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October 1, 2013 10:25 AM

Now Betsy Hodges has PAC backing, too

The Committee for a Greater Minneapolis and the Coalition for a Better Minneapolis sound like they share a common and uncontroversial goal, but the newly minted political action committees are opponents in the financial arms race to elect the city’s next mayor. The coalition, which backs Mark Andrew, formed last week; the committee, which supports Read more →

by Curtis Gilbert

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October 1, 2013 2:00 AM

New plan for Peavey Plaza: Add a wheelchair ramp

Minneapolis hopes to repair Peavey Plaza, now that it has given up plans to demolish it. The city’s ambitions for the space have been scaled back, and they’re now limited to catching up on deferred maintenance and adding a wheelchair ramp. The City Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement with the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, Read more →

by Curtis Gilbert

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October 1, 2013 2:00 AM

Who do you blame for the government shutdown?

“For the first time in nearly two decades, the federal government staggered into a partial shutdown early Tuesday morning after congressional Republicans stubbornly demanded changes in the nation’s health care law as the price for essential federal funding and President Barack Obama and Democrats adamantly refused,” (AP). As Congress gridlocked, Obama said a “shutdown will…

by Michael Olson

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September 30, 2013 2:25 AM

Water supplies in the east metro: by the numbers

Numbers were everywhere as I reported my story on how to get some of the east metro suburbs to use less groundwater. The U.S. Geological Survey has linked increased pumping of groundwater in those communities to dropping water levels in White Bear Lake. We don’t like to bombard listeners with a lot of numbers in our Read more →

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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September 30, 2013 2:01 AM

What can be done to reduce the number of children killed accidentally by guns?

Photo by Gregory Wild-Smith via Flickr They die in the households of police officers and drug dealers, in broken homes and close-knit families, on rural farms and in city apartments. Some adults whose guns were used had tried to store them safely; others were grossly negligent. Still others pulled the trigger themselves, accidentally fracturing their…

by Michael Olson

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September 27, 2013 3:54 PM

County decides against cycle track on Minnehaha Avenue

Bicycling advocates are disappointed that Hennepin County has decided not to build the city’s first full-fledged cycle track there.

by Jon Collins

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September 27, 2013 9:28 AM

Anyone lose a pair of pigs? Minneapolis asks

Minneapolis police and animal control officers apprehended two piglets this morning after they were found wandering near the intersection of 23rd Ave. and Emerson Ave. N. The pigs, a buff and brown male and a cream-colored female, are estimated to be about 5 months old. “Did anyone lose a pair of pigs today?” the city Read more →

by Curtis Gilbert

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September 27, 2013 7:38 AM

Mayo Clinic CEO hugs furry new partner

Mayo Clinic President and CEO Dr. John Noseworthy took the stage at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York this week with a new kind of partner – Sesame Street Muppet Rosita – and announced a new initiative to promote healthy behavior and disease prevention among women and children in five Latin American countries. Here’s Read more →

by Elizabeth Baier

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September 27, 2013 2:21 AM

What would you do if you lost your job tomorrow?

MPR News Ground Level reporter Jennifer Vogel writes from International Falls: 58-year-old Fred Rusch, who has worked at the Boise paper mill for almost 37 years, stood next to a cement pillar and a table holding two retirement party sheet-cakes. Both are frosted with Harley-Davidson logos, matching his t-shirt and reflecting his longtime enthusiasm for…

by Michael Olson