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Warm temps energize Jewel’s baby bears
Northland News Center: "Just 12 days old, the cubs are moving around in their den earlier than researchers expected and are considerably more vocal than black bear and internet phenom Lily's, cubs were."
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146 animals seized at Bigfork property
WDIO: "With help from the Star of the North Humane Society, 146 animals were seized. The court documents said there dogs, horses, chickens, a goat, rabbits, and pheasants."
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DFLers meet in Finland for 8th Congressional District candidate forum
Lake News Chronicle: "As Minnesota’s precinct caucuses grow closer, DFL candidates in the running for Chip Cravaack’s 8th Congressional District seat stepped up their campaign efforts, which included a stop in Finland Friday night."
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Freeport’s Swany flour mill fire’s cause unknown
St Cloud Times: "Investigators have been unable to determine what caused the fire that destroyed the Swany White Flour Mill, a Central Minnesota landmark. The Dec. 27 fire caused $850,000 in damage, according to the State Fire Marshal's report released Tuesday."
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DNR sweep of lake nets scores of violators
Pioneer Press: "Conservation officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recently swept through Lake of the Woods, revealing an eye-opening number of violations among walleye fishermen."
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Pine County Sheriff offers new details of misconduct probe
KARE11: "The Sheriff of Pine County, Minnesota is offering more details of an internal department probe of alleged misconduct that could eventually lead to criminal charges."
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Breaking tradition: Crystal union to lobby against sugar program
Forum of Fargo Moorhead: "The Bakery Worker’s union now will lobby against the sugar program in Congress, according to a union official, breaking a long tradition of fighting for the program with farmers and American Crystal Sugar Co."
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Minnesota bill to end teacher seniority sparks debate
Fargo Forum: "A bill introduced in the Legislature to end the use of seniority in determining teachers’ job security is getting mixed reviews from administrators and teachers in Moorhead and Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton schools."
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How rich is Romney? Think, and think again
AP: "Just how rich is Mitt Romney? Add up the wealth of the last eight presidents, from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama. Then double that number. Now you're in Romney territory."
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Ron Paul to stage town hall at Mayo H.S. Saturday
Rochester Post Bulletin: "Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul will make a stop in Rochester on Saturday in advance of Tuesday's caucuses."
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Federal election filings show Faribault contributors
Faribault Daily News: "Federal Election Commission campaign filings were due on Wednesday and a look at the data reveals lopsided fundraising so far in the First District congressional race."
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Romney wins Florida, candidates eye Minnesota
KAAL: "'A month ago we would've probably expected that Minnesota wouldn't have been a particularly big deal,' says political analyst, Shane Baker. ... Baker says Minnesota could alter the momentum for any of the candidates."
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Sleepy Eye holds final 4-day week forum
New Ulm Journal: "A smaller crowd, but still nearly 100 people, attended the final of three hearings Monday in the Sleepy Eye High School cafeteria as the District 84 School Board considers a four-day school week for 2012-13."
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$40K In Cattle Stolen From Minnesota Farm
WCCO: "The hunt is underway in western Minnesota for a steer thief.Police said someone stole 26 steer over the weekend in Madison, Minn."
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Grand receives $100,000 Legacy grant, largest in region
New Ulm Journal: "The Grand Center for Arts and Culture received $100,000 for renovating the Grand Hotel into an art center while Brown County Historical Society also pulled in an approximately $55,000 grant for its Dakota War anniversary exhibit."
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St. Paul artist using homemade postcards to help save Postal Service
Pioneer Press: "Peter Kramer is determined to save the U.S. Postal Service - one postcard at a time. The St. Paul artist and accomplished architect is so passionate about the cause that he's come up with 'Postcards to Save the Post Office,' a collection of more than 120 one-of-a-kind postcards."
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Innocuous building near stadium is key hub for regional communications
MPR News: "The quest for a new Vikings stadium has inadvertently cast attention on a little-known building in downtown Minneapolis that plays a crucial role for anyone who uses the Internet."
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Target Center deal bound to a ‘mistake’
Star Tribune: "Minneapolis took over the arena 17 years ago, and now it's become a sticking point for a Vikings stadium."
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Legal experts: If Michael Brodkorb sues over Senate firing, chances of prevailing could be slim
Pioneer Press: "Labor law experts interviewed by the Associated Press cited a number of barriers to any claim by Brodkorb, chief among them the Senate secretary's assertion that he signed an agreement acknowledging he was an "at-will" employee, which means he would be subject to firing at any time."
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Santorum to visit to Minnesota
WDIO: "Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum is set to visit three Minnesota cities on February 5, including Eden Prairie, Bemidji and Lake Waconia."
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Union fight brews with right-to-work push in Minn.
AP: "Republicans pulled Minnesota into an explosive issue Thursday by introducing legislation to make union membership optional, setting the stage for a fight that has triggered boycotts by Democratic lawmakers and large protests in other states."
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Facebook’s IPO: Do not buy
Great words from Molly Wood about how only the 1% (plus a very few FB insiders) are going to make any money on this.
Shared by Steve Boland
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Colorado Lawsuit Challenges Wisdom of Ballot Box
“A legislature unable to raise and appropriate funds cannot meet its primary constitutional obligations,” the Colorado lawsuit reads. “Since the passage of Tabor in 1992, the State of Colorado has experienced a slow, inexorable slide into fiscal dysfunction.”
Shared by Don Reeder
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Superbowl tech ads of years gone by
Kinda fun to look back at Monster.com from 1999 and think about the fate of this year's tech hype.
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Bakk: Senate must explain Brodkorb legal situation
Hot Dish: "Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk has asked Senate Republicans to explain who gave Secretary of the Senate Cal Ludeman the authority to hire a lawyer to defend the Senate against any legal action from Brodkorb."
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Romney "glitter bombed" at Eagan event
Big Story Blog: "A gay rights activist threw a cup of glitter at Romney as he walked to the stage at the start of the Eagan rally."
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Mankato TV anchor, infamous for impaired newscast, is charged with DWI
Pioneer Press: "A KEYC-TV anchor who was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, two weeks after what some suspected was a drunken newscast, has been charged."
Minnesota scenes
"I saw this ghost ship on Lake Superior last night. It passed by Grand Marais at sunset," Hansel wrote on January 3rd. (permalink) Photo courtesy of Bryan Hansel »

