The state gives in to the law and destroys archived baby blood samples, how did the thieves get the Target card data, a young woman’s nightmare in the Oil Patch, should Downton Abbey have included rape in its story line, and a hero bus supervisor gets his job back. Read more →
A look at the other Twin Cities, Remembering Sam Bern’s, why we don’t see the obvious, the new North Dakotans, and the gift of gratitude. Read more →
Scientists confirm what we already suspect, can Dunkin’ run on Minnesota, the Indians stand behind their racist mascot, lessons from a bullied woman, and reflections on the lost cause of Iraq. Read more →
Journalism’s Hall of Shame, why do you stand and clap for marginally good art, a school dance for an Osseo teen, why is Delta suddenly wanting to make flying comfortable, and Kevin Love reveals Team Dysfunction. Read more →
Keeping watch over one another, the cold reality of Minnesota, is there room for a driverless car in Minnesota, Friday Night Tykes, and church without the religion Read more →
For what did Americans die in Iraq, the oil trains of Minnesota, how a Minneapolis social worker gives people a lift, losing weight eating nothing but McDonald’s food, and the obligatory post about the cold. Read more →
Where are the NFL activists, dispatches from winter, blaming the victim in car crashes, the lack of diversity in fire departments, and what a Fargo teen did for love. Read more →
Could you forgive the person who killed your daughter, how Aaron Gleeman remade himself and discovered Aaron Gleeman, the people we meet every day, the credit card thieves, and nothing is safe in your ice house. Read more →
Take the tap test, the challenges of finding someone to take the Vikings’ job, from Antarctica with love, Idle No More v. Mall of America, and how violent is Chicago? About as violent as Minneapolis. Read more →
Choosing a child to leave behind, where’s that climate change, Smartphones are the new Starter jackets, the St. Cloud teacher who believes in kids few believe in, and free hugs in Minneapolis. Read more →
The last gasp of jazz in Saint Paul, how to escape the community college trap, why Santa didn’t make it to St. Cloud this year, the coming crackdown on SSDI, and hockey from the ref’s point of view. Read more →
The face behind the Target theft, Delaney’s Christmas, bus supervisor fired for saving an abused woman, the botched online retailers Christmas, and the great propane tank scandal of 2013. Read more →
Does giving presents make financial sense, Black Folk Don’t, why electricity rates are going up so fast, we live here for the pity, and nothing says ‘holidays’ like Nina Totenberg shaking it. Read more →
Last-minute reprieve for insurance shoppers, Ohio may be the next state to fall for same-sex marriage bans, the Court of Appeals ruling on what constitutes hunting, the airing of Festivus grievances in Madison, the death of the man who invented the deadliest weapon of modern warfare, and pregnant and on life support. What to do now? Read more →
Iowa woman’s wishes granted, two years after she died. Plus: sleeping outside for a year, how three men captured the first earthrise ever witnesses, the nipple artist, and fulfilling the Christmas wishes of soldiers’ kids. Read more →
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