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The politics of incumbent rejectionDec 28, 2023 8:41 am - At a time when voters have rejected the party of the incumbent president in the last two elections, and in which current polling has the incumbent trailing, both parties ...
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My Outdoors resolutions for 2024Dec 28, 2023 6:00 am - Happy New Year to you all. One of the hardest things to do at this time of year is making a list of resolutions for the new year. Even harder than that is keeping those r...
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Jim O'Donnell: Sean McDonough's on-air candor cut through Northwestern's bowl winDec 28, 2023 6:00 am - BEHIND THE PLAY-BY-PLAY VENEER of Sean McDonough are the heart and instincts of a quality journalist. Part of that is pedigree: For more than four decades, his father...
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Democrats’ lawfare vs. Donald TrumpDec 28, 2023 1:00 am - The story of the 2024 campaign so far is the effort by Democrats and their appointees to use criminal charges and lawsuits to force former President Donald Trump out of t...
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North Stars grad Nubin a Sporting News All-AmericanDec 26, 2023 6:00 am - Defensive back owns Minnesota interceptions record
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Holiday sports content you won’t find anywhere elseDec 24, 2023 6:00 am - Without apology to YouTube nor with any endorsement of other internet mind wasters, I searched various posts and uploads for seasonal sports content and found an impressi...
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Jim O'Donnell: Memories of a holiday salute from Bob Frisk still raise the spiritDec 24, 2023 6:00 am - IT'S FUNNY HOW THE CHRISTMAS CAROUSEL can come around again. Even in anniversaries that suggest “50” — especially when recalling a magical moment. Outside The Dunton ...
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Boy’s slaying, police dog killed, Juneteenth tragedy: The year in suburban crime newsDec 22, 2023 5:15 am - A little boy is killed just for being Palestinian. A man dies at a party celebrating freedom. And hundreds of people attend a funeral for a police dog fatally shot in a s...
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Silvy: Never let continuity get in the way of getting better. Eberflus has to goDec 21, 2023 9:00 am - So much for that playoff dream. For a week the optimism was flowing. For three quarters on Sunday, the Bears fueled the postseason fire like a burning yule log. We were t...
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How Christmas dinner traditions have evolvedDec 21, 2023 6:24 am - Turns out, a Dutch chemist named Johannes van Houten could very well be my all-time hero. Back in 1828, he invented a way to make chocolate into a solid bar, a form we’ve...