Opening Belz, Sept. 3

Holy Bill Gates! Microsoft to buy Nokia's cell phone business for $7.2 billion – WSJ
Nokia was founded in 1865 as a wood pulp mill in southwest Finland – Marketwatch
The significant role government plays in fostering innovation – Economist
Sport-fishing way down this summer in MN's second-largest lake – MPR
Lots of demand for white pickups in the ND oil patch – Fargo Forum
Obama says he wants Congressional OK to bomb Syria, market rallies – Reuters
Fresh opposition for oil pipeline across Minnesota – StarTribune
The weirdest things about America, according to an Indian grad student – Business Insider
Philip Levine and Studs Terkel on the nature of work – Curator Magazine