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St. Paul, Minn.

Photos: Isanti County boom and bust

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Ordering residents to leave
Sergeant Chris Caulk with the Isanti County Sheriff's Office walks to a rural Isanti County home to issue a Writ of Recovery notice August 20, 2010. The notice, which orders residents to vacate the property, is one of several he has had to order recently because of foreclosures in the area.
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Locking up a foreclosed home
Shawn Miller locks up a house that was foreclosed on and has been sitting vacant in his Cambridge, Minn. neighborhood Sept, 1, 2010. Miller said he often checks on the vacant homes in the neighborhood to make sure they are secure.
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Ordering residents to leave
Sergeant Chris Caulk with the Isanti County Sheriff's Office walks to a rural Isanti County home to issue a Writ of Recovery notice August 20, 2010. The notice, which orders residents to vacate the property, is one of several he has had to order recently because of foreclosures in the area.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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Sign still stands
A sign promoting home prices and financing still stands in a neighborhood that has experienced a high level of foreclosures in Cambridge, Minn. Sept. 1, 2010.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson