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Bankruptcy signals dark times for Sun Country

Airline seems to be going down with Petters' sinking ship
Emily Kaiser

Sun Country, the low-cost airline based in Minnesota, filed for bankruptcy Monday after their parent company, Petters Group Worldwide, became entrenched in a federal fraud investigation of more than $1 billion.

Gina Carano, Kelly Kobald, and Kaitlin Young fight for mainstream acceptance

Three women boldly challenge gender expectations
Bradley Campbell

Kaitlin Young has a one-inch height advantage, but her opponent, Gina Carano, has at least four pounds on her. Both study Muay Thai and jiu-jitsu. They stand across from each other inside a circular cage, bouncing in their respective corners.

With Honeycrisp's patent expiring, U of M looks for new apple

The popular breed has been called one the 25 innovations that changed the world
Rachel Hutton

For two months every fall, David Bedford spends his days chewing things up and spitting them out. As the University of Minnesota's chief apple breeder, Bedford is tasked with finding genetic gems among nearly 20,000 trees.

Club shots: First Avenue Gets 'Cryphy'

Every month, two hip-hop DJs turn First Avenue's VIP into a perfect mess of Pabst, colored jeans and rap music
Jen Boyles

A scientific mix of "hyphy" and "crunk", "Get Cryphy" lets you be who you wanna be every month in the VIP room. Through close observation, we offer some advice on how to get most cryphy among your peers at such a soiree.

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PostSecret brings the hush-hush to Minneapolis library by Emily Kaiser

PostSecret, a blog turned into an international phenomenon, is stopping in Minneapolis to show some of its collection of postcard secrets.

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Bachmann has ties to Petters federal fraud investigation by Emily Kaiser

bachman.jpg To break ties with the ongoing Petters Group Worldwide mess, which has pegged CEO Tom Petters with potential fraud of more than $1 billion, Bachmann withdrew her pardon letter last Thursday for one of the men linked to the investigation.

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Klobuchar and Ramstad: copper scraps not your golden ticket by Emily Kaiser

copperpipes.jpg Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Jim Ramstad are introducing legislation this afternoon to curb copper thieves that can cause serious safety concerns in abandoned homes and buildings.

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Balls! Sports Blog

Twins' Endgame Player Rater by Judd Spicer

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Season-ending player ratings for your favorite club.

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Danks, a lot by Judd Spicer

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Chicago starter John Danks put up 8 zeroes in 8 frames, while DH Jim Thome’s 7th inning solo shot proved the difference in the Twins’ season-ending, 1-0 loss.

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Joystick Division

Post-GameCyte/TriplePoint Roundtable by Gary Hodges

For Joystick Division's second roundtable discussion, the guys talk their now-infamous TriplePoint-GameCyte.com piece.

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Culture To Go

Gay magnet Griffin delivers raucous State Theater performance by Jen Boyles

KathyGriffinThumbThere's one thing you should know about Kathy Griffin -- she loves her gays almost as much as she loves her Emmy.

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Coachella music festival dates announced by Jen Boyles

coachella.jpgEverybody's favorite music festival, Coachella, just announced its 2009 dates.

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Over the Weekend: October 3-5, 2008 by Andrea Swensson

AniDessa18-thumb.jpgA recap of this weekend's top shows. With pictures!

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Twin Cities Eater

The Art of Food: Mesa Pizza, by Bala by James Norton

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A bite-sized bit of food photography: this week, good eats over at Mesa Pizza.

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Gear up for Oktoberfest: BYO beer boot by Rachel Hutton

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A local entrepreneur kicks butt in the beer boot biz.

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