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Persist

2008-11-15T17:44:24Z

Cars pull up to a stop light, idling over blacktop. And over that, a concrete median - the layers of man-made skin ...trying to shape, to tame the land. By a lamppole, you see a few shoots. The post leans just slightly, the rust shows the eviden...

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SOME SEE A BRIDGE TO SANITY, OTHERS CRINGE

2008-09-11T14:09:45Z

What happens when you ask Minnesotans to weigh in on an issue like the reopening of the I-35W Bridge? You get some pretty good stories. For a few years now, Minnesota Public Radio news has gone out to hundreds of you and your neighbors, asking ...

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What $$ risks are you willing to take?

2008-08-19T15:03:01Z

A colleague of mine said the other day that she tells her significant other to slow down when he's driving. The reason: To avoid an expensive speeding ticket. Now sure, from time to time we are always monitoring our MPH's to make sure we don't g...

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Dark, the refuge...

2008-07-21T02:45:18Z

The robin's alarm and the crow's rude cackle are all to be sensed... The world still sleeps, except for the birds of pre-dawn... So complete is the darkness here, no laws exist, no rules of thumb... No principles that explain. Line these windows...

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The heat of day...

2008-07-18T01:42:34Z

He's quite certain that his parched throat, his squint means no disrespect to the sun. Morning breaks and with comes the bravery of songbirds seeking food It humbles him ... the wispy clouds... the brilliant blue. The smells of the day make him ...

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The new news competition...

2008-07-11T02:59:48Z

On Friday, Minnesota Public Radio's Midday program will air a discussion about the changes in journalism. Average people who just consume news sat with people in the press who are dedicated to reforming the way it's done. As the moderator of this...

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I am pathetic... I am a fan

2008-07-09T02:35:31Z

I swore off the whole damn thing not a week ago. I vowed that I would shun for the rest of the baseball season a team that I had long rooted for - the New York Mets. But that's like kicking the White Horse cold turkey. Not going to happen. Once ...

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- A - ce

2008-07-08T01:39:20Z

See the sly boy's face... Between the thicket of two pines... Look up, see the sunshafts... Busting through branches, through leaves and tangle... Of maple fronting elm fronting maple... Move and the whole damn show changes... The light hops thr...

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Found: Economic Stimulus Check (hiding where nobody planned)...

2008-07-05T19:07:32Z

You came to us in May... that big bounty from our government. You were to find a home in the purchase of, say, video cameras and iPods, maybe Gameboys for the kids. But we didn't find those things in our house. And we began to worry. Where was ol...

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It's the usual stuff ... and it's all mine

2008-07-04T21:03:32Z

It's typical... it's cliche... and I love it. Family on the Fourth. Hey, if you want edgy... go read something else.

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