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Norm Coleman on miracles, his good karma and smoke-and-mirrors

By Chris Steller | 05.22.09 | 9:23 am

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In the main atrium of the downtown Minneapolis library, Norm Coleman beams at passersby — from the cover of ”Shared Vision: Norm Coleman and the Remarkable Revitalization of St. Paul.” The 2001 hagiography currently has pride of place in the…

Riot gear and recounts: London, New York follow trends Minnesota set last fall

By Chris Steller | 04.02.09 | 10:51 am

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They’re wearing riot gear in London and they’re talking recounts in New York. It’s all so St. Paul, last fall.

Mondale sings opera as his rooster crows? Wikipedia ‘is bull,’ says ex-veep

By Chris Steller | 12.27.08 | 2:31 pm

In an interview with the Scandinavian-American cultural magazine Nordic Reach, former Vice President and U.S. Sen. Walter Mondale sounds fed up with social media and crowdsourcing. He was unaware he has a MySpace page until the interviewer tells…