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Columnist Sid Hartman is injured in fall

Star Tribune columnist Sid Hartman suffered a broken right hip in a fall Friday night.

By Sid Hartman

December 18, 2016 at 2:03PM

Sid Hartman (Colleen Kelly/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Star Tribune columnist Sid Hartman suffered a broken right hip in a fall Friday night.

Hartman, 96, had surgery on Saturday at Fairview Southdale Hospital. He is expected to be hospitalized for several days before beginning rehabilitation.

Starting Monday, his column will not appear in the Star Tribune or on StarTribune.com until his return.

Sid Hartman (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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