Mass murder, fiscal cliff, civil war in Syria. Hey, newspeople get tired of it, too. It just doesn’t seem that way.
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MPR photo/Mark Steil I’ve been swimming around in turkey data. We all know Minnesota is the nation’s number one state in turkey production. Here are few other stats: — In 1992, the USDA listed separate production numbers from 28 states. Minnesota that year accounted for about 13 percent of total US production. It was a Read more →

In a couple weeks, we’ll mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the Great Recession. No one will be celebrating. Even in Minnesota, where the pain hasn’t been as bad as in some parts of the country, we’re still struggling for traction in two key industries: manufacturing and construction. Construction has really taken it Read more →