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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Todd Keeling, 48, of White Bear Lake, was justifiably proud of his invention and every time you get a beer poured at Target Field in about five seconds or less you should think of him. Read more →
The union decision doesn’t clear a pathway for the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The court’s conservatives signaled long ago that they were open to the idea. The union decision, instead, illustrates that the interpretations — real or imagined — of ‘stare decisis’ won’t stop it.
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For months now, We Rate Dogs on Twitter has been an oasis in a world of nonsense and bickering.
Need a break from life? There’s nothing a dog can’t do.
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Minnesota’s capital this year will not have a July Fourth fireworks display. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter on Wednesday officially drove a stake through what was left of the holiday in his city, citing budget costs. Read more →
Some Wisconsin lawmakers want to meet with a judge who decided a three-year sentence for an Edina man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting three women was fair. Read more →
In a stand against bigotry, rabbis and imams rode bikes together in Berlin. Read more →
The Hutchinson Ecumenical Ministerial Association is out as coordinators of prayer before Hutchinson City Council meetings, ending — for now — an ongoing controversy in the city over prayer and politics. Read more →
Can we please let this aspect of last night catch on? Politicians should always concede by playing Springsteen.
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Navigating the new with the old is a design challenge but the newest addition to the St. Paul streetscape has faithfully lived up to it. Read more →
In a Facebook post today, Grumpy’s blamed food trucks, property taxes, old buildings and people from the suburbs.. Read more →
Rosalie Vascellaro’s and Doris Rosen’s ongoing bit on WCCO a few years ago was the sort of thing that made you want to call your mom. Read more →
Members of the Henrietta Fire Department responded to an accident on Saturday in which a pizza delivery person was hurt and taken away from the scene by ambulance. But what about the pizza? Read more →
Sometimes, the eyewitness video lies about what’s really happening. Read more →