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    Best of MinnPost 2011

    The Best of MinnPost.com celebrates MinnPost's fourth anniversary. The stories and photos were selected from among the thousands we've published in the past 12 months.

    Stories featured in The Best of MinnPost.com:

    I witnessed a dark side of Bachmann's character
    By Eric Black

    Flawed Iowa strategy doomed Pawlenty campaign
    By Devin Henry

    Bachmann and Perry have a lot of constitutional explaining to do
    By Eric Black

    From a state that works to shutdown, what changed in Minnesota politics?
    By Eric Black

    Who stands to gain by a near-total shutdown?
    By Eric Black

    MinnPost poll: Minnesotans blame GOP for shutdown
    By Eric Black

    Grover Norquist looms over Minnesota's budget impasse
    By Eric Black

    What if Obama gave FDR's 'I welcome their hatred' speech?
    By Eric Black

    Everyone is looking for something (different) in a debt ceiling deal
    By Devin Henry

    GOP legislators ready to go to 'war' with neighboring states in the battle for business
    By Doug Grow

    'Jobs' are back on the front burner for governor, legislators
    By James Nord

    Mayor's national post is perfect for longtime Obama advocate
    By Doug Grow

    Who Minnesota's GOP leaders like for president
    By Cyndy Brucato

    Long-running Vikings stadium debate could drag on for years yet
    By Doug Grow

    BP's Tony Hayward is trying to get his life back in northern Minnesota
    By Don Shelby

    County highway funding system supports roads to nowhere
    By Steven Dornfeld

    Lifelong activist proud that protests fought nation's 'war machine'
    By Doug Grow

    What Anders Breivik has in common with war criminals
    By Nick Hayes

    Census results: MSP grows (on the edge); experts see trouble ahead
    By Steve Berg

    Twin Cities' unique tax-base sharing law challenged by affluent suburbs
    By Steven Dornfeld

    'Blogger trial of century' produces pro-journalist ruling
    By David Brauer

    Why The Current's ratings are soaring
    By David Brauer

    She remade her life, now she's trying to build a business in North Minneapolis
    By Cynthia Boyd

    Proposed legislation stuns Minnesota's non-profits
    By Cynthia Boyd

    Exploring the Mississippi below St. Anthony Falls
    By Steve Date

    Demand better media? Not with Demand Media
    By John Reinan

    Signs of a rebound in Minnesota manufacturing?
    By Brad Allen

    Manufacturing comeback: Iconic Faribault Woolen Mill factory reopens
    By Dave Beal

    St. Paul ready to give Ranked Voting its first try
    By Joe Kimball

    As OccupyMN settles in, Tea Party comparisons surface
    By Jeff Severns Guntzel

    Viking tells legless legislator, 'Sit down n shut up'
    By Brian Lambert

    MLK monument sculptor 'discovered' in St. Paul
    By Joe Kimball

    Why forest fires are good — and amazing, even
    By Jeff Severns Guntzel

    What the polls really show about global warming
    By Ron Meador

    Involuntary transfer results in suit against MPS
    By Beth Hawkins

    Cheering dying: Psychology behind ghoulish outbursts at GOP debates
    By Susan Perry

    Somali immigrant has learned to appreciate life in Pelican Rapids
    By Sharon Schmickle

    Closing a divide in Minnesota's educational landscape
    By Sharon Schmickle

    Elected officials deny climate science as climate-related losses grow
    By Shawn Lawrence Otto

    Just why should we care about legal services for the poor?
    By Judge Kevin S. Burke

    Lessons of the debt deal — politics in the age of American decline
    By David Schultz

    What national crisis? Vikings, pro football are back
    By Jim Klobuchar

    Lynx doing well on the court — and in the stands, too
    By Pat Borzi

    The meaning of 'Moneyball' isn't about winning or losing
    By Aaron Gleeman

    Noteworthy Civil War novels
    By Audra Otto

    Young Professionals Network: 5 questions for Lars-Erik Leafblad

    Special 'Time Capsule' years: 1961 and 1986
    By Don Effenberger

    A resurgence of Dakota language among native youth
    By Jeff Severns Guntzel

    Max About Town: On the death of Amy Winehouse
    By Max Sparber

    Why you can't trust a critic — with exceptions, of course
    By Max Sparber