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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Archives for February 2019
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Stephen Martin, who owns a sporting goods store, has a lot in common with a guy he doesn’t much care for: Colin Kaepernick, who angered some people for protesting racial inequality in America.
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It was entirely predictable what would happen today at the funeral for James McCue, 97, who died at a home for old folks in Methuen, Mass., outliving all the family he had. Read more →
Every once in awhile, a day comes along when a simple tweet captures everything that is good in the world.
Today is that day.
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Minnesotans are particularly bad at a number of things: taking the last piece, the zipper merge, and catching turkeys.
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In a decent society, you ought to be able to go to work without seeing a racist message spraypainted on your business when you get there.
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Removing snow seems like a no-brainer for local politicians’ career paths, but as cities struggle more with removing it, there’s little evidence that the disinterest in making such a mundane task a priority is a threat. Read more →
The mounted unit patrols the State Fair, street festivals and the cities parks. But the city needs to reassign the officers for a crackdown on distracted driving.
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Martha Everett didn’t mean to provide a time capsule to the people of Jeffersonville, Ind. She simply lost her purse, which has now been found. It contains the artifacts of a lost generation of high school teenagers: lipstick (‘made in New York’, it said), wrappers of Juicy Fruit gum, the school’s basketball schedule, a ribbon for the mile relay, bus schedule, a mirror, her Social Security card, a note asking her to the prom. Read more →
Nathan Kinsey was fired in 2016 because of the confrontation, which was videotaped and spread by social media. The city said he didn’t report his use of force. Read more →
Almost 15 years to the day it first took its steps on Mars, the rover Opportunity is being declared dead today.
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For the second straight session, black members of the Assembly are blasting white Republicans because a resolution marking the month forces the white version of Black History Month.
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The kids in Amery, Wis., had a snow day yesterday but there was no time off for them, not when the coaches of their hockey team suggested they put the time to good use. Read more →