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July 2, 2013 6:19 AM

In defense of Twins fans

Under gorgeous skies last evening, 29,619 fans showed up at Target Field to watch a fairly bad ballclub play a fairly mediocre one. That’s pretty impressive unless you’re a sportswriter who gets into the games free. 29,619. For the Yankees. On the nicest night in Minneapolis history. Twins fans officially don't give a damn. —…

by Bob Collins

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July 2, 2013 2:30 AM

5 x 8: The good and bad among us

Team Josh, Gettysburg at 150, a special session for the Internet tax, why don't people like books anymore, and Lake Pepin with glorious weather.

by Bob Collins

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July 1, 2013 9:16 AM

Who are you calling snooty?

Non-Minnesota NewsCut readers: Do we seem snooty to you? City Pages today relays the findings of a travel magazine which ranks Minneapolis-St. Paul as the fourth most snooty metro area in the country. San Francisco, New York, and Boston are just ahead of us. It’s entirely possible that we are supposed to find this insulting,…

by Bob Collins

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July 1, 2013 7:04 AM

The Powderhorn Steeplechase

It could be worse, kid, you could be on a bike. (h/t: Nick Ziegler)

by Bob Collins

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July 1, 2013 6:41 AM

How not to respond to the threat of suicide

Many Minnesota police departments have worked overtime to learn how to properly respond to calls concerning attempted suicides. Today, a North Dakota couple is speaking out against police tactics used on their son more than two years ago. In a Fargo Forum article, Mark and Tammy Erickson of Kindred, N.D., say their son Chase was…

by Bob Collins

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July 1, 2013 2:08 AM

5 x 8: When the banks win

A foreclosure in Rush City, the mosquito fight we can't win, the people who defend the poor, a bid for bus lanes, and the Lark of Duluth flies again.

by Bob Collins

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June 28, 2013 10:56 AM

Patriots try to erase accused murderer

This promotion by the New England Patriots might be as sad a commentary on the NFL as there is. The Patriots announced today that anyone who bought a #81 jersey from the team’s Pro Shop can exchange it for another jersey, worn by a player not currently charged with murder. Here’s the team’s press release:…

by Bob Collins

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June 28, 2013 10:22 AM

Conspiracy and TWA Flight 800

A new documentary on a plane crash 17 years ago must have the National Transportation Safety Board rattled, because the NTSB today announced an unusual background briefing next week in the crash of TWA Flight 800. “The TWA Flight 800 investigation remains one of the NTSB’s most extensive and exhaustive investigations; the final report includes…

by Bob Collins