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A northern Minnesota tale The orchid and the otter
One late Minnesota afternoon, as summer sanctified the northern latitudes, Secret Lake was inspirited with relentless light. Eleven days before the summer solstice - our seasonal pentecost - my wife, Pam, and I hiked down to the water, paddles in hand. It was 8:30 p.m., but the forest path was warm and enriched, sunlight still penetrating the canopy of leaves and needles at the edge of the bog. ...
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Sturdevant Tax reform in Minnesota Some other year perhaps
Mark Dayton signed the bill that makes same-sex marriage legal in Minnesota after Aug. 1. But this was supposed to be the tax reform session - or so I thought in January. Back then, DFLer Dayton cast himself as a tax-policy modernizer, willing to expend some personal political capital to retrofit the state tax code for today’s economy. In today’s economy, the rich get richer while ...
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Minneapolis schools chief deserves support in driving change
When groups representing educators discuss the achievement gap, they often say, "We know what works.’’ Far too often, though, that knowledge fails to produce results. Minnesota schools in general - ...
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Vikings stadium design Dog days are over. Darth days ahead
This handout released by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and the Minnesota Vikings shows the new Minnesota Vikings stadium in this rendering done by HKS Sports and Entertainment Group and released Monday, May 13, 2013. The yet-to-be-named facility, which will open in 2016 and replace the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis, will have a translucent roof and louvered front windows to let ...
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With Democrats Minnesotans will feel the pain
Best Buy and other stores could be more expensive in the Twin Cities because of an additional sales tax. And the list goes on. Democrats promised that they were going to "tax the rich." But in the final few days of session, we're finding out that what they actually intend to do is tax nearly everybody and everything. Democrats have announced a plan to raise taxes and fees by ...
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Minnesota Legislature Well theres always 2014
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton delivered his State of the State address before a joint session of the Minnesota Legislature in the House Chambers at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. on ...
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Exercise or religion Yoga is for everyone Column
But many scholars of yoga and religion say it is a non-sectarian practice. Millions of people of varying religious beliefs practice yoga and find that it enhances their spiritual life. Millions of others view it strictly as physical exercise and an aid to mindfulness.Most of them would be baffled at the notion that yoga has anything to do with religion. "People come to our studios to get ...
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Dangers of tanning beds
Beverly Fauvelle, owner of Sun Times tanning salon in West Seattle, says she rarely lets teens use her tanning beds and supports a bill to impose an age limit of 18. (Steven Ringman / The Seattle Times) May, our first sunny warm weather month, is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. People begin spending more time outdoors under sunny skies. Teens look forward to school recesses and summer breaks. In ...
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Author Elliott Holt says Go West Young Woman
, the protagonist, an American in her 20s, moves to Moscow shortly after the Cold War. After a few months, she returns to the U.S. a changed woman. Holt, who is 39, also lived in Moscow where she worked as a copywriter at an advertising agency as well as in London and New York. Currently, she resides in Washington, D.C. and writes full time. I asked Holt to make a list of her favorite books ...
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Astronaut Chris Hadfields Most Excellent Adventure
After a half-year mission at the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield lands in central Kazakhstan on May ...
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Matthew Sanders Imploding trust in Americas institutions
America's trust in key public and private institutions has been sliding steeply for the past 20 years. The latest IRS, justice department and Benghazi scandals raging in Washington follow years of declining faith in Congress, banks and news ...
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John Florez Involve the poor in solving poverty
Has the war on poverty been lost because we hired professional soldiers to fight, but never involved the civilians, the poor, in having a say in their ...
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The winners and the losers Venezuela terrorism Spider Man
Winner: The window washer who dressed as Spider Man on Thursday in order to thrill the children who are patients at Primary Children's Medical Center deserves an award. Mimicking the movements of the popular fictional character, he washed the windows of the tall structure and gave the children a thrill, which was, no doubt, exactly what many of them needed that ...
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Letters IRS unpaid furloughs will severely impact taxpayers employees
In a move that likely is unprecedented, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will close all of its public operations on five separate days between now and Aug. 30, telling its employees to stay home on unpaid furlough days. These closings will severely impact taxpayers and IRS employees. On these days, taxpayers will not be able to get help from the IRS on the telephone, nor will the ...
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Letter On Armed Forces Day reflect on sacrifices and thank the troops
As a member of America's communities, please stop and take a moment today, Armed Forces Day, to reflect on the sacrifices made, on your behalf, by our troops. Then, reach out and demonstrate your thanks personally or through a troop-support organization. You can donate in-kind goods for care packages, or ask what they need to continue support of America's military, veterans and the ...
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Letter The real death panel Republican votes to end the Affordable Care Act
In this March 23, 2010 file photo, Marcelas Owens of Seattle, left, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., right, and others, look on as President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in ...
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Diplomas should mean something
just approved a change that could require a certain test score for high school graduation.Of course, the standards on the table would include other ways for kids to show competency and escape the K-12 system, and nothing is going to take effect for quite a long time.The bottom line is that Colorado is on track for developing standards that large numbers of kids may not meet. And that would cause ...
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Editorial Quick Hits Bail out of booze business
Hopefully, Michigan has taken a small step toward getting out of the booze business with the Senate's passing of three bills that expand the list of places where residents can buy bottles of wine or jugs of beer. The bills, now in the House, should be approved. Getting Gov. Rick Snyder's signature won't be a problem because the legislation is part of his efforts to foster ...
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Editorial Quick Hits Other views
Editorial Quick Hits: Bail out of booze business Hopefully, Michigan has taken a small step toward getting out of the booze business with the ...
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Paul W. Smith The best of times are coming in Detroit
"Outta' My Mind on a Saturday Moanin'" "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times …" Or so it goes in Detroit. It's official. The year 2012 marked Detroit's high point in lows, recording the worst homicide rate in almost 20 years. 386. It could be worse. In fact, it was. There were 686 killings in 1987. Two years after Forbes magazine ...
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Letters Readers discuss Detroit
The Detroit News aims to provide a forum that fosters smart, civil discussions on the news and events that we cover. The News will not condone personal attacks, off topic posts or brutish language on our site. If you find a comment that you believe violates these standards, please click the "X" in the upper right corner of the post to report ...
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Syria not Benghazi is Obama soft spot
Polls during the 2012 campaign consistently showed President Barack Obama with a significant advantage on foreign policy, thanks largely to the killing of Osama bin Laden and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. But in recent weeks, Obama's approval on foreign affairs has dropped, reflecting his difficulties in dealing with the Syrian civil war and the concerted ...
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Obama’s goals on thin ice
It’s impossible to predict the lasting impact of the controversies now besetting the Obama administration, but the risks to the president’s agenda are sizable.On the legislative front, they could doom the already cloudy prospects for comprehensive immigration reform. The implementation of President Obama’s health care law is also likely to be a bit more challenging. It’s ...
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Minimum wage hikes hurt teens
Massachusetts parents, prepare yourselves: With a 19.6 percent teen unemployment rate heading into the summer of 2013, your jobless kids might be making frequent withdrawals from the Bank of Mom & Dad for their vacation spending cash.There are a number of factors at work: More competition from older job-seekers, for instance, has put young and inexperienced applicants at a competitive ...
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A scandal du jour hits the capital
It hasn’t been a great week for the Obama folks, as the scandal du jour tour has firmly taken hold. Every day it seems another federal agency is exposed as having intimidated, snooped, covered up or gone to Vegas on the taxpayer dime. Zimbabwe is even making fun of us.On Jan. 21, 2009, in remarks welcoming his new presidential staff, Barack Obama said: "Let me say it as simply as I ...
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Historical schooner Bowdoin is a state asset
The Bowdoin recently undertook a short tour of Maine’s coastline, stopping in Portland and Bath so that the public could explore the ship and get a taste of the state’s maritime history, the historical schooner, built in 1921 and operated by the Maine Maritime Academy, is a historical jewel with a rich and fascinating history.
Nowadays ships are built to be big and imposing, the Oasis-class cruise ship Oasis of the Seas, the biggest cruise ship in the world at 47 meters wide, 360 meters long and capable of carrying 6000 passengers and the Mærsk E-class container ship Ebba Mærsk at 397 meters long and 47 meters wide, have set benchmarks in the size of these various kinds of ships. Read more
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