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  • St. Paul Saints mandatory smoking section

    I spent two innings in the Gulag. The Saints tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, only to lose it in the 10th. Despite the loss, I had hope in the Gulag that the ship would crash deeper into center ...

  • Bipartisanship at the Minnesota Legislature Believe it

    After several years in absentia, bipartisanship returned to the Minnesota Legislature in 2013, in varying degrees. As a result, the common good was served. It wasn’t always pretty, but in the end it ...

  • Obama vs. the press is the one real scandal

    Attorney General Eric Holder is questioned about the Justice Department secretly obtaining two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, ...

  • In our opinion Susan Cox Powells case is now a cold case

    As usual, there is no good news to share in the case of Susan Cox Powell's disappearance. The only glimmer is that the West Valley City Police Department finally has decided to release tens of thousands of pages of reports and related documents, while declaring that the investigation now will be considered a cold case. Police work is difficult. It involves more than accusations based on ...

  • Lower blood alcohol limit to curb drunken driving

    One of the most remarkable public health achievements over the past 30 years has been the sharp decline in the number of Americans dying each year because of drunken ...


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Movie Review

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

If it could be justified for a certain boy wizard, then surely it could be justified for a teenage vampire lover--or so I imagine the boardroom discussion went when deciding to split the adaptation of the fourth and final volume of Stephanie Meyers imm ... ...

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  • Apple tax critics avoiding the truth Our view

    Like the individual tax code, the corporate version doesn't work. Apparently it has come to the attention of certain U.S. senators that Apple Inc. has been abiding by the law and acting in its shareholders' best interests. Members of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations excoriated the company this week for using such tactics to avoid billions of dollars in taxes. They should ...

  • Crack down on offshore tax schemes Opposing view

    Back in 1986, when we faced a similar corporate tax mess, Ronald Reagan and Congress took action. Record high corporate profits. Record low corporate income taxes. That's what we've been seeing for the past several years. It's not right. My ...

  • Prepare for tornadoes with more shelters tellusatoday

    We asked on Twitter how communities can better prepare for devastating tornadoes like the one that hit Moore, Okla. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar:My town in Oklahoma recently purchased an automated citywide calling system that alerts everyone about a warning.-- @Frogster_15It's hard to be ready. It's hard to predict when a tornado is coming. -- @elviobrAll schools in ...

  • Oklahoma communities will rebuild Your Say

    Comments from Facebook:Prayers and admirationThe massive tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., on Monday caused utter devastation, killing at least 24 people. Ironically, disasters like this can bring out the best (or the worst) in human character.While heartbroken viewing the tragedy, I found myself awe-inspired by the courage of the local people. The initial responders were residents, ...

  • Time to unbundle cable Your Say

    To encourage cable and satellite companies to offer "a la carte" pricing for TV services, Sen. John McCain introduced a bill in Congress this month. Comments from Facebook:I would welcome unbundled services, but I'm disappointed we can't as consumers make this happen. Ideally, instead of getting channels a la carte, we should be getting shows a la carte. It's just silly ...

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