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Smashed: The toll of driving drunk in Minnesota

By Star Tribune staff January 22, 2010, 01:26 PM

In Minnesota, drunken drivers who kill someone with their car sometimes get less time behind bars than nonviolent offenders. Read the Star Tribune's in-depth look at the scourge of drunken driving, the victims it claims and the public safety questions it raises.

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Closing the Gap

April 09, 2012, 09:48 AM

This occasional series looks at efforts to close the persistent achievement gap between white students and students of color in Minnesota.

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Vikings stadium: A done deal?

By Emma Carew May 10, 2012, 12:57 PM

After years of debate, the question of whether the state of Minnesota should help fund a new stadium to be used by the Vikings is nearing a resolution.

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THIRD ROUND

By April 07, 2012, 07:29 PM

THIRD ROUND

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Violated

By Terry Sauer June 28, 2011, 02:01 PM

State regulators have failed to protect some of Minnesota's most vulnerable citizens from being victimized by their care givers. Even known criminals have obtained state permission to work in nursing homes and other care settings.

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Shamed Into Silence

By Feed Loader May 17, 2011, 06:44 AM

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Drive

November 14, 2011, 03:45 PM

Cars, driving and the automotive economy.

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Oscars 2012: Full coverage

By Star Tribune staff January 24, 2012, 08:25 AM

Your complete guide to the 84th annual Academy Awards.

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Locked in limbo

By Jaime Chismar June 07, 2008, 06:48 PM

Minnesota has civilly committed 554 men and one woman to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program (MSOP), designed to treat paroled sex offenders until they are no longer dangerous. The 2003 killing of Dru Sjodin triggered a surge of commitments. But the system's spiraling cost and lack of measurable success are causing growing unease.

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