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Jon Tevlin is a metro section columnist.

Tevlin: Teaching inmates the power they hold within

Occasionally I get a letter from a state or federal prisoner suggesting a column idea. The letters typically share a common theme, namely: "I'm not guilty, get me out of here."

Updated: June 30, 2012, - 11:12 PM

June 20: Mr. Sandman brings a dream to Wis. river town

STOCKHOLM, WIS. - The man from the frac sand company stood at the front of the pole barn surrounded by cornfields Monday and made his pitch. He was one of them, he said, grew up just yonder. Went to the University of Wisconsin, where he got his "environmental protection background." He plans to move to town, if residents will approve his sand "transportation facility."

Updated: June 19, 2012, - 08:47 PM

Tevlin: A soldier and father prepares for the final battle in his last war

In the moments before he would take the stage to deliver his speech commemorating the U.S. Army's 237th birthday, the soldier jackknifed his gaunt frame into a folding chair and ran a hand across his bony jaw.

Updated: June 19, 2012, - 10:30 AM

Tevlin: Teen golfer driven to raise funds for clinic in Rwanda

This week, it's the state golf tournament. Next week, Kate Lesnar will hold her third annual "All Day Fore Africa" golf tournament at the Worthington Country Club.

Updated: June 13, 2012, - 12:13 PM

Tevlin: Farmer fends off a new pest near Red Wing: Wind company

Dan Ryan was out working on his farm when he saw a car drive down a dead-end road skirting his property. A woman eventually got out and began to scan the terrain with binoculars. Then she drove onto a private road owned by Ryan.

Updated: June 05, 2012, - 09:54 PM

Tevlin: You, kid in the park, step away from the hot cheese ...

Psst. Hey kid. You, over there by the basketball hoop. You want some nachos?

Updated: June 02, 2012, - 10:13 PM

Tevlin: A twist-filled (garden) plot has happy end

When most people drive by the corner of Prior and Gilbert in St. Paul, they see a vacant lot with weeds and a broken recliner.

Updated: May 22, 2012, - 10:03 PM

Tevlin: Iron Ranger ready for rest after 'a good long run'

VIRGINIA, MINN. - He grew up on the edge of an open pit mine that became his playground, and as a young man he cleaned motel rooms and delivered the local newspaper, making enough to loan his dad drinking money. His dad always paid him back, of which he seems quite proud.

Updated: May 19, 2012, - 06:11 PM

Tevlin: Tax cheat is about to get his (way over) due

When developer Jeffrey Wirth pleaded guilty to tax fraud last week in U.S. District Court for failing to pay taxes on millions of dollars in income, a lot of people across the Twin Cities reacted with shock. One of them was Martin Goff, senior vice president of Unite Here, Local 17.

Updated: May 16, 2012, - 04:40 PM