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Counting the dead: mapping the impact on Minnesota

By Dan Haugen , Minnesota Monitor

The number of U.S. military casualties in Iraq recently passed the 4,000 mark. According to the Web site icasualties.org, 59 of those soldiers have come from Minnesota. [Cities and soldiers listed below.] MORE »

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Free ways to celebrate democracy without dropping $15 at CivicFest

By Chris Steller , Minnesota Independent

The Minneapolis Convention Center’s answer to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul is CivicFest, an extravaganza of American democracy, replete with historical document displays, a fake Oval Office for taking gag photos and other educational exhibits. But CivicFest’s unavoidable lesson is that democracy comes with corporate sponsors and a $15 cover charge. MnIndy picked Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie’s brain for free or lower-cost ways to celebrate civics on your own. MORE »