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National view: Ask for that raise; it’s a patriotic duty

The downturn we call the Great Recession officially started in 2007. But after spending the past two years talking to people who lost jobs, homes or savings during the official recession, I’d argue that the trouble actually started decades earlier.

National view: Obama appears addicted to secrecy

It is time to air the dirty laundry of this administration’s intelligence and surveillance programs — and it is way past time for heads to roll in Washington.

National view: Latest scandals bring right and left together

National view: Latest scandals bring right and left together

Breaking news: Conservative organizations suddenly have found common cause with one of their favorite objects of contempt — the benighted Mainstream Media.

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Spike in gas price sparks economics lesson

Spike in gas price sparks economics lesson

Robin Washington: If you participate in a 401(k) plan that even remotely touches the stock market, be sure to tell the administrator where you want your pork bellies delivered.

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Pro/con: Will the Affordable Care Act affect doctors?

Yes: System doesn’t value their worth

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Pro/con: Will the Affordable Care Act affect doctors?

No: Effects will ease as new law takes effect

Urgency to get outdoors grows as we age

Urgency to get outdoors grows as we age

Sam Cook column: Up along a river on the North Shore, the steelhead angler said something that seemed to transcend the simple act of fishing. He said he didn’t know how much longer he’d be able to fish like this. He is at that place where most of us will get one day.

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'Office' offered pleasant satisfaction in final season

'Office' offered pleasant satisfaction in final season

HANK STUEVER: The end of NBC's "The Office" arrives tonight not only to lowered expectations but with the added dents and scrapes of viewer neglect and covered in the duct tape that has held it together for the final two seasons of its charming and successful nine-season run.

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Monday with Mitch: Staying with the whole family

Monday with Mitch: Staying with the whole family

We’ve spent decades squeezing more and more in, while squeezing our family out.

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Sunday with Mitch: A Mother’s Day wish Press Pass Archive

She said, “Come, here, baby.” And I reached for her.

Rick Lubbers column: UMD rugby has suddenly become a big deal Press Pass Archive

You can’t film a summer blockbuster like “Iron Man 3” with the indie film budget of “The Blair Witch Project.”

Sam Cook: Moms made for outdoors Press Pass Archive

Sam Cook: Moms made for outdoors

Maybe Minnesota’s moms are behind this late ice-out scenario. Maybe they just got a little weary of sharing their Mother’s Day weekend with the opening weekend of Minnesota’s fishing season.

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Different styles lead to same results for local boxing champs Press Pass Archive

Different styles lead to same results for local boxing champs

Apart from their God-given ability to deliver Richter scale-rattling punches, Duluth’s two professional boxing champions couldn’t be more dissimilar.

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A judge's view: Alcohol a bad mix for high school graduation parties Press Pass Archive

Although it has felt like winter, prom and graduation parties are just around the corner. This time of year reminds me of a graduation party I attended a few years ago here in Duluth.

National view: Obama should make GOP feel pain of cuts Press Pass Archive

National view: Obama should make GOP feel pain of cuts

President Obama had the opportunity this week to make an irresponsible Congress face the consequences of its own dumb actions. For reasons I cannot fathom, he took a pass.

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