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James Lileks writes a metro column and is an anchor/producer for NewsBreak, the webcast on startribune.com. He also blogs under The Blog O'Things.
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Lileks: Veggie sales are about to run amok

The Minneapolis City Council has lifted a ban on citizens selling produce to other people. This is madness. That law was there for 39 years, and for good reason. Do you know what the reason was? You do? Could you tell me? Because I don't.

Updated: April 07, 2012, - 10:01 PM

Lileks: Make fireworks legal? What a bang-up idea!

The Legislature is considering trusting us with fireworks again, which some fear would open the gates to complete societal devolution, like beer sold on Sunday in grocery stores. Opponents of legalized fireworks should admit that most people can handle them without problem. Supporters should admit that a few people will get burned. Everyone should wonder why current laws don't seem enforced. Either the cops are busy with serious idiocy on July 4th, or there's a tacit understanding that as long as you're not setting off something that produces a tsunami in Lake Calhoun, you get a pass.

Updated: April 05, 2012, - 07:39 PM

Lileks: Reading, 'riting and release days

If you have kids in school, then they're not in school. Let me rephrase that: It's spring break time.

Updated: March 31, 2012, - 04:07 PM

Lileks: The lottery, and other state acts of good faith

This is my last column.

Updated: March 29, 2012, - 07:39 PM

Lileks: Yelling obscenities at cats isn't very laid back

Yes, there's another survey that touts the Twin Cities as the Best Place for Something. No, I'm not going to devote a column to it again, because there are important issues to discuss.

Updated: March 24, 2012, - 06:55 PM

Lileks: Composting and other mounting expectations of modern life

The freakish warm weather has gardeners crouched in the back yard like runners in the starting blocks, waiting for the gun. We're not supposed to rake yet. It seems too early to plant, because we could get 3 feet of snow in late April. But you want to do something, right?

Updated: March 22, 2012, - 07:34 PM