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Friday, November 27, 2009

Church movement aims to reclaim Christmas

More and more congregations spend Black Friday rethinking consumption.

Thanksgiving Day walk to end hunger

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Santa Claus needs sanitizer, too

The Godbout family

The Godbout family

Not deemed worthy of early H1N1 flu vaccination, mall Santas are counting on hand sanitizers and the kindness of strangers (to keep their sick children at home).

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Holiday lights: Send us suggestions

If you have an amazing holiday display, or know someone who has one, please send the information to us for our interactive map.

South Metro

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Empty rail cars are riling up neighbors in Lakeville

The cars being stored on tracks near homes have drawn graffiti and loitering. The owner says there is nowhere else to put them.

West Metro

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Wanted for St. Louis Park: A poet who knows it

Residents of St. Louis Park, it's time to wax rhapsodic.

Now riders, nonriders can add up value of Northstar

Choosing to take the shiny new commuter train known as the Northstar Line (or not) is a personal numbers game.

A touch of home on Thanksgiving

Jesse Kneeskern goes up for a pass.

Jesse Kneeskern goes up for a pass.

Members of a Minnesota National Guard company in Afghanistan played touch football in a Morale Bowl, of sorts.

Santa Claus needs sanitizer, too

The Godbout family

The Godbout family

Not deemed worthy of early H1N1 flu vaccination, mall Santas are counting on hand sanitizers and the kindness of strangers (to keep their sick children at home).

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State trooper escapes injury when squad is hit by drunken driver

The State Patrol's crackdown led to 33 arrests.

Two held in shooting that killed St. Paul teenager

A 15-year-old boy was shot to death Thanksgiving morning in St. Paul and two people have been arrested, although police say they are still trying to figure out whether the shooting was accidental.

Minneapolis residents repel intruder, call police, get hauled in

A man dressed in what appeared to be a hazardous-materials suit attempted to break in to a northeast Minneapolis house where there was an apparent marijuana-growing operation, but his effort Thursday morning was foiled by the homeowners, police said.

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