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Dump Michele Bachmann » Bachmann on KKMS Today
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City Pages - The Blotter » Suspect arrested in Minneapolis's 6th homicide
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City Pages - The Blotter » Only in Wisconsin: Beer lube
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City Pages - The Blotter » Hennepin County police make huge metro-wide pot bust
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City Pages - The Blotter » Report: Ricky Rubio staying put in Spain
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City Pages - The Blotter » Minnesota Zoo sets record attendance numbers
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City Pages - The Blotter » Franken's swearing-in tentatively scheduled for Tuesday
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City Pages - The Blotter » Cyclist dies after being hit by car in Blaine
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City Pages - The Blotter » Tigers will eventually lose their claws
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City Pages - Gimme Noise » Vampire Hands listening party tonight at Club Jager
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City Pages - The Blotter » Mischke show notes: July 2, 2009
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Catavino » Does a Perfect Wine Glass Exist for an Iberian Wine, Or at Least a Montsant Wine?
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City Pages - Gimme Noise » DJ Q&A: Mike G. talks 'Timefog,' techno, and new warehouse space
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City Pages - The Blotter » Daily Show: Franken and the Senate's nearly super-duper majority
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City Pages - The Blotter » Goodbye, Gabby.
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City Pages - The Blotter » Only in Wisconsin: Man finds roadkill deer, eats it, mounts head
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City Pages - The Blotter » Pioneer Press cites fake Charles Barkley in story
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City Pages - The Blotter » Lobbyists won't hesitate to break in Franken
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City Pages - Gimme Noise » Flyer of the Week: Military Special
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Down the Backstretch » Lakeville North: A Record and a Story
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City Pages - Gimme Noise » UFC fighter Shane Carwin calls Brock Lesnar a "freaking liar"
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City Pages - The Blotter » Cyclists attacked: One dragged under car, three others hit by rocks
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City Pages - Gimme Noise » The Roots to return to the First Ave, ?uestlove to DJ at Envy
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Dump Michele Bachmann » Celebrate the 4th of July with e-cards from Michele
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City Pages - Gimme Noise » Atomic Annie tonight at the Turf Club
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Centrisity » A 2fer
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City Pages - Gimme Noise » July 2, 2009: Soul Asylum & Gospel Gossip
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MNSpeak | Secrets of the City » Twin Cities in the New Yorker
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a movement in art and literature based on deliberate irrationality and negation » So…
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A Nod to Nothing » Drive by Ricing
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Dump Michele Bachmann » Press Release from 3 Conservative Republicans Calling Out Michele Bachmann for Her Kooky Census Comments
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Blog | Secrets of the City » Triple Threat Electro at the 501
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WorkdayMinnesota.com: News » Commentary: Time to get to work, Al!
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WorkdayMinnesota.com: News » AirTran Airways workers seek Machinist union representation
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WorkdayMinnesota.com: News » Unions show their colors at Pride Parade
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WorkdayMinnesota.com: News » Rally Wednesday to congratulate Franken
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a movement in art and literature based on deliberate irrationality and negation » 7 Good Things
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Twinkie Town » Twins Starters Picking Up Their Slack
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Twinkie Town » Perkins Is Strong but Cuddyer Is Stronger, and the Twins Win Another Series
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Overheard in Minneapolis » Two Of Them!
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Overheard in Minneapolis » That Fact Should Be On His Wikipedia Page
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City Hall Scoop » New Shingle in Town
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Overheard in Minneapolis » She Shouldn’t Be Left Alone With Any Chemicals
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afterglide » Pork chop sandwiches
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Walker Blogs Combined Feed » Blog the Garden- Backstage tired (part 4)
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Creating a network of nonprofit news sites
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Dump Michele Bachmann » Bachmann's Anti-Census Crusade Too Crazy for House Republicans
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Politifact.com gives Bachmann low marks for Census statements
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City Pages - Gimme Noise » Mischke Mix: Wednesday, July 1
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City Pages - Gimme Noise » STNNNG to play Stevens Square, then Labyrinth screening
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Blah Blah Babycakes » Fear
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Access Vikings: » Vikings ranked 89th in ‘Ultimate Standings’
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Walker Blogs Combined Feed » Remembering Jean Matzke
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Officials question FICO formula in light of falling credit
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Pension redux: Star Tribune seeks to toss machinists' contract
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Stillwater schools consider $15.8 million early childhood center
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Walker Blogs Combined Feed » It Takes Two to Tango!
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An Amber-Colored Life » Project 365: 6.21.09 - 6.23.09
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Wordless Music speaks for itself at the Southern Theater
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City Pages - Gimme Noise » iPod Hijack! Doomtree's Top 10 Most Played
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a movement in art and literature based on deliberate irrationality and negation » Fae
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City Pages - Gimme Noise » Basilica Block Party announces set times
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MN Progressive Project - Front Page » BREAKING: Accusations Made Against Seifert!
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Franken talks about Sotomayor, ethanol, health care, service dogs and Obama
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MN Progressive Project - Front Page » "A Key Element Of Tostenson's Memo"
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Catavino » Iberian Cheese and Wine Pairing – Our Writer’s Comment
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The Current Music Blog » 3 songs to listen to at work, maybe they'll remind you of someone, too…
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MNSpeak | Secrets of the City » Minnesota Not-So-Fats
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MNSpeak | Secrets of the City » Coleman Staffer Denies Uptake Access to Presser
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MNSpeak | Secrets of the City » Keeping the Gangs Out of the Rondo Festival
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Report: Pioneer Press owner planning bankruptcy?
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Tea Party groups set Fourth of July gatherings
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The Current Music Blog » It's Over.
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Final unallotment document released by Gov. Pawlenty
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Vox Verax » How Dysfunction Helps the GOP
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Twinkie Town » Game 80: Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals
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Vox Verax » Osama in America: The Final Answer
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tinyluckygenius aka the Unicorn's tear » DRAWING ON THAT SAME FUNKY BREATH
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City Pages - Gimme Noise » Slideshow: Digitata EP Release
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MN Progressive Project - Front Page » 60 Democrats! What now?
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The Current Music Blog » Rockin' youngins offer up a free tune for you!
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Layoffs headed toward St. Cloud Times?
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » What kind of a senator will Al Franken be?
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Kushner Celebration exceeded goals, Guthrie says
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Grad parties aren't cooking up the sales Famous Dave's expected
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Albert Lea church helps keep city park program open
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MN Progressive Project - Front Page » Meet The New Boss: "FEC" Tony!
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » General Mills profits nearly double for fourth quarter
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Why Franken won and the lessons we all learned
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Recount denouement: KARE classy, Coleman staff not
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tinyluckygenius aka the Unicorn's tear » BONZONE
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Circling Lake Superior, Part 7: Ghost mines, the South Shore, and home
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Vegetarianism linked to lower cancer risk
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Way beyond Fallon: State-of-the-art live hip-hop with the Roots at First Ave.
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Power Line » Ricci: the majority's way, the dissenters' way, and Sotomayor's way
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Iran: Looking to the past to understand the present
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Daily Glean: Finally, a big fix for Senate recount junkies on the Big Day
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MinnPost - High-quality journalism for people who care about Minnesota » Gov. Pawlenty supports pork — the kind you eat — with cookout today at State Capitol
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twin city sidewalks » Denny Hecker's Abandoned Car Lots #1
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Access Vikings: » More rankings to ponder
Bachmann has a new tin-foil hat crusade. Bachmann is calling for an investigation to see if the EPA suppressed a report by economist Alan Carlin. That report was described by NASA Climate researcher Gavin Schmidt this way:“a ragbag collection of un-peer reviewed web pages, an unhealthy dose of sunstroke, a dash of astrology and more cherries than you can poke … [Link]
Police have arrested a suspect they say may have killed 32-year-old Juan Francisco Canas Ramirez. [Link]
Thank you Wisconsin for making this country a better place. [Link]
The Sheriff's Department seized some 3,300 marijuana plants worth an estimated $6,000,000. [Link]
Timberwolves fans will have to wait a season or two before seeing the Spanish teen sensation whoop it up in the Target Center. El Periodico is reporting Rubio will play out his contract in Spain. [Link]
A record number of people visited the zoo in the past year. What's attracting them? [Link]
The office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Senator-elect Al Franken is tentatively scheduled to be sworn in Tuesday at noon. [Link]
On Wednesday afternoon, a cyclist was hit and killed by a car in Blaine. The driver is cooperating with the investigation. [Link]
Five reasons why Detroit will ultimately fade from first in the Central. [Link]
Vampire Hands offer a glimpse of Hannah in the Mansion tonight at Club Jager. [Link]
Join the conversation with TD Mischke on today's 'In The Stream' live from 2 p.m.- 4p.m. [Link]
Yesterday, I had the very rare opportunity to attend my first wine glass tasting hosted by DO Montsant and George Riedel of the legendary Riedel glass company. And despite the inference that I spent my morning licking a series of wine glasses, the truth, albeit slightly less exotic, was equally as entertaining. As we have discussed with you in our … [Link]
Techno's local wunderkind talks to CP about his new warehouse space and new label. [Link]
What if Democrats had a super-duper majority? We'd be living as socialists! [Link]
Marian Gaborik signs deal with New York Rangers. [Link]
A Wisconsin man has been ordered to return the roadkill deer head he mounted after eating the animal's remains. [Link]
"This site is also not affiliated with Charles Barkley in any way." Oops. [Link]
Al Franken, who will likely be sworn in as Minnesota senator next week, has all eyes on him, even those pesky lobbyists who see him as potentially naive and impressionable. [Link]
Check out this sweet skyline flyer for tonight's show at the 501. [Link]
Casual Minnesota track and field fans can be forgiven if they were scratching their heads over the news last week that Lakeville North had broken the state's all-time boys’ high school record for the 4 x 100m relay at the Nike Outdoor National meet in Greensboro, North Carolina.After all, didn’t Andover win the Class AA 4 x 100 at State?Hadn't … [Link]
Brock Lesnar out punches UFC heavyweight at Dave and Buster's - or does he? [Link]
Some local cyclists haven't had the greatest rides recently after being attacked and injured by drunk drivers and trouble-making boys. [Link]
The Roots thrive in a strange place; they're an active part of modern hip-hop, but also removed from it. [Link]
From the Democratic Governor's Association:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Thursday, July 2, 2009 Emily DeRose, [redacted] Celebrate the Fourth with Michele Bachmann Washington, D.C. – This Fourth of July, celebrate our freedom with Michele Bachmann’s unique brand of patriotism! From the woman who said that President Obama may have “anti-American views” and that reporters should investigate which elected officials are “pro-America,” … [Link]
It's high time the punks started making Surge Cola jokes. [Link]
See Cartoons by Cartoon by Nate Beeler - Courtesy of Politicalcartoons.com - Email this CartoonSee Cartoons by Cartoon by Pat Bagley - Courtesy of Politicalcartoons.com - Email this Cartoonhttp://centrisity.com Being right, even tho you lean Left [Link]
Matt and Kim announce Triple Rock gig, MPR interviews Dave Pirner & photos of P.O.S. in the UK. [Link]
St. Paul-born poet Carol Muske-Dukes' poem "Twin Cities" is featured in this week's New Yorker. (Via) [Link]
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I was at the Mall of America this last Sunday with the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment and his wife, enjoying a cold coffee drink in the food court. A flicker caught my eye, and with a plink, two pieces of squashed together fried rice fell from the sky and landed on my shirt, leaving … [Link]
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2009Republicans Encourage Bachmann to End Census Boycott WASHINGTON – Congressman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), Congressman Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3), and Congressman John Mica (FL-7), Republican members of the Census Oversight Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's boycott of the 2010 Decennial Census."We share Ms. Bachmann's concerns about ACORN’s involvement in the 2010 … [Link]
MUSICMan Is Doomed with Military Special and NOBOT read more [Link]
MINNEAPOLIS - During the campaign, Minnesota and rsquo;s newest U.S. Senator, Al Franken, said he would be an elected official in the tradition of the man who once held his seat, the late Paul Wellstone. It and rsquo;s a commitment that American and rsquo;s wage earners need him to keep. [Link]
WASHINGTON - The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has asked the National Mediation Board to hold a representation election for more than 2,000 fleet service, passenger service and reservation employees of AirTran Airways. [Link]
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota AFL-CIO marched in the 2009 Twin Cities Pride Parade on Sunday in downtown Minneapolis to support the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender workers. [Link]
ST. PAUL - Minnesotans will gather at the steps of the State Capitol Wednesday at noon to congratulate Al Franken, Minnesota and rsquo;s new U.S. Senator. [Link]
1. I bought my opera tickets today and I'm excited about my seats. Not that there are really any bad seats at the Ordway, but this year we will be in the front row of the balcony which should equal more leg room and better ventilation. 2. I'm officially on vacation! Four days without work and a holiday amongst them! … [Link]
While Kevin Slowey is trying to shake out of his first slump of 2009, the other four starters are starting to put something together. For Nick Blackburn it's all about maintaining what's been working all season long. For Glen Perkins it's about finding a groove after missing a little bit of time. But for Scott Baker and Francisco Liriano, it's … [Link]
More photos » by Ed Zurga - AP about 9 hours ago: Minnesota Twins catcher Mike Redmond, center, is helped to his feet by manager Ron Gardenhire, left, and a team trainer after he was injured during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals in the fifth inning Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. Redmond left the … [Link]
Business man on lunch break: Did you have some delicious cashews this morning? Minneapolis, USBank Building Overheard by Coco. [Link]
Coworker, in response to another coworker wondering how Michael Jackson’s family is going to straighten out the debt: Well, you know Tito was really good with math so I could see him managing the estate. They’ll probably open Neverland Ranch to tourists. They can charge more money because there are rides and stuff. St Paul, the cubicle next door Overheard … [Link]
Former Republican National Convention spokesman and current Lowertown resident Matt Burns is setting up his own consulting firm. He and his girlfriend have stayed in town long after John McCain and Sarah Palin hit the bricks, and Burns recently set up Compelem Strategies. Here's the release: NATIONAL POLITICAL CONVENTION'S DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS LAUNCHES STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS FIRM IN MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL Compelem … [Link]
Brunette in line with friend: Oh hey! You should get this suede cleaner for your new shoes! Blond buying shoes: Really? Uhhh, how’s it work? Brunette: Well, you just spray it on the shoes, then when it dries, you just use the top to brush it off . Blond: What? How? Brunette: Well, it dries and you can brush it … [Link]
Oh shit! GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!! Copyright 2008-2009 Afterglide Media Thingy, LLC [Link]
An interesting side effect of working so many hours in just 2 days to get a show up and down is that after working 21 hours straight you get a little loopy! For what it’s worth, I took this picture at 3:30am after the show was struck, everything was put away, and the crew was enjoying a quiet moment in … [Link]
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Jackie Kucinich at Roll Call:GOP House Trio Urges Bachmann to Reverse Boycott of CensusThree House Republicans on the subcommittee overseeing the 2010 Census are asking Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) to reverse her decision to boycott the national population count, fearing others will follow her lead.“Boycotting the constitutionally mandated Census is illogical, illegal and not in the best interest of our … [Link]
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Local songs spun on today's Mischke broadcast. [Link]
Tonight, local rock heavy hitters STNNNG celebrate their 200th show before an outdoor screening of landmark fantasy flick "Labyrinth." [Link]
When I was a little girl I never disobeyed my parents. Perhaps it wasn't really in my nature, but also I had the fear of… [Link]
The Vikings finished 89th in ESPN The Magazine’s “Ultimate Standings” that rank all 122 major North American sports franchises. This is the seventh year these standings have been issued and the fan survey results include categories that represent paying fans back for their investment of time, money and passion. The Vikings actually took a significant step after ranking 110th overall in … [Link]
Portrait of Jean Matzke by Chris Felver Early last Friday morning, fiber artist Jean Matzke went out for a stroll in downtown St. Paul with her boxer, Maya, just like she did every morning. As she crossed the street near her condo in Lowertown Artist Lofts, she was struck and killed by a passing garbage truck. The strange, sad nature … [Link]
Credit watchdogs and an Illinois congressman are questioning the formula used by Minneapolis-based FICO to calculate credit scores for millions of consumers. [Link]
Management again seeks to toss out laabor deal over potential pension liabilities. By David Brauer [Link]
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For those of you who are curious about Tango dance and music, come to the third in our series of SkyPesher concerts and hear local aficionados Mandrágora Tango Orchestra heat up the James Turell’s sculpture. There will also be lessons taught by local instructor Lois Donnay before the concert begins. High heeled shoes, neckerchiefs, red roses and hats all not required … [Link]
6.23.09This is what I did at work today for one of my clients. It's pretty much the hardest thing I've ever drawn.6.22.09Self-explanatory6.21.0~ worked the merch table at the Cities 97 Stage at Stone Arch. Katy and I visited her, and Katy proceeded to mock her with her gyro. Which sounds a lot grosser than it actually is. [Link]
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Hall & Oates, Lazerbeak? Really? [Link]
The more I think about, the more convinced I am that the tooth fairy is totally Unseelie Court. Think about it - sneaks around in the night collecting body parts? This is a no brainer. [Link]
Start planning for next weekend's big block party. [Link]
Note to readers: Andy Aplikowski removed his original blog post yesterday. We were able to make a copy of the original post and save it. Links to his posting are to our archive. Andy has linked to our archive indicating its validity on his own blog Residual Forces. According to the conservative blog Residual Forces, operatives close to Rep. Marty Seifert … [Link]
Jay WeinerAl Franken Franken talks about Sotomayor, ethanol, health care, service dogs and Obama By Jay Weiner | Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Sen.-elect Al Franken's plate is full. On his first full day of being the certified senator-to-be from Minnesota, Franken spoke about some key issues this morning in an interview with MinnPost.com. [Link]
That, Ladies and Gentlemen, is the beginning of a line in a June 3rd, 2007 story by Dan Browning and Pat Doyle of the Star Tribune. That story may be a key in explaining why the unDynamic Duo of Ron Carey and Tony Sutton had to amend and re-amend and sometimes even re-amend the re-amended FEC (Federal Election Commission) Reports. … [Link]
Yesterday, a good friend asked for some suggestions on cheese and Spanish wine selections for a party by email. Specifically, he wanted a handful of wines and cheeses that he could find in and around Minnesota. Not having a clue as to what is currently available in the Minnesota market, I thought it would be interesting to get the responses … [Link]
Josh Ranta from Minneapolis picked today's My 3 Songs set because… "I love listening to these songs at work & they all remind me of someone in my life." Pinback - "Non Photo-Blue" Peter Bjorn and John - "Nothing To Worry About" St. Germain - "Rose Rouge" Make your "My 3 Songs" requests here. [Link]
According to a new report on childhood obesity and overweight children, Minnesota has the lowest rates in the nation for the problem. In these case, the Lake Wobegon kids are below average, and that's a good thang. Whatya think? [Link]
In what looks to have been a final extended finger to the citizen media site The Uptake, a Coleman staffer ejected the Uptake Noah Kunin from the the press conference at which he conceded to Franken. Brauer reports, with some sharp words for Coleman: "I didn't instantly recognize him — he was emotional," Kunin says of Erickson. "He said something … [Link]
The Strib reports: The city of St. Paul has filed two lawsuits against street gangs in an effort to limit their presence at the Rondo Festival and Parade later this month… If the injunction is approved, the named alleged gang members would not be allowed to associate in the safety zone with other gang members. They also could not intimidate … [Link]
Yesterday, in reporting on the PiPress layoffs, I noted that "there is no indication bankruptcy is imminent" for Denver-based owner Media News Group. Now, there's an indication, though it's difficult to verify the claims. By David Brauer [Link]
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Regardless of how you feel about the way the process was conducted - and whether or not your guy won - it's farily universally gratifying that this miserably long, drawn-out recount process for the Minnesota senate seat is settled. Notice that I'm not arguing that the recount wasn't justified; I think we can all agree that fair and accurate elections … [Link]
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The party says its own mistakes prove government can't workBy THOMAS FRANK, from the Wall Street Journal'Remember the $400 hammer? How 'bout that $600 toilet seat?" asks a Conservatives for Patients' Rights TV commercial criticizing President Barack Obama's health-care plan. "Seems when Congress gets involved, things just cost more."As it happens, I do remember the incident of the $436 hammer, … [Link]
First Pitch: 1:10pm CDTTV: MLB.tvRadio: Twins Radio NetworkKnow Thine Enemy: Royals Review Starting Pitchers W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2009 - Gil Meche 4-7 16 16 1 1 0 0 92.2 96 49 44 6 36 71 4.27 1.42 Meche's been knocked around a bit his last two times out, and … [Link]
Steve CollThe New Yorker The question of whether Osama bin Laden has ever visited the United States, a subject on which I have expended an unhealthy amount of energy in the course of various journalistic and biographical research, has now seemingly been settled. Osama was here for two weeks in 1979, it seems, and he visited Indiana and Los Angeles, … [Link]
I have read more truly great music writing in the last week than I have this year, fwiw, the loss of a towering and troubling pop figure has brought phenomenal work out of many. To wit: Greg Tate's eulogy for… [Link]
Shots from last weekend's show at First Amendment Arts. [Link]
Al Franken is (finally) headed to Washington! We have 60 Democratic Senators! What now? Conventional wisdom would have us think the answer is "not much, since it takes 60 votes to pass anything and we're bound to lose a couple of votes here and there from the Bayhs and Nelsons and Liebermans and Lincolns." I don't buy it, and neither should you. Now is … [Link]
Tiny Masters of Today recently released their sophomore record, Skeletons. Today on our Song Of The Day podcast You can grab the tune "Pop Chart" from for free! The young trio have had alot of buzz surrounding them since Russel Simmins (Blues Explosion) started work on their debut a couple of years ago. Catch them live at Siren Fest in … [Link]
It seems highly likely the St. Cloud Times will get hit with layoffs in the wake of today's news that owner Gannett will cut 1,000-2,000 jobs in the company's Community Publishing division. By David Brauer [Link]
What kind of a senator will Al Franken be? MinnPost photo by Jay WeinerAl and Franni Franken greet the media Tuesday following Norm Coleman's concession speech. By Jay Weiner | Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Minnesotans — and the nation — can expect to see the "un-Al." As much as he'll tilt toward the left, he might sway toward Minnesota-style boredom, … [Link]
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Famous Dave's said today that graduation party orders aren't coming in at the pace it anticipated, and that the restaurant chain continues to face a "very difficult" economy. [Link]
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The Party Faithful have spoken, and it's a new day for the state GOP. Tony Sutton takes the reins, and is faced with the formidable task of cleaning up the mess left by the last administration that ran the Republican Party of Minnesota. Especially the mess left by the last Treasurer, who - not coincidentally - was Tony Sutton! And just … [Link]
General Mills reported today that its fourth-quarter profits nearly doubled, compared with a year ago, with net earnings up 94 percent. [Link]
Why Franken won and the lessons we all learned By Blois Olson | Wednesday, July 1, 2009 The lessons we should take from this race are that political operatives can make the difference in an election and that core Minnesota values of humility and populism are recipes for success. [Link]
As every Minnesota political junkie knows, video news site The Uptake has been the U.S. Senate recount's wall-to-wall coverage champ. But even as Norm Coleman was preparing a graceful concession speech, his press secretary all but put an Uptake reporter against the wall. By David Brauer [Link]
The thing I wrote about listening to Led Zep and writing the book is up on Largehearted Boy's Book Notes…. [Link]
Circling Lake Superior, Part 7: Ghost mines, the South Shore, and home By Catherine Conlan | Wednesday, July 1, 2009 KEWEENAW PENINSULA, Mich. — The Keweenaw National Historical Park, consisting of two former mines miles apart, provides a good snapshot of copper mining and the terrible crash that wrecked the region when the mining companies pulled out. [Link]
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars employers from using facially neutral selection devices (such as tests) that disproportionately exclude minority group members, unless the device "is job related for the position in question and consistent with business necessity." And even if the selection device satisfies this "business necessity" standard, it is still unlawful if the plaintiff … [Link]
TEHRAN — Two nights after the presidential election, government militia forces informed students at Tehran University that their end-of-term exams had been postponed. [Link]
Finally, a big fix for Senate recount junkies on the Big Day By Brian Lambert | Wed., July 1 After eight months, political addicts get to overdose on Coleman-Franken analyses, retrospectives and scene-setters. Also, more troubles for Denny Hecker. [Link]
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Perhaps it seems unruly to take such pleasure in another's economic pain? Oh well.Enjoy these photos of Denny Hecker's abandoned car lots, provided by my photographer friend Chris Thompson.If you have photos of Denny Hecker's abandoned car lots, please send them to… blindeke@gmail.comThanks![A migratory goose pooping on one of Denny Hecker's abandoned car lots.][Star spangled banners yet waving above the … [Link]
Position or player rankings are purely subjective, but they always seem to generate discussion over whether they are accurate or way off the mark. Foxsports.com has cranked out a few rankings this offseason and they offered two more recently. The website did a story about running back packages and the need for teams to rely on more than just one … [Link]