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Center of the universe next to downtown St. Paul

Center of the universe next to downtown St. Paul

The barricades covering this cave entrance near downtown St. Paul, protect what to the Dakota people, is the center of the earth or universe – Dakota makoce cokaya kin, in Dakota. I had a tour of the site recently and you can hear the Minnesota Sounds & Voices radio report today as part of All Read more →
by Dan Olson

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Should President Obama pardon Chelsea Manning?

Should President Obama pardon Chelsea Manning?

“The U.S. soldier convicted of providing secret files to WikiLeaks in the biggest breach of classified materials in the nation’s history has asked for a presidential pardon, supporters said on Wednesday,” writes Reuters reporter Ian Simpson. The request for Chelsea, formerly known as Bradley, Manning, was filed by attorney David Coombs on Tuesday, according to…
by Michael Olson

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Are you pleased with your lawmaker’s stance on intervention in Syria?

Are you pleased with your lawmaker’s stance on intervention in Syria?

“About 200 protesters opposed to U.S military action in Syria picketed U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s office in Minneapolis on Tuesday afternoon,” writes Jon Collins for MPR News. President Barack Obama has asked Congress to weigh in on using military force following a chemical attack the administration said was linked to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government.…
by Michael Olson

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Cohen and Andrew lead Minneapolis mayoral money race

Cohen and Andrew lead Minneapolis mayoral money race

Former Minneapolis City Council Member Dan Cohen, who last served in elected office in the 1960s, leads the mayoral money race in Minneapolis, having lent his campaign a whopping $285,000. Cohen is the only candidate funding his campaign almost entirely out of his own pocket. Cohen also has the most cash on hand of any Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Organic farm profits jump

Last year was one of the best in history for Minnesota farmers, and organic farmers shared in the bounty. The University of Minnesota’s Center for Farm Financial Management (CFFM) analyzed economic data from about three dozen organic farms around the state.   They showed a median net income for 2012 of just over $85,000,  more…
by Mark Steil

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Mpls begins removing final remains of trees felled by June storm

Mpls begins removing final remains of trees felled by June storm

If you regularly stroll the sidewalks of Minneapolis, especially sections of the city’s southwest side, you have likely had to walk around or over remnants of the big June 21 storm. City officials say gale force winds in June knocked down more than 3,000 trees.   And they have identified nearly 800 uprooted stumps which often protrude…
by Brandt Williams

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