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Now playing: the MnDOT ballet

Like the cavalry rescuing the town under siege, MnDOT has been given a hero's response on Twitter after posting this video of a team of plows tackling I-694 in Maplewood this week.
by Bob Collins

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Endless snow sparks sidewalk wars

Maybe there's a property line there somewhere and these rules of boundaries must be followed. Or you can forget that we've reached the end of the "isn't it pretty?" season and the fact the ongoing snow is now bringing out the worst in us and shovel the sidewalk.
by Bob Collins

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Judicial political ads the Wisconsin way

Political ads have trended toward the warm and fuzzy lately, but a Wisconsin judge, running for the state Supreme Court, is having none of it, while at the same time reminding people in Minnesota that elections for judges can be illuminating, interesting, and deal with significant issues without soiling the candidate.
by Bob Collins

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At Birkie, family will ski as Norwegian warriors, princess

Karl Andresen, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, was one of the original participants in the Birkebeiner ski race, the latest staging of which will be held this weekend. He left behind a family that won't forget its Norwegian roots.
by Bob Collins

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(Snowball) Fight!

We are through one round of the great Twin Cities snowball challenge and, so far, St. Paul is wiping its snow-clogged streets with the spiffy neighbor.
by Bob Collins

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In search for a hero’s family, a lesson in integrity

In search for a hero’s family, a lesson in integrity

When Amanda Kehler, who runs a cafe and antique store in Steinbach, Manitoba(about 90 miles northwest of Warroad), was out antiquing a week or so ago, she thought the stack of old newspapers and documents she bought for a dollar was a pretty good deal. It might have been a priceless one because this letter from Earl Sorel was in it.
by Bob Collins

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