Friday, July 25, 2008
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Lessons learned from '11 days with the enemy'
Hamline University brought Mideast students together with the hope of building healthier societies.
North Metro
Gas prices dropping near $3.50 in metro
Motorists in the north metro are on the verge or crossing another price threshold. Only this time, the barrier is being broken in reverse.
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- Robbinsdale once again sees many challengers vying for school board
- Girls' rapes draw 24 years in prison
- Car flips onto tracks, killing Champlin man
- Murder trial of Blaine husband begins
- State handcuffs Anoka County's budget planning, officials grouse
- Land of Lakes Choirboys: Silver tongues
- Pyramid scam's bookkeeper admits that she lied, hid records
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East Metro
Twin Cities suburban women admit smuggling exotic wildlife parts
Two suburban women have admitted to smuggling into Minnesota and selling at a Hmong marketplace in St. Paul a host of products derived from various protected wildlife, including elephant, leopard, leaf monkey and weasel.
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- 2 plead guilty to smuggling animal parts from Laos
- Got an awesome talent? State Fair auditions start Monday
- Hastings bridge lanes to close as upgrade work resumes
- Jessica Lange's home for sale again
- Second minister in pyramid scheme details 'rabbit chase' for money
- Broken windows, smashed doors mar Camp Ojiketa's appearance, not spirit
- 27 years later, verdict is not guilty
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South Metro
Rain stalls Hastings bridge repairs; more delays next week
Rainy weather this morning delayed completion of repairs on the bridge over the Mississippi River in Hastings, meaning driving across the span will again be difficult next week, the Minnesota Department of Transportation said.
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- Attack on dad at Valleyfair not hate crime
- Minnesota Zoo's three fisher kits make their debut
- Shakopee man gets nine years for trying to sell 29,000 Ecstacy tabs
- Furnace source of Richfield gas leak
- Drivers take toll on Burnsville's cops
- Bloomington man sentenced for growing pot
- All aboard the big shiny bus
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West Metro
St. Louis Park murder charges: 'I have killed the woman that mess my life up'
A 50-year-old Brooklyn Park man was charged this afternoon with shooting to death the mother of his two young children outside the St. Louis Park assisted-living center where she worked.
More West Metro News
- 'Spider-Man' sought in motel robbery
- Bloomington panel rejects proposal for $40 million SuperTarget
- Portion of I-35W to close
- Woman killed in St. Louis Park shooting
- Furnace source of Richfield gas leak
- Looks like Chanhassen High has teammate to boost athletic complex
- Bloomington man sentenced for growing pot
West Metro prep sports
- Legion baseball: Tradition in transition
- Chaska's Hand headed for Gulf Coast League
- Scholar-Athletes of the Year: Building for the future
Today's West Metro events
Alex Jackson: An everyman fire chief
Minneapolis' new fire chief rose to the top only after working to create promotional opportunities for other black firefighters.
Who's better at math? Subtract gender
Scores from 7 million students nationwide show that girls and boys do equally well on tests. But Minnesota's high school girls still lag.
'Joe' fleeced couple of $400,000
It took a southeastern Minnesota farming family three years to prove that their "financial adviser" was embezzling their savings.
St. Paul woman survives horrific assault; boyfriend charged
The couple's 1-year-old son watched as his father punched, kicked, twisted, beat and threatened his 22-year-old mother before trying to set her on fire.
Minnesota Zoo's three fisher kits make their debut
The species, which resembles weasels and is found in Alaska, Canada and the northern lower 48 states, almost disappeared because of trapping and logging.
James Lileks, columnist
Get your mind out of the toilet! It's science!
This is an indelicate matter, and probably not fit for the breakfast table. Then again, I'm quoting the paper: "'Team Diarrhea' helped state crack salmonella case."
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- Spurned by GOP caucus, Olson plans run for state Senate
- 3rd Congressional District hopefuls to hold first debate Aug. 21
- Paul rally blossoms into mini-convention
- NYC mayor making the rounds in Twin Cities
- Klobuchar presses for drug pricing scrutiny
- DFL files complaint over secret ballot ads
- National Press Club books Pawlenty as speaker
- McCain pulls even with Obama in Minnesota
- Property-tax problems plague First District GOP candidate
- Coleman, Franken to field questions on YouTube
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