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Governor, legislative leaders, need to call special session to ‘get the job done’

Hopefully, by the time you read this, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will have called a special session of the legislature.MORE »

The labor review’s fourth decade: Fighting fascism at home and abroad

“Vigilantes Aimed at Unions” blared the page one Labor Review headline April 9, 1937.MORE »

Coffee shop 'campers' steam up some local business higher-ups

They can be seen clicking away on their laptops or nestling their noses in books and papers in coffee shops around campus, but a few business owners consider the hours they log excessive.

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'Downtown Safety Zone' funded for Hennepin County participation

Hennepin County commissioners voted to spend $750,000 to re-fund the Minneapolis Downtown Safety Zone Initiative in June.MORE »

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Ellison to hold forum on immigration reform

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison is holding a community forum on immigration reform this Saturday, June 23, at 2 p.m.

The Congressman will be joined at Washburn High School, 201 W. 49th St., by Rep.

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Inside the Daily Planet, 6/22/07

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Poetry: Rodrigo Steps Up

I haven’t had anyone’s poetry hit me quite the same way as Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria’s album Desconocidos since Sonia Sanchez.MORE »

Papa Picasso: Children of one man

Forget Hefner and his Girls Next Door - Picasso is the playboy of modern celebrity culture.MORE »