May 2012
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Missing 6,000 pound U of M telescope found at...
A frantic search for a missing University of Minnesota telescope ended at a Texas truck wash on Wednesday night, but the trucker who disappeared with it for several days has offered no explanation to his now-former employer.
The driver was found when Copeland Trucking co-owner Tim Hoag sent his son down to Dallas, Texas on Tuesday after the driver did not show up at a drop-off location Monday...
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Yesterday's Senate panel on Accretive Health... →
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“Four more years of gridlock, of an incredibly short-sighted agenda, wasn’t...”
– State Sen. John Harrington, DFL-St. Paul, as he announced he would not be seeking re-election this fall. His announcement means there are now 15 members of the Senate and 27 members of the House not seeking re-election.
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Minnesota replaces No Child Left Behind with own...
Earlier this year Minnesota was allowed to opt out of the No Child Left Behind.
The new state system that is replacing NCLB considers academic growth and other factors when assessing schools, not just one set of test scores. It identifies a narrow group of the highest- and lowest-performing schools for all to see, not just a broad list of who failed and who didn’t. It also removes many of...
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30-40 acre wildfire burning one mile south of Ely
A 30- to 40-acre wildfire south of Ely is spreading quickly Thursday afternoon, leading to the evacuation of parts of the city.
The evacuation area (map) is south of White Street and East of 12th Avenue in Ely, near a ballfield and the cemetery, said U.S. Forest Service spokesperson Becca Manlove.
“For those in the evacuation area, we recommend that they gather their pets and anything...
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Is Minnesota music in a golden age?
Over the decades there have been some really robust cycles in Minnesota music, to the point where they’ve been described as “golden eras.” The local garage rock craze of the mid-’60s is one such period. The 1980s, when Prince owned the national airwaves and groups like the Replacements and Hüsker Dü made Minneapolis an indie rock hotbed, is another. What about right now?
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Minnesota Zoo to close dolphin exhibit
Visitors to the Minnesota Zoo only have a few months left to see the two dolphins there. The animals will be sent to other aquariums while the zoo’s Discovery Bay building is under renovation, and they will not be coming back.
“There are fewer and fewer institutions in the country that are exhibiting dolphins,” Ehmke said. “And in discussions with our colleagues,...
A Day at National Public Radio - C-SPAN Video... →
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What to do if in you're in your car during a...
If you think you’re supposed to get out of your car and head to a ditch during a tornado, you’re wrong.
The Red Cross overhauled its guidelines in 2009 thanks to new research. Instead of hit-the-ditch, the advice is:
If you can’t get to a shelter, you’re in your car and flying debris hits, pull over, park and weigh these “last resort” options:
Stay in the...
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“What Minneapolis must not do is build the past - if it builds the past, it will...”
– Charles Landry, a well-known British consultant, on how Minneapolis should approach building a new stadium. Landry has spent a week touring the Twin Cities and will offer his final recommendations to regional leaders on Friday. He spoke with The Daily Circuit on Friday about the ways cities unleash...
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Why we fail the integrity test
From Bob Collins’ New Cut blog:
Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen, quoted in the Star Tribune: “We are making sure we have not had” enough people in the room to require a public meeting.”
That’s a Minnesota senator seemingly proud in proclaiming that the spirit of the Minnesota Open Meeting Law was crushed as negotiations between legislators, Mayor R.T. Rybak, the Vikings,...
President Obama declares support for same-sex... →
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Find out how your senator voted on the Vikings... →
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Bob Collins is live-blogging the Vikings stadium... →
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WatchFour decades ago, cities across the country were being forced by the courts to desegregate their schools through busing. At the same time, a group of parents in south Minneapolis, some black, some white, persuaded the city’s school board to voluntarily bus students between two schools to make both schools more diverse. This weekend, they are gathering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of...
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“I own a small business…the company’s net income was just enough to...”
– In today’s commentary, Julia Mozumdar asks House Speaker John Boehner to stop confusing the needs of small business with those of the richest among us.
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