do in the recent campaign: Stand up and defend middle-class principles that have traditionally been Democratic principles.
by Bob Collins

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Hunter shoots family dog

A deer hunter in Northfield isn't doing much for the image of the sport.
by Bob Collins

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Minnesota journalism group condemns KSTP story

The Minnesota journalism community has been surprisingly silent on #pointergate, KSTP's botched police-union-planted story contending that Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges was flashing gang signs during a north Minneapolis get-out-the-vote effort last month.
by Bob Collins

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