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Another year of losing likely for Twins in ’14

The Minnesota Twins are reportedly taking a step toward assuring there’ll be no more of the same old losing at Target Field today by continuing more of the same in the manager’s office. Ken Rosenthal, one of Fox’s baseball reporters says Gardenhire will be rewarded with a two-year contract. Sources tell me and @jonmorosi that…
by Bob Collins

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Can you legally advise someone to take their own life?

Can you legally advise someone to take their own life?

The state’s assisted suicide law will apparently live intact for at least another week. The Minnesota Court of Appeals issued no decisions today at its regularly scheduled time. The Associated Press had earlier reported that a test of the state’s law was expected today. Update 11:23 a.m. The Court of Appeals issued an unpublished opinion.…
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5 x 8: Playing chicken

5 x 8: Playing chicken

The latest on the shutdown. If you were losing your sight, what would you want to see before it's gone forever? The mind of the steel-trap people. The charm of the farm. What inner-city kids can teach you about Facebook.
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Evolution dispute scraps New Ulm play

Evolution dispute scraps New Ulm play

Thanks to Martin Luther College, there'll be no production of the play "Inherit the Wind" by the New Ulm Actors Community Theatre.
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When the paper mills leave

When the paper mills leave

I’d love to put my arm around the people of International Falls and tell them everything is going to be alright after the big layoff at the paper mill there. History tells a different story, though. Jennifer Vogel’s story about the impact of the plant’s sale and layoffs is like a walk back in time.…
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: How Wall St. is stealing public pensions

5 x 8: How Wall St. is stealing public pensions

The plot against pensions, the bad message being sent by good news, what's walking out of NPR, a really short love story, and taking Mariano Rivera out of the ballgame.
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Wrong-way Meredith earns a trip to Boston

A lot of runners in these parts and elsewhere spend a lot of time trying to qualify for the Boston Marathon. They may not like the story of Meredith Fitzmaurice who accidentally qualified while running a half marathon in Amherstburg, Ontario. She’s never run more than 20 miles before and was training for the Detroit…
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