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The Cities

MPR News Notes on the news from the Twin Cities

Archives for November 2011

Open-government advocate resigns from fusion center panel

Laura YuenLaura Yuen November 30, 2011, 6:00 AM Nov 30, 2011

Public defender Robert Sykora drafted the privacy rules for the Minnesota Joint Analysis Center, but he’s leaving after some changes to how data are retained.

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Metro Transit getting safer; some riders not so sure

Brandt WilliamsBrandt Williams November 29, 2011, 2:48 PM Nov 29, 2011

The bus stop at 7th and Nicollet is the single busiest transit stop in the state with over 4,100 boardings each weekday.

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Why Mohamud Noor supports same-sex marriage

Laura YuenLaura Yuen November 29, 2011, 10:20 AM Nov 29, 2011

The Senate District 59 candidate is explaining his position on the marriage question to socially conservative Somali voters.

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Transportation planning the topic in St. Paul

Jessica Mador November 28, 2011, 4:05 PM Nov 28, 2011

Deficient infrastructure could cost the country, by one estimate, nearly $3 trillion by 2040.

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Rush hour lane closures halt I-94 commuters

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar November 23, 2011, 8:40 AM Nov 23, 2011

Commuters on eastbound Interstate 94 in Minneapolis were greeted by some rare lane closures this morning after an overnight striping project didn’t dry as quickly as construction crews had hoped.

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Don Samuels and the magic of beer-making

Laura YuenLaura Yuen November 21, 2011, 11:14 AM Nov 21, 2011

The city council member likens beer-making to the awesome experience of watching cows produce milk on a farm. And a chemistry lab. And a museum.

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Metro road construction crews prep for Thanksgiving travel, snow

Elizabeth DunbarElizabeth Dunbar November 19, 2011, 6:00 AM Nov 19, 2011
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The orange construction barriers are still plentiful on Interstate 94 between Minneapolis and St. Paul, and drivers passing through the corridor at night have been greeted by lane closures in recent weeks.

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Mpls residents help bust drug ring

Madeleine Baran November 18, 2011, 4:15 PM Nov 18, 2011

A community effort to bust a heroin dealing ring in south Minneapolis helped police identify one of the main dealers, police said Friday.

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Keeping warm at OccupyMN

Madeleine Baran November 17, 2011, 9:20 PM Nov 17, 2011

Few people ventured out to the OccupyMN protest today. The dozen or so people that remained were either piled under a heap of sleeping bags (in the middle of the afternoon) or huddled together wrapped in blankets.

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St. Paul libraries win MacArthur grant

Tim NelsonTim Nelson November 17, 2011, 5:30 PM Nov 17, 2011

St. Paul’s East Side is getting a digital skills incubator its new library

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