(Editor's Note: This was written by George Shirk, twin brother of Robert Shirk.) Robert Shirk, a cancer survivor who turned his love for his family...
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(Editor's Note: Rob Shirk, the South St. Paul Examiner, wrote this article about the Minnesota Senate race shortly before he entered the hospital. The...
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US Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R) Minn. has another bee up her bonnet. She is urging her constituents to not fill out their census forms.The...
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South St. Paul's celebration gets underway this week in one of the Minnesota's most charming festivals. From June 26 through June 29 South St. Paul...
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Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is exercising a little used procedural stratagem to balance the state budget. It is called unallotment. Unallotment...
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We are approaching Father's Day, a holiday of dubious distinction that has been celebrated by few, laughed at by many, and ignored by most.The...
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The Minnesota state budget has a 2.7 billion dollar shortfall and Gov. Tim Pawlenty is determined to solve the puzzle without raising taxes. Although...
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My boyhood backyard had the most magnificent tree living in the back yard. It was the noble elm. A lot of people know what happened. The elms got a...
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A guy is getting a haircut while elsewhere a woman is getting a massage. A pig appears bringing game baseballs to an umpire between innings and gets a...
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Hospital food has been vilified by the American population for as long as I can remember. Thank goodness we don't live in some parts of Europe. A...
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