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Mary and Bob: Feral cats and 9/11 ads

MNSure falls short in the African American community, the White House pushes the burden of success to Russia, Missouri considers arresting feds who try to enforce gun laws, Boston says ‘whoops’ for scheduling a fire drill on 9/11, how one California community tries to beat the banks at their own game, what to do about…
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9/11 and the risk of corporate marketing

9/11 and the risk of corporate marketing

Distasteful or not? AT&T has apologized for posting this picture on Twitter and Facebook today: “We apologize to anyone who felt our post was in poor taste. The image was solely meant to pay respect to those affected by the 9/11 tragedy,” the company wrote. But the Ad Freak blog notes that AT&T posted a…
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When it comes to supporting baseball, Twins fans are above average

Fans don't have any responsibility to support a bad team any more than a car buyer has an obligation to buy a lousy car, but criticism of Minnesota fans is unwarranted.
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At Totino-Grace, fired for being gay

A Catholic school teacher acknowledges she's gay and loses her job.
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5 x 8: Did we overreact on 9/11?

5 x 8: Did we overreact on 9/11?

The day terrorists hit a lucky shot, with this ring she brought jobs to Minnesota, the failure of the railroad vision, the Star Tribune Bachmann editorial, and the people who wash windows.
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Distaste for milk costing jobs in Duluth

Distaste for milk costing jobs in Duluth

About three dozen people in Duluth are being tossed out of work because the rest of us aren’t drinking enough milk. Kemps announced today it’s closing its Franklin Foods milk processing plant in the city next month. It’s not Obamacare. It’s not state taxes. It’s not the cows. It’s not, apparently, any of the things…
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5 x 10: Has global warming ‘paused?’ Probably not

5 x 10: Has global warming ‘paused?’ Probably not

What does Arctic ice tell us, shopping Moorhead and Moorhead only, trading your adopted child, teaching our kids to be criminals, and ballooning the St. Croix Valley.
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Mary and Bob – 9/9/13

Rep. Walz says ‘no’ to bombing Syria, George Zimmerman can’t stay out of the news, the disaster special session ends in Minnesota, the State Police defends the high-speed chase that killed an innocent person, a woman in a hijab violates Abercrombie’s “look policy,” which violates the law, and Diana Nyad answers skeptics. Here’s today’s news…
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Mammograms before 50? New study says ‘yes’

If you're a woman under 50 wondering whether you should get a mammogram, you are basically on your own.
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‘Miss Saigon’ cast member defends Ordway production

An Asian cast member of the local production of "Miss Saigon" is stepping in to defend the production against allegations it's a racist play.
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