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Runner's Olympic dream coming true — 8 years late
By Jay Weiner, Thursday, May 8, 2008
Long-overdue honors will go to state women who served in WWII
By Doug Grow, Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Western medicine meets the meditative tradition
By Paul Scott, Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Expected kindergarten surge good news for Minneapolis schools
By Beth Hawkins, Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Why does the U.S. overthrow regimes in other countries?
By Eric Black, Tuesday, May 6, 2008
A military insider critiques what went wrong in Iraq
By Frank Wright, Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Once seen as a waste, forest materials find a market
By Ron Way, Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Long list of data supports need for graduated driver's license bill
By Rep. Kim Norton, Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Beyond McCain: Ron Paul's supporters hope to reshape the GOP
By Craig Westover, Monday, May 5, 2008
Rebuilding the I-35W bridge: A behind-the-scenes tour
By 612 Authentic, Monday, May 5, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sure, members of Congress make plenty of money. (The salary for rank-and-file members is $169,300.) But Washington is an expensive place to live. And unlike the past, the freshman class of Minnesota's congressional delegation does not include the independently wealthy. So for some members of the delegation, that means plastic dishes, living in basements — and roommates.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — While many states face staggering numbers of home foreclosures, the Dakotas have shown significantly lower rates. Some have attributed that to the lack of an earlier housing boom, others to an "inborn sense of restraint."
In Friday's local news roundup: you've heard of local squad cars with dashboard cams, but now weapons have video capability. Speaking of cameras and driving, WCCO ambushes R.T. Rybak over driving misdeeds. And: a higher state minimum wage sits on the knife's edge of becoming law.

Marvel at the adventures of Jell-O Man, Pigeon Man and Sprocket Man: The Online Kooks Museum Collection of Collections presents the World's Worst Comic Book Museum.


The presidential candidates and talking heads on cable TV have shown little interest in talking about education. Concerned parents, business leaders and others feel as if they are kids raising their hands at the back of the class while the teacher, er candidate, is preoccupied with other matters.

Do you rent out your cabin? A bill on the governor's desk seeks a study on the impact of private rentals on Minnesota's resort industry and whether such rentals are being taxed and regulated properly, reports Brad Swenson of the Bemidji Pioneer.

BLOG OF THE DAY: The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism studied the content of "The Daily Show" for an entire year (2007) and found the show's news agenda is close to those of cable news talk shows.
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Veteran bookseller and publisher David Unowsky offers no-nonsense advice on how to place your book on store shelves (and ensure that it doesn't just sit there).
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The first Jewelry Artists Mart is held at the Walker, and it's captured on video.
FROM WALKER ART CENTER