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Paulsen’s confessed fondness for water pranks puts office geyser in new light

By Chris Steller | 06.19.09 | 5:28 pm

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U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen confessed to a fondness for water pranks during a recent commencement address at his alma mater, St. Olaf College. That puts a new light on the horizontal geyser that spurted from the wall…

WCAL-FM advocates ask court to void deal that begat MPR’s The Current

By Chris Steller | 09.25.08 | 7:10 pm

CORRECTED AND UPDATED  Advocates for the former WCAL-FM public radio station have filed a petition (pdf) asking the Rice County District Court Sept. 25 to declare the station’s $10.5 million sale to Minnesota Public Radio void.
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