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Court reporters interview veterans for the record

Court reporters interview veterans for the record

Eleven Minnesota military veterans will add their accounts of wartime service to the Library of Congress Veterans History Project with the help of Paradigm Court Reporting and Captioning.
by Dan Olson

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Should the U.S. and Canada merge?

Should the U.S. and Canada merge?

It’s been nearly two decades since the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement. President Bill Clinton officially signed NAFTA into law in 1993, opening trade barriers between the United States, Mexico and Canada in 1994. In her new book, “Merger of the Century: Why Canada and America Should Become One Country,” Diane Francis Read more →
by Michael Olson

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A belated thanks to WWII volunteer for her service to troops

A belated thanks to WWII volunteer for her service to troops

Veterans Day today will be filled with remembrances of bravery in battle and perseverance at home. Stories like that of Red Cross volunteer, Marian Krinke, don't often get told. On a recent day, though, she led a tour from her armchair through a collection of photographs from WW II and stories that need to be heard before they disappear.
by Dan Olson

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Willing success in the back room of the Coffee Landing

Willing success in the back room of the Coffee Landing

We invited nine International Falls residents — natives, newcomers, left-and-came-backers, old, young, layoff sufferers and entrepreneurs — to the back room at the Coffee Landing to share with us and themselves the hopes and misgivings they have for this place.
by Dave Peters

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Defeated Minneapolis councilwoman: ‘A sense of anti-incumbency’

Two-term Minneapolis City Council member Diane Hofstede says voters favored fresh candidates over experience in Tuesday’s election. Hofstede was defeated by first-time candidate Jacob Frey, 32. “There was a sense of anti-incumbency,” Hofstede said. “I really felt that there was a strong focus on youth versus abilities. And that seemed to be a strong point in the information that was conveyed during the campaign.”
by Liala Helal

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Minneapolis finishes counting ballots Friday night

Three full days after voters cast their ballots in the Minneapolis municipal elections, the results are in. Election workers finished tabulating the ranked-choice voting totals in seven remaining races on Friday evening.
by Jon Collins

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