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Brodkorb wants $600K, plus cost of pain and suffering

It’s always a good news day when Michael Brodkorb is back in the headlines.Tad Vezner of the PiPress reports: “Former Senate staffer Michael Brodkorb has filed for at least $600,000 in damages, not...

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Film Fest documentary 'Off Label' had local inspiration

The trailer for "Off Label,"on vimeo.In honor of Friday, I offer you a links edition.You’re coming to the MinnRoast tonight, right? No? Well why not? Everyone else is, and the show promises to be...

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At Brave New Workshop, can funny make money?

Photo by Travis AndersonBrave New Workshop's theater in downtown MinneapolisFor local theatergoers, the Brave New Workshop Sketch and Improv Comedy Theater, founded by Dudley Riggs in 1958, is perhaps...

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Northrop updates; Saint Paul Art Crawl

’Tis the season for season announcements. On Wednesday, Northrop unveiled its 2013-14 Northrop MOVES dance season at a party in the offices of its architect, HGA. First came a report on the status of...

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Peru says no to GMO

There isn’t much local Chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino won’t eat. His highly accliamed Amaz restaurant is devoted to finding and using Amazonian food native to the country, like a 600-pound freshwater...

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Can a blimp curb drug trafficking in Latin America? The US hopes so

For the billions of dollars it brings in, drug running can be surprisingly low tech.Although traffickers employ sophisticated submarines and build unique tracking systems, they still throw bundles of...

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Iceland election looks set to turn the country back to the right

BRUSSELS, Belgium — For a country as dependent on fishing as Iceland, the image is harsh but apt. “Memories like goldfish," says political analyst Silla Sigurgeirsdottir as she tries to explain why...

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Indonesians sue ExxonMobil in US court

LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh — Syukri A-Wahap still bears scars from the two days he spent tied to a chair at a military checkpoint here in northern Indonesia in 2003.Indonesian soldiers who suspected he was...

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Peacekeeping force for unsettled Mali gets unanimous UN vote

The United Nations Security Council today unanimously approved the creation of a 12,600-strong peacekeeping force for Mali.The pending arrival of blue helmets to the country is a sign that France, its...

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Israel shoots down drone, Hezbollah denies it's theirs

An unidentified reconnaissance drone was shot down off the coast of northern Israel Thursday in what Israeli officials said was a provocation by Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah.But Hezbollah in a...

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White House all but sure Syria used chemical weapons — but needs to be sure

The White House bumped up its confidence Thursday that Syria’s Bashar al-Assad has used chemical weapons against his own people, but it stopped short of issuing a definitive conclusion on what...

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Gov. Dayton appoints Robert Raupp to fill district judge vacancy

Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed Benton County Attorney Robert Raupp to fill an open judge seat in the state's 7th judicial district in north central Minnesota.Raupp replaces Judge James Hoolihan, who...

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Josie Johnson and Ellen O’Neill: Different lives but both devoted to fighting...

Courtesy of the Saint Paul FoundationJosie JohnsonAt 82, Josie Johnson has spent a lifetime trying to level the playing field between persons of color and whites -- in the voting booth, the classroom...

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A capital idea for improving the federal budget

Barataria Borrowing money isn’t bad.  When it’s used to purchase something big that will last for years, like a house or a car, it often makes sense to do it now and pay the finance charge.  Borrowing...

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Scott Honour Q-A: GOP's first candidate for governor wants to reform...

Orono businessman Scott Honour is the first Republican out of the gate with an official campaign to challenge Gov. Mark Dayton in 2014.  He needs to put the extra time to good use because most...

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Independence Party hosts forum on early childhood education

A forum on early childhood education, sponsored by the Independence Party of Minnesota, will be held Monday at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School.It runs from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Humphrey...

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Dayton's approval rating much higher than Legislature's, says KSTP poll

This week's KSTP/SurveyUSA poll of 500 Minnesotans shows Gov. Mark Dayton gets higher ratings than the Legislature.And on budget matters, respondents don't favor expanding the sales tax.Here are some...

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Pluses and lots of minuses of a new convention hotel in Minneapolis

I haven't lived here all that long, but apparently, every few years, a proposal comes forth -- or a hint of a proposal or a study of a proposal or a proposal to study -- building an industrial-strength...

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Gov. Dayton next public forum is Monday in Shakopee

Gov. Mark Dayton has been touring the state with meetings to discuss his budget proposal with residents, and on Monday brings the roadshow to the metro area with a "Meeting with Mark" in Shakopee.The 6...

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C-sections, obstetric interventions increasing faster among privately insured

Women with private health insurance are more likely to receive a medical intervention during childbirth, such as having their labor induced or undergoing a Cesarean section, than women with no...

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