Tag: twin cities
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January 16, 2009 04:44 PM EST --
It's winter in Minnesota
And the gentle breezes blow
Seventy miles an hour
At thirty-five below .
Oh, how I love Minnesota
When the snow's up to your butt
You take . . .
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May 29, 2009 09:09 AM EDT --
As will happen some times during a typical summer, our Saturday was taken up by something other than yard sales. The answer was to take Friday off and go YARD SALING! Despite my sneering at . . .
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June 06, 2009 07:43 PM EDT --
On May 30th Janie and I had several community yard sales to choose from.
The suburb of Burnsville, Minnesota was having a huge and very tempting sale, with somewhere between 150 and 200 sales, . . .
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January 21, 2009 06:57 PM EST --
http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/38009569.html
ACLU to sue Twin Cities charter school that caters to Muslims
The Minnesota ACLU is set to file suit against TIZA, a charter . . .
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February 21, 2009 09:36 PM EST --
"Mom, are you a stoner?" This from my 15-year-old, half-knowing, half-speculative. We're driving home from his Saturday morning sports club.
"No, of course not," I laugh. "Why would . . .
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December 02, 2006 10:57 AM EST --
If you talk to any longtime resident of the Twin Cities, you will be regaled with tales of misspent youth and amazing concerts that they have seen (or at least remember seeing) at the legendary First Avenue . . .
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December 29, 2006 10:40 PM EST --
Minneapolis closed three of its libraries due to budget constraints today. I was saddened, although unsurprised, to see that Roosevelt Library was one that was closed. I'm sure it . . .
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September 03, 2008 10:38 AM EDT --
Still with me?
Today I'm checking out:
Local politics angle: Pawlenty still hot ticket at the RNC
From News Cut : Twitter: The anarchist tool?
Let's look inside: . . .
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December 02, 2006 12:04 PM EST --
Do you love to laugh? Are you the funniest one in your family, or in the office? Did you watch the latest series of “Last Comic Standing” and say to yourself, “My jokes about Aunt Minnie’s . . .
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September 19, 2007 10:50 AM EDT --
Broken Prey by John Sandford; G.P. Putnam & Sons, 2005
In 1989 I picked up a book by an author I had never read before and I was hooked by the first few pages. That book . . .
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September 02, 2008 09:49 AM EDT --
Well yesterday . was. exciting . (All links go to image slideshows or video.) What news did you notice?
Today I'm looking at these items:
RNC revelers turn parties into charities . . .
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August 01, 2007 09:59 PM EDT --
True disaster strikes Minnesota. How many times have I have crossed the I-35 bridge and it was so ordinary. Why would I worry about crossing a bridge?
I have called all my family and friends . . .
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June 19, 2009 03:25 PM EDT --
The Twin Cities economy does not look great compared to many of the nation's metro areas, a newly released Brookings Insitution analysis shows.
Brookings compared unemployment, wages housing . . .
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June 22, 2009 05:21 PM EDT --
Not that anyone who bought a house from, say, 1998 to 2006 in the Twin Cities needs reminding, but a new Harvard University report informs us that inflation adjusted home values in our metro area . . .
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July 10, 2009 12:26 PM EDT --
Twin Cities home prices are still down double digits from last year but data today from Twin Cities Realtors suggest the level of decline is easing.
According to the St. Paul Association . . .
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September 04, 2008 07:43 PM EDT --
This is a chat / comment space during and after the live streaming of John McCains' acceptance speech. You can listen live on computer. (Opens MPR audio stream)
Are the nomination acceptance . . .
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June 10, 2009 08:44 AM EDT --
The community of Bayport, Minnesota yielded up a very pleasant surprise this last Friday. Home to Andersen Windows, the community has a very interesting demographic. The company has been . . .
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September 01, 2008 10:07 AM EDT --
With Gustav hitting the other end of the Mississippi, today's RNC events have been scaled back . That noted the protest march planned for today will still go on .
Share your links to coverage . . .
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September 04, 2008 12:46 PM EDT --
Will this wind down or up? Let me know.
Delegates react to Palin's speech (video)
If you read just one thing...Convention Beat takes a look at the law and the protesters: The Usual Suspects . . .
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