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Myron Peterson, 95, an icon in the skyways of St. Paul, has died. At his funeral last weekend, his remains were placed in a popcorn tin. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
In the airline industry, unless you’re a fat cat, you don’t matter much. Read more →
For sheer Minnesotaness, a Saint Paul father wins the award for understanding, considering the drunk St. Thomas student who barged into his house over the weekend ruined Santa Claus forever. Read more →
George Smilanich of Hibbing has a lot of stories to tell about his three years driving a tank in World War II. But, not surprisingly, he doesn’t like telling them. That includes the one about how he earned the Bronze Star when he pulled a commander from a burning tank or about how he almost lost his feet to frostbite.
If you’re Brad Pitt, however, he’ll tell you, KARE 11 reports.
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Whatever it is, it’s certainly not reflected in the political campaign ads, which apparently work. Read more →
Jay Cooke State Park, when most of the leaves have fallen.
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Like the vanishing jetliner of months ago, Ebola is good business for the 24/7 news channels. That might explain why they won’t tell you that Ebola isn’t the threat we might think it is. Read more →
Two large employers in Minnesota can’t find enough workers. Why? Read more →
Maybe people who have the day off today should be conscientious objectors and show up for work. Read more →
In Superior, Wisconsin, Daniel Phu has taught his kids algebra and calculus. They’re 8 and 5.
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In an interview with Oprah Winfrey this week, actress Raven Symonè started a meaningful national dialogue when said she doesn’t like labels and she considers herself “American, not African American.”
From the moment she said it, there was a fair chance she’d be misunderstood. And she was. Read more →
As warm as many reasonable people felt today when the notion of educating women was recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize, some of the reaction is enough to make you throw up your hands. Or just throw up. Read more →
Is it too soon for honest talk about the Vietnam War? The Pentagon is planning a 50-year anniversary website of the war and the old band is getting back together to oppose it, the New York Times reports. Read more →
If autumn could hold its beauty for more than just a few days, summer would be a second-banana season around here. Read more →
Today’s column from the Pioneer Press’ Ruben Rosario is the sort of thing you want to put before every young person in your house to whom you’ve given a smartphone.
It’s the story of a courageous seventh-grade girl in Woodbury who reveals how a typical middle-school relationship degenerated quickly into sexual manipulation. Read more →