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Local GOP Head Solves US Debt Problem!

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 03.06.2012

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Iris Erlingsdottir

The Minnesota GOP's new Chairman, Pat Shortridge, has proposed a revolutionary solution to solving the party's disastrous debt problem.

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What to Make of Buster Posey's Injury

Danny Groner | Posted 07.29.2011

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Danny Groner

Posey was knocked out by a home-plate collision this week that resulted in a broken leg that will likely sideline him for the remainder of the season. Here's a roundup of what baseball bloggers and columnists have to say.

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Neil Gaiman Placed On Minnesota Senator's 'Hate List'

The A.V. Club | Erik Adams | Posted 07.04.2011

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Neil Gaiman personally stepped into the war over funding for public broadcasting earlier today, tweeting that he had been put on the Minnesota Republi...

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What Does Juan Williams' Firing Say About Journalism?

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danny Groner

"[Juan] Williams is just the latest big-name reporter, after Rich Sanchez and Helen Thomas, to be fired for expressing a personal opinion about a sens...

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Farewell Deborah "Debbie" Howell

Jane Podesta | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jane Podesta

There are tributes rolling in for Deborah Howell, calling her a legendary journalist, a salty newsroom pro who overcame barriers to make it in a world dominated by men. I knew her as a protective editor who hired me twice.

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Teamsters Threaten To Shut Down Star Tribune

AP | JEFF BAENEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Teamsters union is threatening a strike it says would likely shut down the Star Tribune if the newspaper, which is in bankrupt...

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Minneapolis Star Tribune, Printers' Union To Resume Cost-Cutting Negotiations

AP | VINNEE TONG | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The Star Tribune of Minneapolis and representatives of its printer's union said Thursday they will resume negotiations over cost cuts...

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Analyst: Major American City Will Be Newspaper-Less By 2010

New York Times | Richard Perez Pena | Posted 05.25.2011

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The history of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer stretches back more than two decades before Washington became a state, but after 146 years of publishing...

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Minneapolis Star Tribune Files For Bankruptcy Protection

AP | Jeff Baenen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Less than two years after it was bought by a private equity group, the Star Tribune has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy. "We det...

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Minneapolis Star-Tribune Stops Paying Its Debt, In Danger Of Bankruptcy

New York Times | Richard Perez Pena | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Star Tribune of Minneapolis said on Wednesday that it had stopped making payments on its debts, the latest evidence of the trouble the newspaper i...

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