Bob CollinsBill McReavy has lost $300,000 in each of the last three years and he’s trying to give Crystal Lake Cemetery to Minneapolis Read more →
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Flugtag, the Red Bull-sponsored celebration that reveals how few people know how things fly, is making a comeback in the Twin Cities.
It’s more popular in Europe than the states, which is puzzling since it’s right in Minnesota’s wheelhouse: sitting on a boat and drinking.
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The The FAA did not respond when the Seattle Times told the Federal Aviation Administration about the problems it found. Then Ethiopian 737 crashed.
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Only 22 percent of eligible households in North Dakota, and just 32 percent of eligible households in Minnesota, take advantage of the program, the Fargo Forum reports today. Read more →
Leaders console us by consoling others. Read more →
Judging by the news of the last few days, it’s clear that — at least for the moment — humans are incapable of providing our daily dose of sweetness, so we’re turning to Kratu, the rescue dog, who was entered in Crufts, billed as the ‘world’s greatest dog show’ in the UK. Read more →
Behold the sweetness of a guilty conscience!
Someone crossed the border — apparently from the Minnesota side — into Ontario near the Pigeon River border checkpoint and didn’t declare an item to customs.
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3.14. It’s “Pi Day”. Perhaps you’ve heard. We look forward to this day so much because Vi Hart hates Pi Day, and annually rails about it with a video.
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Though it won’t, the world should pause for a moment to mark the life of Joe Girard, who was 90 years old when he fell at his home and died two days later. Joe Girard, of Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich., was the greatest car salesman in the world. Read more →
We’re guessing the senator actually does know how to blow out birthday candles, he simply intends to share his bounty with his staff sans germs and senatorial spittle. Read more →
Alex Jacquot, 10, has spunk. Alan Joyce, the head of Quantas Airlines, likes spunk. Read more →
NPR’s Scott Simon is coming to recognize what we all eventually do: people on the internet have no idea how to discuss anything in a civil manner. Read more →
Two Hudson Ambassadors have been removed from their role representing the Wisconsin city and nobody seems to know why except the organization that sponsors the royalty program. And it’s not talking. Read more →
Last year, a Minnesota judge ruled the 1971 marriage valid, and a few weeks ago, the Social Security Administration sent them the letter agreeing. Read more →
Some customs of our civilization have been around so long they seem perfectly normal. And when it comes to death, who wants to talk about what we do to a corpse? Sallie Tisdale does. Read more →