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January 22, 2013 10:28 AM

Minneapolis reveals General Mills’ support of gun summit

Minneapolis disclosed it received a $10,000 donation from General Mills, after MPR News questioned why the contribution was listed as "anonymous".

by Curtis Gilbert

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January 22, 2013 9:46 AM

Modest broadband goals get more modest in Dayton budget

Gov. Mark Dayton’s budget includes $500,000 for broadband development over two years, but no money for fiber incentives and computers for schools and libraries as proposed by a task force last month.

by Dave Peters

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January 22, 2013 5:00 AM

At the root, liberals and conservatives share a selfish impulse

Both groups are striving to improve the worlds in which they live.

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January 21, 2013 11:00 PM

What’s your advice for President Obama as he begins his second term?

President Obama has begun his second term in office. Today’s Question: What’s your advice for President Obama as he begins his second term?

by Eric Ringham

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January 20, 2013 11:00 PM

If he were alive today, what issues would Martin Luther King be working on?

During his lifetime, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. pursued the struggle for civil rights via a number of different issues and causes. Today’s Question: If he were alive today, what issues would Martin Luther King be working on?

by Eric Ringham

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January 19, 2013 5:00 AM

President plays the child card in gun debate

Obama had a chance to denounce society's evils. Instead, he took the easy way out and denounced guns.

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January 18, 2013 10:30 AM

A new take on the dinner theater

An interactive supper series brings together strangers who stay in character while dining out along the Central Corridor.

by Laura Yuen

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January 18, 2013 6:47 AM

Peavey Plaza listed as historic place

The federal government has listed Peavey Plaza in Minneapolis on the National Register of Historic Places.

by Curtis Gilbert

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January 18, 2013 6:32 AM

Taking up the gun for the story

At ladies night at Bill's Gun Shop, an instructor put a revolver into my hands.

by Sasha Aslanian

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January 18, 2013 5:00 AM

Lady Edith and the advantage of a nontraditional beauty

Even in Downton Abbey, it's best not to rely on good looks.

by Lucie Amundsen

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