MinnPost Picks: on not deliberately getting omicron, space travel and ‘Screw It, We’re Just Gonna Talk About the Beatles’
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More Minnesota cities move to adopt mask mandates
Plus: Minnesota State Fair reports operating loss in 2021; new laws ineffective at addressing catalytic converter thefts; group ask Walz to cut community college tuition; and more.
MinnPost Picks: on the insidiousness of hobbies, America’s last great subway and a statistical analysis of the NYT’s Spelling Bee
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MinnPost Picks: on ‘The Matrix’ and trauma, Chile’s new constitution and why marriage requires amnesia
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott weighs posthumous pardon for George Floyd
Plus: Deaths from drug overdoses surged by 30% during the pandemic; state senator calls on Sheriff Hutchinson to resign; where in the Twin Cities to spend New Year’s Eve; a farewell to the restaurants that closed in 2021; and more.
MinnPost Picks: on preserving Penn Station, Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ and a specific reason that Twitter is awful
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MinnPost Picks: on Atlanta’s zoning code update, the Māori language and why Texas needs Hank Hill
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MinnPost Picks: on quiet movie dialogue, the genius of Kenny G and why robocalls are never going away
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MinnPost Picks: on moral injury, London’s most iconic floor plan and African American cooking
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MinnPost Picks: on a funeral directors’ convention, more partisan media and anti-vaxxers’ use of Holocaust imagery
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Defense in Kimberly Potter trial to focus on ‘innocent mistake’
Plus: COVID surge causing serious delays for patients with non-COVID health issues; Lake Harriet band shell repairs are on the way; St. Paul City Council members say Carter’s property-tax-assistance proposal ‘not ready for prime-time’; and more.
MinnPost Picks: on Taylor Swift’s new album, fat liberationism and what happened to Eric Clapton
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Man shot and killed in Minneapolis, suspect detained by crowd after attempted carjacking
Plus: the challenges of driving a school bus in Minnesota; State Patrol responds to several crashes due to ice and snow; a Q&A with Council Member Jeremiah Ellison; and more.
Minneapolis high school principals sign statement of concern about violent crime
Plus: Minnesota Power reduces requested interim rate increase; Q&A with Council Member-elect LaTrisha Vetaw; first Somali members elected to suburban school boards; and more.
Minneapolis schools require vaccines for high school athletes
Plus: Vadnais Heights anti-vaccine doctor dies of COVID-19; 5 Vikings players on NFL’s COVID-19 list; Nekima Levy Armstrong on why Minneapolis ballot question two failed; and more.
Letters: Fighting international poverty, in defense of wake boats, and Give to the Max day
Our weekly roundup of letters from MinnPost readers.
Protester films self outside of condo of judge in Kimberly Potter case
Plus: MPR’s Jon Collins on why Minneapolis ballot question 2 failed; four major crimes in span of 45 minutes in Woodbury; Minnesotans Against Line 3 hosts panel at international climate conference; and more.
MinnPost Picks: On COVID deaths’ political divide; deaths at a Travis Scott concert and Facebook’s flaws
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Minnesota adds 305 streams and lakes to ‘impaired waters’ list
Plus: Canadians able to enter U.S. by land; MSP airport begins to welcome international travelers; construction near completion on I-94 between Maple Grove and Otsego; and more.
Minnesota employers offering novel incentives to attract workers
Plus: Chauvin in court on tax fraud charges; Duluth requires vaccines for city workers; failure of Zillow homebuying program leaves Minnesota realtor with glut of homes; and more.
