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North Minneapolis Slumlords

Johnny Northside does what he does best, which is calling out the people and places that he feels are contributing to problems in the North Minneapolis neighborhood. Specifically, he has created a list of slumloards and the properties they own: So it…

Max Sparber
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Favre

Looks like WCCO broke the news: Brett Favre is in Minnesota and looks to be signing with the Vikings.…

Max Sparber
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Undue Force?

MPR looks at the case of, and gives us a video of, Derryl Jenkins, who is alleging police brutality as a result of a encounter on February 19. The video shows him being subdued by one officer, and then, while subdued, being beaten and tased by other …

Max Sparber
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Star Trib Commentors: Almost Tooo Easy

The You Are Dumb blog sets its sites on Strib commentors, and finds them, well, to be pretty dumb. Specifically, the blog's author looks at responses to the recent tale of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who was detained in Newark as a result of …

Max Sparber
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Recession Hits Minnesota Hard

From the Mpls/St. Paul Business Journal: The North Star State was 39th among a ranking of 50 states and the District of Columbia. Bizjournals — the online arm of American City (the parent of the Business Journal) — analyzed the recent ec…

Max Sparber
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Me, You & Klaatu

Sent from above on a mission of salvation, a man (initials J.C.) tries to bring hope to a troubled and frightened world. He performs miracles, yet he is betrayed, persecuted, slain, and rises from the dead to speak to disciples and others who will sp…

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