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CAPITOL CHATTER
Loud demonstrations join budget debate in Minnesota Capitol
By Don Davis Heather Falk fanned herself Saturday in the hot, muggy Minnesota Capitol building as legislators gradually worked toward finishing the state budget and adjourning for the year. The Cloqu...
5/18/13 at 11:52 PM

ASTRO BOB
1998 QE2 asteroid flyby an opportunity for pros and amateurs alike
An asteroid it would take an hour to walk across will speed past Earth on May 31 and provide radio astronomers a perfect opportunity to nab closeup views of its surface. 1998 QE2, discovered in 1998...
5/18/13 at 10:56 AM

OIL PATCH DISPATCH
Radioactive waste on the N.D. monitor
WILLISTON, N.D. Landfill employees here discovered at least two hot loads this week, illustrating why a group of North Dakota citizens is worried about the proper disposal of radioactive waste that ...
5/18/13 at 12:03 AM

EH? PLUS
All-you-can-eat buffet
The Eagles Auxiliary will be hosting an all-you-can-eat soup, sandwich & salad buffet lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 1710 N. 12th St. in Superior. The event is open to the public. Here'...
5/16/13 at 4:15 PM

RINK & RUN
Corey Millen named Minnesota Wilderness coach
This news release Thursday from the North American Hockey League. The Minnesota Wilderness of Cloquet joins the league in 2013-14: Corey Millen is the new head coach of the NAHL's Minnesota Wilderness...
5/16/13 at 12:54 PM

Featured Area Voices

EVERYDAY GOURMET
Zesty Tomato Quinoa
There is no doubt that quinoa is on trend right now in the food world. The united nations has even deemed 2013 as the "year or quinoa". Not just because it's popular though, but because it is consider...
5/18/13 at 9:19 AM

COURAGE IN THE KITCHEN
Pan-Fried Asparagus
Chuck, Ive found a real good place for brook trout, said my father when he picked me up at the bus station in Hayward. The spring semester was over and I was home for a few days before heading back to...
5/18/13 at 8:15 AM

FAR SIDE OF FIFTY
Dakota RIP
The grand girls dog died on Wednesday May 15th. Dakota was a Sheltie and they got her when they lived in Illinois. She must have been about twelve years old. She didnt do old age well, she suffere...
5/18/13 at 5:05 AM

HORSE SHOES
Orb, Ruffian and the Triple Crown
I didnt bet on Orb, this years Kentucky Derby winner, but I should have. I should have noticed Orb was wearing the colors of one if not the greatest fillies of all time: Ruffian. Then, there would h...
5/17/13 at 10:46 PM

60 DAYS TO BETTER LIVING
Health care's new paternalism?
Is the patient's blood pressure at 120 over 80 or below and controlled with one or more medications if necessary? Check. Normal body mass index? Check. Recommended screenings carried out according t...
5/17/13 at 11:33 AM

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