Searching for vegan at the Minnesota State Fair

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Ah, the Minnesota State Fair.  That yearly quest to explore all the ways your favorite heart-killers could be made even more unhealthy.  As you walk along Judson Avenue, it’s hard to smell the cows, pigs, and myriad other farm animals defecating in the nearby barns.  Instead, with each step you inhale lung-full after lung-full of grease-scented air, a powerful and—for some—intoxicating mix of aromas wafting from cheese curd stands, bratwurst carts, and purveyors of deep-fried candy bars-on-a-stick.  It’s a cocktail that drives many a Minnesotan to binge on these rarities of the culinary world, and let’s be fair: when is the next time you’ll get to try deep-fried tater tot hotdish?

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Where Pete Wentz (and you) can shop instead of going to Target

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Even rock stars have to save a little money here and there. Who knows whether this weekend’s Simpson/Wentz sighting at a Los Angeles-area Target will spark calls for a boycott of either lip-sycher singer’s music – in the past, Wentz has cultivated an image as an outspoken advocate for LGBT equality – but if you’re a star trying to avoid their faux pas, or an angry member of the LGBTQA community just trying to boycott Target, the pop culture blog Jezebel and Minnesota’s own Randi Reitan have some tips for where to get the same kinds of goods without spending an arm and a leg or going to Wal-Mart. Continue Reading

Target stands by statement, does not offer apology

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A Target spokesperson announced Friday afternoon that the company was standing by its statement made Thursday, which did not include an apology for its donation to MN Forward, a political action committee that supports GOP candidate for governor Tom Emmer.


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Twin Cities Pride still reviewing options In Target/Emmer flap

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Twin Cities Pride Executive Director Dot Betsler tells TheColu.mn that her organization is still trying to decide how to respond to Target Corporation’s donation of $100,000 in cash and $50,000 worth of goods and services to MN Forward, a Republican pressure group founded by former Pawlenty deputy chief of staff Brian McClung that’s helping fund ads supporting GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. Continue Reading