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November 30, 2010 5:00 AM

Before opening the door to mining companies, let's open our eyes

The lure of low-grade ore can lead to low regard for environmental safety.

by Elanne Palcich

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November 29, 2010 5:00 AM

To communities that seize broadband initiative, benefits flow fast

Tiny Monticello, Minn., enjoys better service than the Twin Cities.

by Christopher Mitchell

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November 26, 2010 5:00 AM

In Minnesota, assimilation is measured in winters

Today, it takes more than a blizzard to make this Chicago native flee indoors.

by Philip Bryant

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November 25, 2010 5:00 AM

A holiday to recall our origins as immigrants

If we fear new arrivals, perhaps it's because we remember too well how our forebears behaved.

by Haddayr Copley-Woods

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November 24, 2010 5:00 AM

The giant Mesabi places a bet

Minnesota's Iron Range looks toward a future that goes beyond ore and hockey.

by Aaron J. Brown

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November 23, 2010 5:00 AM

Kidney donor showed her gratitude by sharing her health with another

She feels fine, and believes she received more than she gave.

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November 22, 2010 5:00 AM

Dealey Plaza is a place too small to contain history so large

The scene of JFK's assassination seems too ordinary for what happened there.

by Eric Ringham

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November 19, 2010 5:00 AM

Eighty-five-year-old furnace held up its end of a warm friendship

The Twin City Smokeless finally gives way to the demands of modern efficiency.

by Kate Smith

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November 18, 2010 5:00 AM

What the GOP needs to accomplish goes far beyond earmarks

The practice involves money, but the real leverage comes from trading of power.

by Bruce Morlan

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November 17, 2010 5:00 AM

An anatomy lesson to touch the heart

Those who donate their bodies are teaching future health professionals something that goes beyond science.

by Maureen Ramirez

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