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• Brothers take a swing at a side business
  Thanks to shrewd business strategy, Digital Links Indoor Golf Simulator looks to be a profitable hobby for Ken and Kevin Warner of Hastings.
  Apr 22, 2008
• Accordion store is his main squeeze
  Ken Mahler has long known the ins and outs of the business; now, with an assist from an old friend, his store has an online revival.
  Mar 10, 2008
• Woodbury arts center misses first deadline
  Arts Connection raised $100,000 of the $2 million cost, but has until Dec. 1 to raise the rest for the East Ridge High School addition.
  Mar 1, 2008
• Biology's wild side
  Stillwater High School biology teacher Andy Weaver believes the more students learn outside, the better. His Field Biology class puts it into practice.
  Feb 20, 2008
• Como Zoo's orangutan has a name: Jaya
  The Como Zoo's baby orangutan, which arrived Dec. 13 by C-section, finally has a name: Jaya.
  Feb 19, 2008
• Charter schools use loophole to bypass voters, get tax dollars
  More than one in nine of Minnesota’s charter schools have taken advantage of a loophole in state law to buy or build their own buildings using public money intended to help them lease space.
  Feb 19, 2008
• North St. Paul district seeks to improve racial mix
  North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale schools need a partner to improve its racial mix. But the options appear to be few.
  Feb 11, 2008
• Buoyed by referendum support, White Bear to retool curriculum
  After years of looking for ways to cut the budget, and class offerings, school officials are looking to expand world languages, add more fine arts -- and refresh morale.
  Feb 10, 2008
• Jury hurdles language barrier on its path to rape conviction
  Strong video images and other pieces of evidence "tipped the scales toward guilty,'' a juror said in the sexual assault trial of a Somali woman.
  Feb 9, 2008
• D&D meets Monopoly: 'Fantasy' is reality
  Roseville's Fantasy Flight Games grows under a CEO as comfortable with gamers as he is with executives.
  Feb 5, 2008

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