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When do you know what you read on Wikipedia is true?

When do you know what you read on Wikipedia is true?

“The loose collective running the site today, estimated to be 90 percent male, operates a crushing bureaucracy with an often abrasive atmosphere that deters newcomers who might increase participation in Wikipedia and broaden its coverage,” writes Tom Simonite for MIT Technology Review. The sixth most widely used website in the world is not run anything…
by Michael Olson

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Crashed Ice skaters schedule St. Paul return

Crashed Ice skaters schedule St. Paul return

The base of the Cathedral of St. Paul will be transformed into an extreme sports mecca again when the daredevil skaters of RedBull Crashed Ice return to the city on Feb. 22, 2014 as part of a winter-long global racing series. Last year, about 90,000 people huddled along the refrigerated course to watch competitors speed, Read more →
by Hart Van Denburg

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Minneapolis mayoral candidate bio: Betsy Hodges

Minneapolis mayoral candidate bio: Betsy Hodges

Fifth in a series. Betsy Hodges enjoys balancing the billion-dollar Minneapolis city budget. And as chair of the City Council’s Ways and Means/Budget Committee for the past four years, she’s had plenty of practice. “The budget is the foundation of everything else we do in the city, and it is where our money meets our Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Socrates and Picasso accused of attempted murder

Minneapolis police say on the afternoon of Oct. 13  a pair of brothers, Socrates J. Dejoachim, 24, and his older brother Picasso J. Dejoachim, 34,  tried to kill a man in north Minneapolis by shooting at him from a car. According to the complaint filed this week in Hennepin County District Court,  Picasso fired the gun Read more →
by Brandt Williams

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Minneapolis mayoral candidate bio: Bob Fine

Minneapolis mayoral candidate bio: Bob Fine

Fourth in a series. Bob Fine has gotten a lot of mileage out of his last name over the years. His lawn signs tout him as the “FINEst choice for Minneapolis.” They used to say “Fine Parks.” The four-term Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board commissioner hopes his name recognition will help him overcome fundraising and Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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Last year’s flood pushes two towns closer to consolidating

Last year’s flood pushes two towns closer to consolidating

Residents in Carlton and Thomson are voting Nov. 5 on whether the two cities should consolidate. They have been talking about a merger for years but started to move more quickly when heavy rains caused substantial flooding damage in Thomson in summer 2012.
by Dave Peters

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University of Minnesota cracks down on cyclists

Can too many bikes  be too much of a good thing? The Minnesota Daily reports that bike congestion has gotten so bad in the University of Minnesota area that a crackdown on cyclists is underway. Biking on the sidewalk will get you fined $98, and the school is looking into ways to limit bike parking. Read more →
by Jennifer Ehrlich

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Is there too much pressure on new moms to give their babies breast milk?

Photo by Summer via Flickr Expecting and new mothers hear a steady refrain from medical professionals and child-rearing experts of “breast is best” when it comes to feeding their newborns. Some of those that can’t or have trouble providing breast milk are turning to online marketplaces. A cottage industry has sprung up facilitating the sale…
by Michael Olson

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Minneapolis mayoral candidate bio: Dan Cohen

Minneapolis mayoral candidate bio: Dan Cohen

Third in a series. It’s been more than 40 years since Dan Cohen held elected office, but he’s one of the eight leading candidates to replace outgoing Mayor R.T. Rybak. Cohen, who currently serves in appointed positions on the Minneapolis planning and charter commissions, spent four years on the City Council during the 1960s, two Read more →
by Curtis Gilbert

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