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The Cities

MPR News Notes on the news from the Twin Cities

Archives for September 2011

Kid pix only an emerald ash borer could love

Dan Olson September 30, 2011, 5:00 PM Sep 30, 2011

Emerald ash borer larvae are lurking in the leafy neighborhoods of St. Paul.

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Minneapolis leaders promote pedal pushing

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams September 30, 2011, 11:00 AM Sep 30, 2011
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Minneapolis is serious about enhancing its status as a bike-friendly city.

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FBI: No book yet by agent who investigated Moussaoui

Laura YuenLaura Yuen September 29, 2011, 1:49 PM Sep 29, 2011

FBI denies 9/11 agent Harry Samit has written a book about convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui.

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Minnesota: Still a cheap date.

Dan Olson September 28, 2011, 12:29 PM Sep 28, 2011
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Minnesota ranks second to last in our per-capita federal expenditures.

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Lead-based paint still poisoning Twin Cities kids

Dan Olson September 27, 2011, 5:30 PM Sep 27, 2011

Melisa Illies, a lead hazard reduction worker for Hennepin county is pointing to a north Minneapolis home window from about the 1940’s that is likely painted with a lead based paint and will soon be replaced. The homeowner heard about the lead paint hazard at a community event, applied for and won a grant of Read more →

New health initiative kicks off in the suburbs

Jessica Mador September 27, 2011, 12:19 PM Sep 27, 2011

The mayors of Bloomington, Edina and Richfield hope to make their communities healthier.

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Our home is our (foreclosed, lower value) castle

Dan Olson September 23, 2011, 8:15 PM Sep 23, 2011
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New Census (officially dubbed American Community Survey) numbers show overall Minnesota home ownership rates remain among the highest in the country, nearly 75%. But because of the recession – people losing their jobs, foreclosures – the rate is declining and is especially sharp for minorities. The details paint a troubling picture. Most of the revelatory Read more →

Twin Cities historic sites vie for Facebook votes

Laura YuenLaura Yuen September 20, 2011, 3:30 PM Sep 20, 2011

A primer on how to vote for your favorite historic site to receive some preservation cash.

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A top ranking Minneapolis doesn’t want

Dan Olson September 16, 2011, 1:15 PM Sep 16, 2011

Minneapolis leads the nation in the gap between minority and white unemployment.

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It’s only (our) money

Dan Olson September 14, 2011, 3:32 PM Sep 14, 2011

These ratings agencies are some of the same folks who rated what we now know were exceedingly toxic home mortgage products as perfectly safe and secure for investors.

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