| $1000 for Vocational Women in Minnesota | | 2008-07-16 08:57:00 | | Applicant must be a Minnesota high school senior planning to go to vocational school. Selection is based upon financial need, academic achievement, promise of leadership ability, and good character.Students planning on attending a two-year or four-year college are not eligible to apply. Contact Minnesota Federation of Teachers, Scholarship Committee, 168 Aurora Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55103. | | By: FREE GOVERNMENT GRANT MONEY INFORMATION|WOMEN SCHO | | |
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| 23 Skidoo And A Fenway Series Sweep Over Minnesota...Red Sox 18 Twins 5 | | 2008-07-10 04:39:00 | | The Red Sox offense exploded Wednesday afternoon at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, the hub of the universe. With the score relatively close at 7-5 Boston, the Red Sox overwhelmed the visiting team in the seventh and eighth innings, adding eleven runs to their already impressive total. The pivotal play was a Jason Varitek shallow fly ball to center with runners at second and third. The umpire ruled that Denard Span caught the ball, and when the ump signaled "catch," Denard threw to the infield in a triple play try, an apparently successful one. And that triple play would have stood, with Sean Casey and Mike Lowell running, but Tito Francona came out and asked for the entire officiating crew to consult with each other. As the numerous replays clearly showed, the ball was trapped--it wasn't even close. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire blew a fuse and most of the circut boards at Fenway when he charged out onto the field. He was promptly ejected and later, when he saw the replays, I'm sur | | By: Peter's Red Sox Forever | | |
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| Ad Wars: New Minnesota, Oregon Senate Ads | | 2008-06-28 23:03:06 | | Check out our entire video library at Political Realm TV.Senate Watch: MinnesotaThe Coleman camp has released another ad meant to soften his image and limit his ties to the Republican Party. In "Hard Times," Coleman talks about the challenges facing middle class voters--rising food, fuel, and education costs. "If you can bring people together, you can actually make a difference--you can get things done," Coleman says in closing.Senate Watch: Oregon"No one loves the land more than the farmers, loggers, and ranchers who care for it," Republican Gordon Smith notes in his latest ad, "Home." The ad has a folksy feel and is full of images of nature, but I'm not really sure what the message is here.
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| SABR 38 Day One: Bookbags, Minnesota, CWS, Manila, Australian Girls, and Indians Media | | 2008-06-26 14:06:45 | | Sadly, the gift bags that came with registration this year weren’t as whimsically filled as they were last year in St. Louis. They were, however, filled with some nice publications.
First, there was a copy of John Montgomery Ward’s baseball book, which laid down the rules and practices of baseball in the late 1800s — a [...] | | By: The Pastime | | |
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| Ad Wars: Al Franken's New Spot In Minnesota | | 2008-06-21 00:13:52 | | Check out our entire video library at Political Realm TV.Senate Watch: ColoradoThe League Of Conservation Voters is up with a new ad in Colorado that hits Republican Bob Schaffer for his ties to oil companies.Senate Watch: MinnesotaDemocrat Al Franken is hoping to shift the focus back on Norm Coleman with a new that calls for a focus on American infrastructure instead of spending billions in Iraq. That message may be especially effective in Minnesota following the collapse of the I-35 bridge in the Twin Cities last year. The ad, "Invest Here," is Franken's first of the general election.Senate Watch: OregonMajority Action, a left-leaning group, is up with two new spots in Oregon that target Republican incumbent Gordon Smith. "Billions" hits Smith for taking campaign money from oil executives and voting to reduce their taxes even as they rake in record profits."Dollars" has a similar message, this time noting that Smith voted against higher fuel standards as the price of gasoline skyr | | By: Political Realm | | |
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| Former Kansas And Minnesota Assistant Named Director Of Football Ops-MSU | | 2008-06-19 07:28:04 | | Former Kansas and Minnesota assistant coach Tim Allen is the new Director of Football Operations at Michigan State University. Allen, assumed the duties on June 13, was an assistant with current Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio on Glen Mason’s coaching staff at the University of Kansas in the early 1990’s. Allen replaces Mike Volmar, who [...] | | By: NCAA GridIron Gab | | |
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| Minnesota Food Support | | 2008-06-12 23:59:00 | | The Minnesota Food Support program is a county-administered, Federal program that assists people and families with low incomes to purchase food and better meet their nutritional needs. The program is not intended to supply all of a person or family's food needs. Instead, it is a supplement to help them achieve or maintain their independence. In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of Minnesota and fall into one of two groups: (1) those with a current ban | | By: us food stamps | | |
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| USA: Minnesota Land Rover Club announces Mishupishu North Lakes Rallye for 2008! | | 2008-06-12 22:51:38 | | The Minnesota Land Rover Club has announced their first annual Mishupishu North Lakes Rallye, a two-part event scheduled for August 3-10, 2008. The first leg of the Mishupishu North Lakes Rally, named after Lake Superior's own Loch Nessie creature, is a weekend that'll be filled with off-roading, food, raffles and other events. It'll take place at the Sherwood Forest Camp Ground in Gilbert, Minnesota near the Iron Range Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Area..... | | By: Land Rover Chronicles | | |
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| Minnesota Writer Jim Souhan is Talkin' Trash | | 2008-05-30 12:21:00 | | Jim Souhan is a sports writer for the Star Tribute over in Minnesota, and he didn't have many (any) nice things to say about our Yankees in today's paper in an article titled Last-place Yankees showing their age.The Yankees come to town today, sweeping in with all the grandeur of an off-Broadway show playing one of the Twin Cities' nicer bowling alleys. This graying 2008 edition is the reincarnation of the mid-'70s Yankees of Horace Clarke and the early '90s Yankees of Danny Tartabull, who rep | | By: Sliding Into Home | | |
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| Senate Race in Minnesota Shows Power of Bloggers | | 2008-05-25 11:08:38 | | By MONICA DAVEY : EAGAN, Minn. — On a laptop at a kitchen table in this cheery Twin Cities suburb, headlines ripping into Al Franken, the satirist whose campaign for the United States Senate is seen as one of the most competitive in the nation, are written up day after day for Minnesota Democrats Exposed, [...] | | By: ArticlesModern | | |
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| Wilson’s House Of Pain: Rangers Drop 12-Inning Heartbreaker In Minnesota | | 2008-05-20 04:03:03 | | Nolan Ryan. Gerald Laird. C.J. Wilson. Ron Washington. Jason Botts.
And now, quite possibly, C.J. Wilson again.
The Texas Rangers organization and their ever-loyal (if not somewhat masochistic) fanbase have witnessed their fair share of personnel, management and clubhouse controversy over the last three-odd months.
But can they handle a potentially imminent closer controversy?
After staking sinkerballer Scott [...] | | By: Baseball Time in Arlington | | |
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| No Mother's Days Miracle...Minnesota 9 Boston 8 | | 2008-05-12 04:37:00 | | It wasn't like last year's furious and successful ninth inning five run Mother's Day comeback win. This was probably Tim Wakefield's worst start in a Boston Red Sox uniform ever as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Sox by a score of 9-8. The Sox were in a 7-1 hole after just three innings, and Wakefield couldn't even finish that third frame. Here are the ugly pitching stats for the champs. Time to cringe. Ready? IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA T. Wakefield 2.2 7 7 6 2 2 2 4.25 J. Tavarez 1.1 1 1 0 2 1 0 6.39 D. Aardsma 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.33 M. Timlin 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 10.00 J. Lopez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38Peter here, and I told you they were ugly, but don't worry, Wakes is NOT injured in any way. Sometimes the Minnesota Twins' Metrodome is not kind to his knuckleball OR his team. This is what he had to say after his abbreviated outing, an outing to absolutely and very quickly forget, maybe even turn the page and burn it to mere cinders, ashes to be scattered by the wind..."It was just one of th | | By: Peter's Red Sox Forever | | |
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| Minnesota Bans Mercury in Cosmetics | | 2008-05-12 00:45:00 | | (NaturalNews) Minnesota is the first in the nation to ban intentionally-added mercury in cosmetic products. Minnesota will now have a more stringent standard than the federal government. The federal government currently allows a small amount of mercury as a preservative in eye makeup.The implications of this new law have already been felt on a national level, however. Many leading cosmetics companies are now being forced to adapt their formulations in order to comply with Minnesota's requirements. Minnesota lawmakers say they passed the bill with hopes that other states will also do so, thereby forcing the federal government to ban it nationwide.Retailers who knowingly sell cosmetics containing mercury could face fines of up to $700. Penalties could also reach $10,000 for manufacturers who do not disclose mercury on product labels.The cosmetics provision is part of a bigger ban that is targeting better-known sources of mercury. Thermostats, barometers, industrial switches and medical | | By: Whole Food And More | | |
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| Engineering and Technology Scholarship 2008-09 Minnesota State University | | 2008-04-27 10:51:00 | | There are many scholarships available for physics and astronomy at Minnesota State University. Departement of Physics and Astonomy offers some scholarships program:
1. College of Science, Engineering and Technology Scholarship
At least ten awards ranging from $500 to $1000 will be given. To qualify, a student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above, have completed at least two full | | By: International Scholarships | | |
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| Oakland apalea a Minnesota | | 2008-04-25 11:14:19 | | Los Atléticos de Oakland vapulearon 11-2 a los Mellizos de Minnesota y su abridor dominicano Francisco Liriano.
Liriano apenas pudo sacar 2 tercios de la primera entrada pero suficientes para aceptar 6 anotaciones, todas limpias, con 5 hits y 3 pasaportes para cargar a cuestas con su tercera derrota sin victoria.
Greg Smith ganó su segunda decisión [...] | | By: De Beisbol | | |
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| Jared Allen to the Minnesota Vikings: What that means for us. | | 2008-04-23 00:10:18 | |
It only cost 31 million in guaranteed money, a first round draft pick, and two third round draft picks, but the Minnesota Vikings have traded for Kansas City Defensive End Jared Allen. Specifically it was a 6-year, 74 million dollar deal, and the 17th, 73rd and 82nd picks. Expensive, yes, but the Vikings get a 15 sack a year guy with thirty million reasons to play his tail off. Even when the Chiefs were horrible last season, Jared Allen was a bright spot.
There were a few of us in Jaguars land (myself included) who thought that trading for Allen would be a good idea. With the size of the deal, I'm pretty glad we didn't make him the highest paid player on the team. Though not because he's a risk, I believe it when his Chiefs teammates say he's quit drinking:
"I've seen Jared at a big party, out on the dance floor, where
everybody is drinking except one person. It's Jared, and he's having
the best time of everybody," said Chiefs | | By: Big Cat Country - An Unoffical Jacksonville Jaguar | | |
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| Cheifs Looking to Move Allen to Tampa Bay or Minnesota | | 2008-04-17 20:43:20 | | It appears that the Chiefs may very well be looking to move Pro Bowl defensive end Jared Allen to the Vikings or the Buccaneers. Yesterday Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer spoke out that the Chiefs were going to move Allen before the draft in just over a week, and that the Bucs and Vikings were the [...] | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
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| Minnesota Ghost | | 2008-04-17 06:25:00 | | This happened about a month ago just outside of Willmar, a little town in the back country of Minnesota, and while it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's real.This out-of-state traveler was on the side of the road, hitchhiking on a real dark night in the middle of a thunderstorm. Time passed slowly and no cars went by. It was raining so hard he could hardly see his hand in front of his face. Suddenly he saw a car moving slowly, approaching and appearing ghostlike in the rain. It slowly and silently crept toward him and stopped.Wanting a ride real bad the guy jumped in the car and closed the door; only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the wheel, and no sound of an engine to be heard over the rain.Again the car crept slowly forward and the guy was terrified, too scared to think of jumping out and running. The guy saw that the car was approaching a sharp curve and, still too scared to jump out, he started to pray and began begging for his life; he was sure the ghost | | By: Jokes and Forwards | | |
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| Minnesota Madrassa: Taxpayers Paying for a Muslim School | | 2008-04-12 06:50:00 | | Flagrantly violating the constitutional ban on state promotion of religion, the Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, or TIZA, herds children into bathrooms to perform ritual Islamic cleansing before leading them into the school gym to pray to Allah each day. In three visits to the K-8 school, the Minnesota Department of Education never noticed a problem, even though the tax-funded school is located at a mosque. And the ACLU didn't bother until a Minneapolis columnist exposed the madrassa earlier this week."It appears the school may be impermissibly blurring the line between providing a secular education and endorsing and promoting religion and religious activities," said Charles Samuelson, who heads the group's Minnesota office.Blurring the line? It has erased it... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Minnesota School is Teaching Islam | | 2008-04-10 15:28:56 | | A tax payer funded school in Minnesota is teaching Islam to it’s students. A substitute teacher has reported that the Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy has blurred the lines between the separation of church and state.
The separation of church and state has become the rallying cry of atheists everywhere who are afraid that their child may even [...] | | By: Wake Up America | | |
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| The Phinsider Community Mock Draft: Pick #17 - Minnesota Vikings | | 2008-04-07 11:43:16 | | With the 16th pick in The Phinsider Community Mock Draft, the Arizona Cardinals select Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy. McKelvin received 57% of the vote, with Aqib Talib in second place (12%) and Mike Jenkins in third (10%). So here are the 5 most recent picks in this draft: Denver Broncos - Jeff Otah, OT, Pitt (30%) Carolina Panthers - Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois (32%) Chicago Bears - Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt Detroit Lions - Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon Arizona Cardinals - Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy To see the entire mock draft so far, click here. Up next, with the 17th overall pick, are the Minnesota Vikings. The Daily Norseman has all the insight and analysis you could want on the Vikings. Also, below are the Vikings' draft needs, courtesy of NFL Draft Countdown: 1. Defensive End: Erasmus James has been a big bust and Kenechi Udeze will miss at least the 2008 season while he battles leukemia so they're really in desperate need of a legitimate stud pass rusher. 2 | | By: The Phinsider | | |
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| Utah Jazz vs. Minnesota Timberwolves Free Betting Pick - Alex Smart | | 2008-03-30 10:07:43 | | Utah Jazz -6.5
Sun Mar 30 ‘08 3:35p
Game: Utah Jazz vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Game Time: 3/30/2008 3:35:00 PM
Prediction: Utah Jazz
Reason: The Utah Jazz enter into this tilt against their hosts the Minnesota Timberwolves well aware of a ugly 111-100 loss they suffered here earlier this season, in embarrassing fashion , as they turned the ball over 24 [...] | | By: Touthouse Free Sports Picks | | |
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| Minnesota Twins 2008 Predictions: | | 2008-03-25 11:37:17 | | Ok, with Denard Span being sent down to AAA and Joe Nathan being inked to a 4 year, $47 M payday, the Minnesota Twins opening day roster is rounding into shape. Here are my predictions for the upcoming season. The opening day lineup will look like this:
1. Carlos Gomez, CF
2. Joe Mauer, C
3. Michael Cuddyer, [...] | | By: TheGoldSeat.com | | |
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| Free NBA Pick: Minnesota vs. Portland Betting Odds | | 2008-03-15 12:56:55 | | Minnesota Timberwolves +9.5
Sat Mar 15 ‘08 10:05p - Click Here for Basketball Odds
Minnesota Timberwolves
Reason: The Blazers have been an inconsistent commodity for much of their current campaign, as is evident by going on a 17-1 run earlier this season , and a current slide, that has seen them lose 12 of their L17 straight up. [...] | | By: Touthouse Free Sports Picks | | |
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| Great Moments in Minnesota Twins History | | 2008-03-13 12:25:58 | | Following the 1960 season the Washington Senators moved to the Twin Cities and became the Minnesota Twins. Since becoming the Twins they have had their share of memorable moments. Here is a list of the ten greatest moments in Twins history.
April 11, 1961. The Minnesota Twins defeat the New York Yankees 6-0 in their first [...] | | By: TheGoldSeat.com | | |
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| Minnesota Raises Gas Tax | | 2008-02-27 00:00:00 | | The Minnesota state legislature has overridden a veto by Gov. Tim Pawlenty that will raise the gas tax per gallon by a nickel. Pawlenty argued that it wasn't right to raise taxes on Minnesota families. While that question is certainly worth debating, where was this Gov. Tim Pawlenty two years ago when he signed into law a bill passed by the state legislature that raised sales taxes on families in Hennepin County (Minneapolis) by $392 million without their approval to pay for a new baseball stadium for the Minnesota Twins? | | By: Tax Policy Blog | | |
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| Minnesota: Trade Jaric and Craig Smith To Denver | | 2008-01-18 13:47:04 | | Minnesota doesn’t need Marko Jaric (but Adriana Lima does). His contract is expensive ($25 million left including this season). By the time the rest of the T-wolves hit their stride, Jaric (currently 29) is going to be too old to be of any use. Finally, Jaric’s not really known as a locker-room leader. He just [...] | | By: No Blood No Foul | | |
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| YouTube Tuesday: Minnesota Gorillas | | 2008-01-15 16:49:00 | | Apparently, the University of Minnesota has its own special little rock group known as the Gorillas. Inspired by Tubby Smith, watch the infamous gorillas perform the song "Jumper" originally composed by Third Eye Blind. | | By: West Coast Bias | | |
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| Forenoon Snow (Minnesota's Emerald Snow)(Now In Spanish and English) | | 2007-12-01 06:45:00 | | Above , emerald snow, flowsDown (On Minnesota green),As I look out my window:Gaze upon the snowy skies,Capture the morning scene !Boundless and swift, untroubled:Are , its snowy glistening hues!...Happy I thought: to see this softEmerald, forenoon snowFollow me, O yes, please do :I called unto the Forenoon Snow: Follow me into my memories,For times when I am old!...#940 (12/3/05)Note (by the author): This afternoon, I walked out into the soft snow in my driveway; whizzed the snow away from my car with a broom. Then I remembered how beautiful it all is, winter in Minnesota (how it was, used to be, is); I was kind of in a trance looking at it all descend from the sky, onto the green tree in our yard, the car, driveway, me. I had waked up earlier, and looked out the window (prior to this), and it was boundless snow that filled my eyes: I remember thinking, What a blessing to be able to simply absorb this all . Later on that evening my wife said: I love walking in the snow, she s from Per | | By: forex for you | | |
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| Michigan vs. Minnesota | | 2007-10-28 11:51:34 | | Blegh...I'm not quite sure what else I really have to say about yesterday's Michigan game. The 34-10 score does not indicate how awfully they played awfully in the first half, but after the beginning of the season, I'm not going to complain. A win is a win.Minnesota carved up the Michigan defense in the first half with that halfback hand-off from the shotgun, the back running between the center and guard. I think it's a zone read of some kind, but correct me if I'm wrong. They ran it all day long.Things got better in the second as the weather got colder. Mallett threw some nice long passes, but also made a couple really awful ones, a particularly bad screen pass to his receiver's feet comes to mind. Both Manningham and Arrington came up with some amazing circus catches that make me wish I had remembered to record the game.Lastly, both Minor and Brown were sick. I'm not sure how much of it was a product of the atrocious Minnesota defense, but Minor rushed the ball 21 times | | By: Blast Shields Down | | |
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| New Minnesota State Law Requires Fingerprints for All Adoptions and Foster Care Providers and We Need to Call on Congress to Fund the Adam Walsh Act | | 2007-10-16 12:36:13 | | Excellent law and I'm pleased to see that it is in effect in the state of Minnesota, for if we can't protect our precious, innocent children's lives, then what are we here for and where are we going?
In my opinion John Walsh is to be commended for what he has accomplished with his Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and furthermore, at this particular time I would like to share that I am so very proud of my niece Charrisa Martin for she too, is changing the world one person at a time by not only sending this vitally important website to me but adding her excellent comments to it as well.
I totally agree with all the points that she has made and further feel that our United States Congress will not disappoint us by continuing to drag their feet on this most urgent of issues.
Feel as we do? well then start typing, everybody. Here is the information to make it as convenient for you as possible:
Find and contact your federal, state and local officials
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Practice non-violence in your lives. You will be leaving your children a beautiful legacy. | | By: Marilyn's Non-Violent Planet Newspage | | |
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| Minnesota state parks - Fall Camping | | 2007-09-30 08:01:00 | | "The fall color season brings visitors out for events and programs or to hike, camp and enjoy the scenic beauty of our state parks," said Courtland Nelson, director of the DNR Division of Parks and Recreation. Nelson said that of the 67 Minnesota state parks and recreation areas that offer camping, all but four have camping this fall. The four parks are: Old Mill in northwestern Minnesota, Monson Lake in west central Minnesota, Kilen Woods and Lake Louise in southern Minnesota. Red River State Recreation Area in East Grand Forks will keep their campground open through Sept. 30 when it will close for the season.
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| Barry Bonds in Minnesota | | 2007-09-28 10:39:26 | | While this season comes to a close, there is much speculation regarding the future of several current Twins…. Will Santana be traded? Will the Twins resign Hunter? One question that is just starting to surface…. Will Barry Bonds land in Minnesota?
Barry has publically stated that he wants to play for 1 or 2 more years. [...] | | By: TheGoldSeat.com | | |
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| Barry Bonds to Minnesota | | 2007-09-28 10:36:55 | | While this season comes to a close, there is much speculation regarding the future of several current Twins…. Will Santana be traded? Will the Twins resign Hunter? One question that is just starting to surface…. Will Barry Bonds land in Minnesota?
Barry has publically stated that he wants to play for 1 or 2 more years. [...] | | By: MN Twins Talk | | |
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| Johnson Vows a Better Effort vs Minnesota | | 2007-09-23 01:52:38 | | Larry Johnson has not exactly been the Larry Johnson that fans of the Chiefs have come to expect so far in 2007, but heading into Sunday’s game vs the Vikings, the former Penn State back said he’s ready to go and get on track this season. “I’m definitely back to where I should be [...] | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
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| Gutless Wonders: Padilla, Rangers Swept In Minnesota | | 2007-09-21 00:35:22 | | If Vicente Padilla’s start on Wednesday night in Minnesota was truly his last of 2007, he couldn’t have done a much better job of alienating himself from his teammates, his coaches, and most importantly, the organization that handed him a three year, $33.75 million contract last winter.
The Twins completed a three game sweep of the [...] | | By: Baseball Time in Arlington | | |
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| Woman Raped in Minnesota Hallway and Witnesses Do Nothing for 90 Minutes | | 2007-08-25 01:16:36 | |
I am aghast, appalled, shocked, disbelieving and all of the many other adjectives that you can think of as I sit here and type this story to you right now. Did these people think that they were watching a reality show in their hall???!!!!! Ok...I have to calm my mind down before I can continue to blog any further. I can understand that a few people there may have been afraid to get physically involved (I definitely would have, using a less than lethal weapon) but how in the world can you justify not picking up either a cell or a landline telephone and dialing 911 when you know you can help???!!!!!! My readers, I can't get over this...I simply cannot get over this. READ ABOUT THIS HEREPractice non-violence in your lives. You will be leaving your children a beautiful legacy. | | By: Marilyn's Non-Violent Planet Newspage | | |
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| Early Prescription Refills in Minnesota Disaster Areas | | 2007-08-24 17:23:00 | | Humana to Allow Early Prescription Refills in Minnesota Disaster AreasCompany waives prescription refill rule for members affected by storms and floodingAugust 24, 2007 - MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced today it will allow its health plan members in three southeastern Minnesota counties to obtain early refills of their prescriptions in the wake of devastating | | By: Mesothelioma Search Engine | | |
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| The Minnesota Bridge Collapse | | 2007-08-12 01:41:40 | | What a disaster this thing is, huh? Who would have thunk that a bridge would collapse during rush hour? Worse yet - the startling revelation that most of the bridges in the United States are “structurally deficient” is horrible!
Here is a situation that should have no political strings attached to it (although some [...] | | By: Joe's Journal | | |
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| With Too Many QB’s in Philly; Holcomb May Look to Minnesota | | 2007-07-05 14:59:40 | | No question with the drafting of Kevin Kolb in the first round of this years draft that the Philadelphia Eagles have a logjam at the QB spot. One player that knows his time in Philly may be drawing near is QB Kelly Holcomb. The veteran QB looks like the odd man out when it comes to even getting a shot at playing this season, and already he is laying the groundwork to play elsewhere. One place he may look to land is in Minnesota, where the team is going to give youngster Tarvaris Jackson the first crack at the QB spot.
Last season Jackson, a first-round draft choice, was thrown into the action late into the season, and had his ups and downs. He was 47-for-81 passing for 475 yards, two TD’s and four picks. While the Vikings are high on him, they have to be careful not to bank the entire 2007 on Jackson. “I just believe he is going to incrementally grow,” coach Brad Childress said of Jackson. “We’ve watched it here in the offseason program. You watch him arou | | By: NFL GridIron Gab | | |
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| The Minnesota Twins Play Dirty | | 2007-06-01 20:33:05 | | Today I read an interesting article by Chicago Sun Times staff reporter Joe Cowley. You can read the article here.
The premise of the article is this: The Twins play dirty and are never called on it because they are the cute, loveable small market team from a fly-over state. As I read this article I [...] | | By: MN Twins Talk | | |
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| Senate Watch: Minnesota | | 2007-05-30 06:55:00 | | The challenges for Norm Coleman's re-election effort are similar to those facing Susan Collins in Maine. Coleman is a Republican in a Democratic state with a strong liberal history--Minnesota has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1976 (the longest active blue streak). He is also saddled with an unpopular outgoing president and the situation in Iraq, both of which Coleman has attempted to distance himself from. Minnesota DFLers (the state's version of the Democratic Party) will also make a strong push to reclaim the seat because it was once held by liberal icon Paul Wellstone.Coleman was elected the mayor of St. Paul as a Democrat, but switched to Republican Party in 1996. His bid for governor failed in 1998, with the surprising victory of former wrestler and actor Jesse Ventura. Coleman's 2002 Senate race against Wellstone grew very contentious before Wellstone's tragic death in a plane crash weeks before the election. Coleman had been running neck and neck with | | By: Political Realm | | |
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| Minnesota wild about bringing back Backstrom | | 2007-05-08 19:34:18 | | Michael Russo of the Minnesota Star Tribune reports that the Minnesota Wild are renewing their efforts of bringing back pending unrestricted free agent goalie Niklas Backstrom.
“Both [General Manager Doug Risebrough and coach Jacques Lemaire] have made it clear they’d like to have Nick back next year, so we will be talking to his representation and to him,” assistant GM Tom Lynn said. “We feel we can bring Nick back without having to do anything else at the same time.”
However, such a move would “put the Wild close to the expected $47.5 million salary cap without even filling out the rest of its roster.”
“As far as the cap goes, it’s not a worry right now because we’ve got a quarter of the team together,” Lynn said. “If we were a team in need of three top-six forwards and two top defensemen, we’d be more nervous. But we have a better core than most teams. We just want to add some parts to help our playoff | | By: Rumor Me This | | |
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