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“There’s No Place Like Home”: Garrison Keillor’s Homage to the Twin Cities in National Geographic

“Forgiveness + Understanding = Home” When I think of National Geographic magazine, I think of exotic locales and subjects like Icelandic volcanoes, African pygmies, and remote Tibetan villages (are there any other kind?). Not the Twin Cities and its denizens. No matter. The current issue (February 2014) features simply one of the best pieces about...
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Prognosis for Redeveloping St. Paul Ford Plant Site: Excellent

Keys:  Location, Strength of Local Economy What are the prospects for (re)developing the now-mothballed St. Paul Ford plant? How long will it take? The best way to answer those questions is to look at what’s happened previously to idled auto plants elsewhere in the country: “Shuttered auto plants have been a surprising beneficiary of the...
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“How Strong is the Condo Association?” — Cont.

Reassuring Condo Buyers Normally, someone who purchases a condo or townhome has to wait until they’ve signed a Purchase Agreement to find out how financially strong (or not) the building or development is.  See, “Ten Day Review Period . . . 2 Weeks Too Late.” Then, they have ten days to review the related materials...
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