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A new secretary of state, an uneven welcome for Gov. Dayton's $500 giveback, and why did kids have to die before politicians felt compelled to tackle a mental health system they knew was broken?
A final look at Crashed Ice
Red Bull has just posted this up-close video of the track in last week's Crashed Ice competition at the cathedral.
Walleye and old wounds (5×8 – 1/29/13)
The Mille Lacs debate flares anew, the NPR game, remembering the astronaut, who's responsible for LeRoy Hoard's problems, and the ice boat capital in Minnesota.
It was 27 years ago today…
It was 27 years ago today that the Challenger exploded. In some ways, it marked the beginning of the end of America's human space exploration era in which it launched its own citizens into space.