Whatever the outcome of the ongoing debate over whether Minnesota should allow the operation of a massive copper mine in northeastern Minnesota, it’s not going to rest on whether Bent Paddle Beer is sold at the municipal liquor store in Silver Bay. Read more →
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A couple of north country newspapers are duking it out on the editorial page over an upcoming special election and the proposed copper mine on the Iron Range.
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Anybody who hung around downtown Saint Paul during the 2008 Republican National Convention knows that it was a dud for most local businesses. It wasn’t surprising; analysis of other conventions showed somewhat similar results. What sounds like a big infusion of cash barely makes a ripple. But local officials put out a post-mortem assessment saying Read more →