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Thanks for waiting through my self-imposed sabbatical.
-E.

Commentary: Sara Jane Olson should be released, but to another country; Former terrorist should have been tried for treason

Somewhere buried under the headlines of the great March snow-pocalypse, sits news about Sara Jane Olson being released from prison.
The mature public will remember Olson from her actions in 1970s, when she participated in a deadly California bank robbery and the attempted bombing of Los Angeles police cars as a member of the urban terrorists [...]

“You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas” – Thanking the Troops Part 2

Gazette reporter Elliot Mann recently traveled to Dallas along with a group of St. Croix Valley residents to thank members of the armed services arriving in the U.S., as well as those departing to Iraq and Afghanistan. This account is the second in a three-part series detailing his experience.
DALLAS – As I crouched, took aim [...]

“You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas” – Thanking the Troops Part 1

I wrote this for work after spending last week in Texas greeting the troops. It’s much more a magazine-type feature than anything I’ve written before, usually it’s all inverted pyramid. Enjoy.

(Photo: Elliot Mann) Richard Glasgow hugs a solider returning for her two weeks of rest and recuperation.
• Reporter Elliot Mann recently traveled to Dallas along [...]

Mitchell report leaks – Clemens apparently named in steroids probe

Parts of the Mitchell report have leaked, and the Associated Press is already saying Roger Clemens is one of the players who received steroids from Brian McNamee, a former trainer for the Yankees and Clemens. McNamee told investigators he supplied Clemens and Pettitte with steroids and that information is in the report, according to the [...]

Kevin Smith ethers nerd at Comic-Con

Link: http://clipaday.com/videos/no-crap-in-kevin-smiths-house (won’t reproduce on my site, follow the link, it’s worth it. NFWS-language.)
Every now and then, some idiot thinks to himself:
“Man… I’m totally going to take (insert cult movie director here) to task for his shitty production and lack of development in (insert cult movie here). I don’t care if the film – [...]

Interstate 35W bridge collapses over Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis, several dead

The I-35W over the Mississippi Bridge collapsed this afternoon, leaving an unknown number injured. Eyewitnesses accounts say several vehicles plunged into the water during the rush-hour accident. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has confirmed one death in the accident, CNN is reporting three deceased. Several state Department of Transportation employees were [...]

Stillwater bikers upset with noise crackdown

(Originally printed in the Stillwater Gazette on Apr. 27 in a continuing series of articles about motorcycle noise. **Edit: Well, looks like someone is reading the Gazette. PiPress story on May 1)
STILLWATER – The St. Croix Valley Riders may roam the area by motorcycle, but they are recommending members bypass Stillwater when riding around the [...]