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Statewide Blog

The Price of Safety; 9% turnout to vote; Cost of day care exceeds college

The Price of Safety; 9% turnout to vote; Cost of day care exceeds college

Video expands Duluth police force; Cravaack, Nolan diverge on Paul Ryan's medicare plan; Bachmann scores weakest Minn. GOP US House incumbent primary win in 50 years; Cost of day care exceeds college;
by Michael Olson

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The 70 year old freshman?; Time between wins; Flu at the fair

The 70 year old freshman?; Our view: Cravaack, Nolan can lead the way to civility; Tough love for Quist from a fellow conservative; U study raises new worries about flu at fairs; Bennett, Vikings stadium booster, loses seat on Ramsey Co. board; PUC denies reconsideration for CapX2020 route
by Michael Olson

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Toss-up in the 8th?; “Craziest” candidates in the 1st; Minnesota to Mars

Careful look at state employees health benefits may save taxpayers millions; Anyone's race in the 8th District?; West metro legislative primaries a race to the right; Mars, machines and the Minnesota connection
by Michael Olson

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Primary reads from the 1st and 8th District

Low turnout expected for Tuesday's primary election; Three DFL candidates face off to challenge Cravaack; Quist, Parry make final primary push; VP candidate Ryan returns to Wisconsin to adoring crowd; Lynx stars are Minnesota's golden girls after U.S. claims gold again
by Michael Olson

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A day in Little Falls

A day in Little Falls

In aisles of glass cases, shrine-like arrangements of feathery lures and shiny hooks surround photos of their former owners. These donated collections sit alongside hand-carved lures, wooden canoes and replicas of the largest fish caught in the state, making the Minnesota Fishing Museum a display of earnest nostalgia. 89 year-old owner Al Baert walks over…
by Molly Bloom

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Anglers, home owners diverge on invasives; Last Place ‘Public Nuisance’; Deer attack

Plan to shield lakes from invasives draws fire; Duluth deems Last Place on Earth a 'nuisance'; New Ulm's Ali Bernard loses Olympic wrestling match to Swede; Does Pawlenty have what it takes to be vice president?; Minn. consumers warned about fresh cilantro; Counterfeit cash hits garage sales
by Michael Olson

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Parry “pops off again”; Personal email addresses go public; Confusing ATV trail rules

Editorial: Candidate's attack on governor was irresponsible; Data requests show cities can't keep citizen email addresses private; Wolf hunt opponents campaign to stop season; New map shows where ATV riders can go off-highway in Superior National Forest; $1 million each year for all, as long as tribe's luck holds; In the 8th, Jeff Anderson banks on home field advantage; Bills, Klobuchar disagree on farm bill -- and nearly everything else -- at Farmfest; Key financiers back up Schulze bid for Best Buy; John Brennan's awesome Bachmann putdown
by Michael Olson

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Amoeba death; TV ‘powerless’ against untrue ads; ‘Gutter politics’

Amoeba in Stillwater's Lily Lake is suspected in boy's death; TV stations powerless to block objectionable political ads; Dayton wants $190 million for flood aid; With many policy similarities, 8th District DFLers stress experience; Cravaack wants more money to arm pilots; Dayton: Parry's pill comment is 'gutter politics'
by Michael Olson

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MN-08 Debate [video]; DNT endorses Anderson; Food-truck fair flop

8th District DFL candidate debate; Big questions linger about Lake Superior after the Duluth flood; Fine print within photo ID proposal could loom large; Albert Lea residents protest sign against illegal immigrants; Can technology reduce crime at a light-rail stop?; Duluth's Fox 21 news director resigns over Facebook post
by Michael Olson

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