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David Cazares
On NPR’s Monkey See blog, Linda Holmes posits that after the cupcake and bacon crazes have played out, libraries will fill the void. Call it a hunch, but it seems to me that the thing is in the air that happens right before something — families with a million kids, cupcakes, wedding coordinators — suddenly Read more →
Eric Ringham
Local Minneapolis hip-hop artist Paper Tiger; new firefighting technique; Darth Vader robs a bank; Duluth Trading Co. in Wisconsin; China’s new oil spill
And we’re not allowed to count those who will be rich, but just aren’t rich yet. That’s everybody.
Female imams in China; from a cell phone to a Porsche for free; an oxygen tank-burdened criminal’s semi-romantic career; Haiti gets a break, finally; Facebook reaches half-a-billion
Nate Minor
An Amish police chase; more news from the Gulf oil spill; Larry King stoops to another Lohan level; marijuana is falling from the sky; Apple profits hit record highs
For Twins, what a difference a day makes
Needing to relax amid a chaotic world: Middle East conferences, mud pit bathing in Korea, credit card bills, and stealing chicken nuggets.
Bob Collins
It’s another weekend in the Twin Cities, which means more closings of major interstate highways traversing these major American cities.
Real concern over so-called synthetic pot
Lacrosse and the threat to a sovereign nation