Bob Collins
In the Northfield area, there’s a crime spree underway that could be stopped in a second if drivers would simply do one thing — remove valuables from the car.
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Archives for June 2012
Graduation generalizations, who would pull a woman from a burning car, eliminating property taxes, waiting on the Supreme Court, and remembering the Minnesota weekend.
A student is ordered to perform community service after his family cheered too loudly at his high school graduation.
When public radio icons retire, stations have to decide whether it’s worth the risk to try something new.
When freedoms collide, steal someone’s bike at work day, no money for nothing in West Fargo, the Twins pass on taking a risk, and nature or nurture.
When protest groups engage in political theater, it’s hard to tell when it’s over and when reality returns.
Undeterred by history, I am now predicting that Jose Orlando Berrios — the #32 pick of the Minnesota Twins in this week’s baseball draft — will be a fan favorite, based on a single fact.
A group of scientists is warning earth is nearing a tipping point where climate change is concerned.
Paul Tosto
There’s a stubborn conventional wisdom that Wisconsin’s economy is outgunning Minnesota. Data continue to show that’s not the case. Last year, we pointed out that Minnesota’s done better than the Badger State in keeping people employed and adding jobs in the recovery. Newly released federal data show that when it comes to overall economic growth Read more →
A desert consumes farmland, conservative moments, pilot v. flight attendants, why buying local isn’t always the best idea, and the shin-kicking olympics.
What we learned from Venus, guitar theft ends on happy note, some landowners cash in, talking good in the Midwest, and a dream deferred no longer.