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A philosophical debate that has been waged in fits and starts since people started buying, then tearing down, older homes in Edina and Minneapolis, and has flared again with last week's announcement that Minneapolis would put a moratorium on teardowns in several neighborhoods.

by Bob Collins

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March 12, 2014 3:18 AM

‘My life in retail’

Former MSNNBC commentator Joseph Williams had the good life going right up until the moment when he discussed race in the Obama-Romney campaign and was booted out of his job two weeks later. Then the Internet found a five-month plea deal for domestic assault. He was toast in the news business. So he took a job at a sporting goods store.

by Bob Collins

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March 11, 2014 4:27 PM

A Wild homecoming for a soldier

At Xcel Center on Tuesday night, Jamie Jenn thought she was taking part in an intermission contest, guessing what Erik Haula said was the biggest surprise in Minnesota. She guessed it was the size of the Mall of America. She was wrong.

by Bob Collins

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March 11, 2014 11:09 AM

A last look at winter

Don't even think of watching this video from some guys in New York and New Jersey if you've never strapped on a pair of skates and played hockey on a pond.

by Bob Collins

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March 11, 2014 9:50 AM

Still no luck for USA at winter games in Russia

America's luck on the ice hasn't changed in Sochi since the U.S. men's hockey team came home empty-handed and the women settled for a silver after having the gold practically around their necks.

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March 11, 2014 7:32 AM

Dayton doomed marijuana legislation by giving all negotiating power to law enforcement

The legislation in Minnesota was probably doomed the moment Gov. Dayton urged both sides to work together on the issue. With the governor declaring he wouldn't sign the bill without law enforcement's blessing, there was no reason for law enforcement to negotiate, no matter how many sad stories the state's citizens told.

by Bob Collins