One of the most interesting thing about marathons is nobody really cares who wins the things except for the most hard-core running fans.
Instead, it’s this scene (and dozens like it) that captures the essence of Sunday’s Twin Cities Marathon.
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It’s probably not earth-shattering news that love can conquer all but love can conquer all.
Taylor Morris and Danielle Kelly are getting married on Saturday down in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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Nurse Susan Berger always wondered whatever happened to the baby she cared for in 1977. The badly-burned baby grew up to be Amanda Scarpinati, who always wondered whatever happened to that nurse.
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In a perfect world, our heroes would get as much attention as our villains. Read more →
All Colin McLain of Brainerd wanted last night is to spend a nice night at the ballpark with his daughter.
But it was a rainy day and fans outstate no longer have the luxury of a domed field, you may have heard.
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Your daily dose of sweetness comes from — not surprisingly — Steve Hartman again.
It’s the story of Ethel Weiss of Brookline, Mass. She’s 101 now and still runs the toy and candy shop by herself. Read more →
There’s a shred of good news from North Mankato today. Malikye Michel’s bike has been found, according to Angie Becker, whose son Isaiah’s bike is still missing. Read more →
Gavin Quimby saved Winona once upon a time.
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Paul Langseth stepped forward today to say that he’s the guy who stopped to help a truckdriver in Windom this week. After being rear-ended by another truck, the driver was stuck in a burning cab, and the state trooper who was trying to free him was making no progress. Read more →
The State Patrol wants to thank the Good Samaritan who helped a trooper pull a semi-driver from a burning rig in southwest Minnesota, but he didn’t stick around. Read more →
In South Milwaukee, Jordan Schroeder,16, would like to be playing for the South Milwaukee Rockets football team tonight when it hosts West Allis Hale. Read more →
Last spring, a man with ALS gave two girls he didn’t know $50 with the instruction to do some good with it.
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It’s pretty unusual for a newspaper to write about people without identifying them, but that’s what the Star Tribune did today, profiling a group of women helping out people having a tough go at life. Read more →
Of course we know that life isn’t fair, but sometimes its utter cruelty if tough to fathom.
Lenny Robinson was a guy from Maryland who made a few bucks when he sold his cleaning business years ago so he decided to do something good with some of the money. Read more →
Jaden Hayes, 6, told his aunt that he was sick and tired of seeing everyone so sad all the time.
Hayes couldn’t tell his parents that; both have them have died. So the kid knows a little something about sad.
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Bob Collins