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Clooney, Zellweger bring glitz to Duluth

George Clooney and Renée Zellweger brought the witty banter from their on-screen characters in “Leatherheads” to real life when they visited Duluth’s Depot on Monday.

Nursing homes: don't balance state budget on backs of our seniors

Nursing homes and a flush health care account are at the center of a legislative debate over health care spending as Gov. Tim Pawlenty and lawmakers look for ways to solve a projected state budget deficit.

The next vice president?

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is widely considered to be on the short list of possible running mates to GOP presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain.

Ag comes to the classroom

Inside the classrooms of Minnesota State Community & Technical College-Detroit Lakes, other groups from schools in Lake Park-Audubon, Ogema/Waubun, White Earth and Detroit Lakes (Holy Rosary, Rossman and Roosevelt) learn about hogs, sheep, beef, dairy, grains, turkeys and sugar beets, as well as soils and farm safety.

Little relief for borrowers

Yes, the Federal Reserve Board, the nation’s central bank, has cut rates, including another reduction last week. Even so, borrowers generally “haven’t seen a lot of relief,” so far, said Scott Anderson, senior economist with Wells Fargo in Minneapolis.

Okeson’s success is what most coaches can only dream of

Markus Okeson has experienced a lifetime of coaching success on the hardwood in just three short years. The Frazee native has tasted more success than some basketball coaches who have been working for more than 20 years, and it’s coming at one of the smallest schools in Minnesota.

Toad Lake Store drops 'theater night' for smokers

The curtain dropped on “theater night” at the Toad Lake Store near Frazee about three weeks ago.

New Day Horizon coming to DL -- Local author to hold public book reading March 29

Mystical prophecies. Governments waging war against each other. The human race, having poisoned the Earth’s atmosphere with its own excesses, is forced to abandon the surface world for a new life beneath it.

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