Bob CollinsIf there’s one thing we learned after the big tax breaks for corporations, it’s that when big business sounds like it’s giving a big chunk of money to the little people, the big picture provides an entirely different story.
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Economy
Jeremy Scott and Lori Rogers had nothing but their dog under the Highway 10 overpass. They’d been left nearby by ‘fellow travelers’ and were trying to figure out a way to get out of the cold before winter sets in. Time is running out. Read more →
Lloyd Tiede couldn’t hold back, not when the Le Center farmer gave in to reality and had to tell his daughter he’s selling the farm.
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Even though he doesn’t seem suited for too many jobs, Brian Starr will probably get a full-time gig soon. Read more →
General Mills has always made lists of best places to work in these parts and in unveiling expanded parental leave and caregiving policies today, the company has demonstrated anew why.
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There’s a homeless encampment in Minneapolis and if there’s one thing politicians don’t want, it’s evidence of an epidemic. Read more →
The way the economy of agriculture is now, a sure sign that you’re going to have a tough time in the dairy business is you have a name for all of your cows.
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In Stillwater, the downtown is busier than ever now that the new bridge in Bayport is open, removing the nightmare traffic that clogged downtown. Read more →
Bill CatlinFacebook wants your bank to cough up your data, according to a Wall Street Journal report Monday. Read more →
You’d have to be at the end of your rope to stick your resume on a race car, but that’s a promotion a beer company is planning for NASCAR’s South Point 400 in Las Vegas. Read more →
If the economy is so good — and it is for many people — how come David Casarez, 26, is homeless and standing on a street corner handing out resumes? Read more →
It’s a small victory in the airline industry’s war against its customers, but perhaps it will catch on.
American Airlines is getting rid of its ban on carry-on bags for its cheapest-seat customers. Read more →
President Trump’s tit-for-tat trade war with China has now reached the cartoon soybean stage. Read more →
In a small and rare victory for the working stiff, Sun Country Airlines, still in the process of becoming a cheap, no-frills operation, has found failure in its plan to get rid of its own employees in favor of outsourcing the jobs to people who’ll work for less pay and benefits. Read more →
For many, it’s hard to pick a side in the fight. Who wants their peace and quiet disturbed by a partying horde? On the other hand, if the woods and lakes are off-limits to people who can’t afford to own a cabin, where’s the fairness in that? Read more →