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• Politicians offer plenty of gas prices fixes
As Minnesota politicians head to 4th of July parades, they're likely to get an earful from voters on high gas prices.
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• Film considers the Gonzo legacy
A new movie, "Gonzo: The Life and Times of Dr Hunter S. Thompson," opens across the country today. It examines the rise and fall of one of the great counter-cultural writers of the 60s and 70s.
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• Ron Maddox gets one last 'Taste,' his way
The Taste of Minnesota is poised to change hands within a month. That means that this year's Taste may be the last one that co-founder Ron Maddox gets to do entirely his way.
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• Digital revolution is now transforming education
A new book on technology and education says the internet is about to transform America's schools, much as it has changed the rest of the world.
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• Public defenders to stop representing poor parents in child protection cases
Beginning July 8, state public defenders outside of Hennepin County will no longer represent parents in child protection cases, or in specialty courts such as drug court, because of budget cuts. Children will wait longer in foster care.
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• Teen died of alcohol poisoning in Mankato park
An autopsy shows that 16-year-old Andrew
Anderson died in May of accidential alcohol poisoning after a night of drinking in a Mankato Park.
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• Sen. Obama talks to North Dakota veterans
Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama highlighted veteran's issues at a campaign stop Friday in Fargo.
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• Employers cut jobs for sixth straight month
Employers cut payrolls by 62,000 in June, the
sixth straight month of nationwide job losses, underscoring the
economy's fragile state. The unemployment rate held steady at 5.5
percent.
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• Many CEOs have visions of swirling pink slips
Nearly one-third of the country's top
executives expect to cut payrolls in the coming months, reflecting
fallout from the housing bust as well as soaring energy prices.
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• Owners will sell the Taste of Minnesota
The owners of the Taste of Minnesota, which begins today, are selling the St. Paul summer festival.
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• U of M veterinarians help animals caught in floods
A second team of veterinarians from the University of Minnesota is in Iowa helping care for animals displaced by the floods. They are working in a make-shift shelter in Cedar Rapids, where more than 600 pets and stray animals are being housed.
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• Judith Owen performs in The Current studios
Signing with a large record label has always been a career goal for most performers, but Judith Owen says it doesn't necessarily guarantee success. After a huge management shake down at Capitol Records, Owen regained the ownership of some of her songs and re-recorded them to be released on her new CD, "Mopping Up Karma."
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• Items thought to be stolen from Archbishop found
Some items that were thought to have been stolen from Archbishop John Nienstedt's home Saturday have been discovered safe and sound. Thieves broke into the Twin Cities archbishop's home and got away with a number of valuable rings, crosses and a camera.
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• S.D. senator blames Congress for fuel prices
South Dakota Sen. John Thune said inaction by congress is partly to blame for the high price of fuel.
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• Minn. Independence party enlists Mayor Bloomberg
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be in Minneapolis later this month to help give a financial boost to the Independence Party of Minnesota.
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