Opening Belz, March 6

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March 7, 2014 at 12:06AM

Student loans are used for more than just school – WSJ
An old kook negotiated for $17 million to give up his rent-controlled apt – Celebrity Net Worth
Apple's creative process comes down to a checklist – Quartz
Staples to shut 225 North American stores – Reuters
Wells Fargo pays $217m for two towers next to site of new stadium –StarTribune
Target loosens its dress code – KMSP
Natural gas rates in Duluth rise 40 percent – News Tribune|
Independent pharmacies have thrived in the ND oil patch – Fed Gazette
Ice fishing castles are hot, hot, hot – StarTribune
My friend Jon Woods climbed the World Trade Center to make this photo – TIME
This take on Ukraine is interesting, tho can't vouch for it – Bathos
Some helpful maps of the Crimea and Russian movements – NY Times
The Indian sanitary pad revolutionary – BBC

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