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NEW in @chron #Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pushes pastors to run for political office During a private meeting at Ed Young's Second Baptist Church in #Houston , dozens of right-wing Christians strategized how to win seats in the 2024 elections.

Dan Patrick pushes Texas pastors to run for political office

"I'd rather be kicked out of office for my positions than kicked out of Heaven," Patrick...

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#GeorgeFloydProtests are now happening in the small, mostly white cities on #Minnesota ’s Iron Range. Sunday’s protest in the city of Hibbing, about 200 miles north of Minneapolis.

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Local angle: Hibbing musician gets $300M for songs

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BREAKING: Entire catalog of Bob Dylan songs reaching back 60 years is acquired by Universal Music Publishing.

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People in Hibbing placed childrens’ shoes in front of Assumption Catholic Church. Memorial to the 215 Indigenous children whose bodies were found buried on the grounds of former Kamloops Indian Residential School in Canada. Minnesota was once home to 17 boarding schools.

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Ely, Minn.: Snow sculptures

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Pro-Palestinian group in #Houston crashes Mayor Whitmire’s keynote speech at #Ramadan dinner. Muslim groups had boycotted the event after Whitmire did not call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

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3 years sober today. Thanks for the support.

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My first solo byline for @nytimes . “Minnesota: On the Iron Range, signs of rural America’s shift to the right.”

Minnesota: On the Iron Range, signs of rural America’s shift to the right.

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NEW in ⁦ @ExpressNews ⁩ In South Texas, area residents increasingly believe #ElonMusk will turn #SpaceX ’s #Starbase into a research and development site and move orbital launch operations to Florida. w/ photos by ⁦ @kinhuiphotog ⁩

‘It’s not going to be as sexy’: Boca Chica looks toward a SpaceX future less lofty than it’d hoped

Residents increasingly accept that SpaceX will use Starbase mainly as a research and...

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NEW in @ExpressNews No #Starship launch soon, FAA says, as investigations — including SpaceX's own — are still incomplete

No Starship launch soon, FAA says, as investigations — including SpaceX's own — are still incomplete

Elon Musk has been touting improvements at the Boca Chica site, but his company's license...

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First above the fold @ExpressNews

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Religion reporting in Houston

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My latest for @ExpressNews @elonmusk is banking on Starship “to become an orbital vehicle." But the main obstacle is Raptor engine production. Here, @SciGuySpace sheds light on SpaceX's engine troubles and what they mean for finances/plans for Starship.

Elon Musk warns SpaceX faces ‘genuine risk of bankruptcy’

Without a steady supply of the big Raptor engines needed to lift its Starship into orbit,...

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4 years

Reporting on Iron Range nursing homes. CNA: "All the day shift nurses have Covid. Most of the night nurses have Covid. One of the midnight nurses had Covid. The DON (director of nursing) has had to be an aide and a nurse. The scheduler has had to be an aide."

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NEW in @chron Houston #SBC pastor Ed Young calls migrants 'garbage' in Sunday sermon The leader of Second Baptist Church told his congregation that the U.S. is "lost through foolishnes" while promoting anti-immigration rhetoric.

Houston pastor Ed Young calls migrants 'garbage' in ranting sermon

The Second Baptist Church previously called Houston one of the world's most dangerous...

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NEW in @chron #Houston group calls for Second Baptist Pastor Ed Young's resignation Indivisible Houston believes church members should force Young out after the longtime #SBC pastor called migrants "undesirables" and "garbage."

Houston group calls for Second Baptist Pastor Ed Young's resignation

Indivisible Houston is calling for the SBC pastor's resignation.

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@EricKillelea

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NEW in @chron What's the difference between Christians and Christian nationalists? "If your religion lines up specifically with a political platform…then maybe your religion is a political platform."

What's the difference between Christians and Christian nationalists?

Texas relgious leader Amanda Tyler fields questions about flags and faith on her latest...

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Eric Killelea

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3 years

I'm now a tech reporter @ExpressNews . DM tips on SpaceX and everything related to cybersecurity, cloud-computing and IT in San Antonio. Also, I'm here for the food recs in South Texas.

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👀" @RepPeteStauber , whose office declined to answer an editorial writer's Qs, often claims to defend "our way of life" as he campaigns or pushes policy. His bill is misguided, and he needs grasp this truth: Clean water and conservation are part of "our way of life" in Minnesota."

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Editorial: Biden administration should renew the push to protect the BWCA

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4 years sober today. Thank you all for the help.

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3 years

Finding that Iron Range light on the solstice

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AOL co-founder Steve Case and #Spurs legend Manu Ginobili at San Antonio Startup Week. #sasw2022

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Swimming in Iron Range mine pit

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NEW in @chron Mayor Whitmire called downtown church before reversing Houston Ave. Project

Why is Trinity Downtown thanking Mayor Whitmire on its marquee?

"That's how government should work," Pastor Michael Dorn of Trinity Downtown gushed...

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@EricKillelea

3 years

I asked an Iron Range waitress to pick my dessert. She introduced me to sweet potato poutine. And yes, that’s marshmallows on fries!

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

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For nearly a month, I've been working as the Religion Reporter for @chron . My editors and I are carving out the new beat in Houston. So, hit me up with info and story ideas as we cover one of the most diverse cities in America.

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My latest article for @RollingStone : "Why Is it So Hard to Study Pot?" Read comments from the @DEAHQ , @NORML , @MarijuanaPolicy , and @BrookingsInst .

Rolling Stone

@RollingStone

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Earlier this year, the DEA announced they would "streamline" applications for scientific studies of cannabis, but will it change anything?

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Hi all. I'm @chron 's Houston-based religion reporter. I recently wrote a story asking the question: What's the difference between Christians and Christian nationalists? > 🧵Now, I want to ask you a few questions.

What's the difference between Christians and Christian nationalists?

Texas relgious leader Amanda Tyler fields questions about flags and faith on her latest...

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Reporting from #SpaceX ’s Starbase in Boca Chica

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Horoshak, a 27-year-old openly gay man from Cotton, Minn. requested an independent team from the @DNC investigate two men who harassed him while working under former 8th District Congressman Rick Nolan. But last month, the DNC denied his request.

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My latest in @chron Dallas-area pastor tries (and fails) to apologize for wedding night 'joke' #SBC pastor is a “living exemplar of an eternally juvenile & highly toxic form of masculinity," one critic said.

Texas pastor compares self to Jesus as he apologizes for misogyny

The SBC pastor was called a "living exemplar of an eternally juvenile & highly toxic...

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My first full-page for @OutsideMagazine ! June 2017

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@chron The idea that tax-exempt religious institutions might have a direct line to discuss road projects and other infrastructure decisions with #Houston 's mayor has irked many residents. Trinity pastor: "You can say we're not taxpayers, but we contribute greatly to the community."

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MN AG-elect @keithellison re #mining : “I trust the workers to look out for the environment & occupational safety. I don’t trust the companies...We have to keep an eye on them. If they obey the rules, great. And if they don’t, we’ll hold them accountable.”

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5 years sober today. Thanks for the help.

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Reporting from the Bois Forte Reservation on band members teaching kids how to canoe for the upcoming ricing season.

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Last week, Horoshak told the @HibbDailyTrib he'd continue to pursue the matter w/ the @MinnesotaDFL : “I want accountability and people aren’t happy with me. I’m not doing this to make friends. I don’t want to be part of the old boys club.”

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NEW in @chron After chaotic #Ramadan dinner, Houston Mayor John Whitmire has a problem “John Whitmire knows nothing about the Muslim community,” said director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in #Houston

After chaotic Ramadan dinner, Mayor Whitmire has a problem

"John Whitmire knows nothing about the Muslim community," said a prominent leader in...

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. @MinnPost , the Minneapolis-based nonprofit news org, is offering state newspapers #coronavirus content and other stories free of charge. I'm grateful to run solid work from @walkerorenstein and @gretakaul in the @HibbDailyTrib and @MesabiDailyNews on the Iron Range.

Briana Bierschbach

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As someone who used to work for @MinnPost and knows how much of their limited resources they’re putting into coverage of COVID-19, both here and in D.C., they deserve your support now more than ever. If you’re financially able, become a member or throw a donation their way.

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Horoshak on mtg @RepPeteStauber : “I told him the #MeToo movement isn’t going away & we need stricter laws for political parties...Nobody should ever be harassed no matter your gender or orientation. If we don’t have stricter laws, situations like mine r going to keep popping up.”

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NEW in @ExpressNews With the number of #Alzheimer ’s cases in South #Texas increasing and studies showing Latinos are disproportionately impacted, the health system is planning a major expansion.

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NEW in @chron #Houston Pastor Ed Young calls Biden 'godless' in anti-immigration sermon The 87-year-old #SBC pastor continues to push conservative talking points on migrants and LGBTQ rights from the stage of his megachurch.

Ed Young blasts Biden as 'godless' in latest politicized sermon

The SBC pastor continues to push conservative talking points from the stage of his...

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3 years

Reporting: On Iron Range, Hibbing police dpt is purchasing riot gear. Hibbing = 16K Pop. 186 sq mi. 200 mi north of Minneapolis. No riots. Small protests after George Floyd’s death. PD mention Buffalo, Minn. when saying gear can be used in active shooter situations. Story TK.

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The Sunday print edition of the ⁦ @ExpressNews ⁩ features two of my stories about Elon Musk’s impact on Central Texas. Stories with ⁦ @a_leinfelder ⁩ and ⁦ @marissaluck7 ⁩ Great photos by ⁦ @fotografolara ⁩ and William Luther

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I'm stringing for the @nytimes in Minneapolis. Today I contributed reporting to this article by @AMartinezNYT and @edjsandoval 👇

Daunte Wright Spent Final Moments Talking With His Mother (Published 2021)

“I just seen and heard the fear in his voice,” she said. Mr. Wright was a young father who loved basketball and, in the tightknit world of Minneapolis, had a connection to George Floyd.

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4 years

Back in my home state of New Jersey, where I’m eating as much pizza and chicken parm as possible before returning to the Iron Range.

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1 year

#SpaceX fans gather before sunrise at Isla Blanca Park. #Starship

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Iron Range

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2 years

San Antonio. 70 degrees. Ice skating and reindeer.

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4 years

Full moon in Hibbing, Minn. Always fun when I finally leave the apt to eat at an empty local restaurant only to have an unmasked drunk guy show up, say some racist stuff, and refuse to back up when I ask him to stop touching me. Apparently I'm "what's wrong with America."

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My first spring in Texas

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For my first story⁩ ⁦ @chron ⁩, I interviewed a former member of the #LaLuzdelMundo megachurch in Houston. 'Victory for the victims': La Luz del Mundo 'cult' leader faces new charges

Former Houston congregants of La Luz del Mundo 'cult' speak out

Elisa Flores, a Houston congregant, describes a family torn apart by allegations of...

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4 years

Hibbing, Minn.

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In @ExpressNews : Makenna Elrod, Tess Mata and Alexandria “Lexi” Rubio, all 10, hoped to play on the #Uvalde minor league all-star team. The girls — along with three other children who would have played for different teams — were named honorary all-stars.

‘If Makenna were here, we would be here rooting them on’: Uvalde Little League takes the field

The Little League tournament provides a grieving community an opportunity to move forward...

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Social distancing in northeast #Minnesota .

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NEW in @chron #Houston Muslim leaders want to 'rescind' mayor's invite to #Ramadan2024 dinner Community leaders are considering uninviting Mayor John Whitmire from the annual event if he doesn't call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

Many Houston Muslims don't want Mayor Whitmire at Ramadan dinner

Mayor John Whitmire has yet to publicly call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.

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NEW in @chron Pastor Joel Osteen broke down on stage at Houston's Lakewood Church this past weekend, crying as he told the packed house that their donations paid off its $100 million debt.

Tearful Joel Osteen rips up $100M loan on Lakewood Church stage

On Sunday, the pastor of one of America's largest congregations broke down as he...

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My latest: @ChrisHoroshak , a Democrat running for a State Senate seat on #Minnesota ’s Iron Range, reported in 2016 he was being sexually harassed by fellow canvassers. Now he's feeling ostracized by his beloved political party.: via @HibbDailyTrib

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NEW in @chron Secular Houston wants to give atheists a voice during elections season About 30 percent of Americans now identify as "religiously unaffiliated," and this #Houston group wants to give them a louder voice at the ballot box.

Can Texas atheists swing the 2024 election?

About 30 percent of Americans now identify as "religiously unaffiliated."

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Scoop in @chron : #Houston Muslims give Mayor Whitmire ultimatum: Call for #ceasefire or else "For a very long time, our #Palestinian brothers and sisters have been quiet ... Now, you know, it's a different day. It's their Houston, too."

Mayor Whitmire defies Houston Muslims' deadline to call for cease-fire

Pro-Palestinian groups had asked the mayor to support a cease-fire by 5 p.m. Thursday.

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2 years

NEW in @ExpressNews Southwest Research Institute advancing robotics tech while seeding San Antonio’s emerging cluster "The history of robotics in San Antonio, in many ways, is rooted in @SwRI 's history."

Southwest Research Institute advancing robotics tech while seeding San Antonio’s emerging cluster

Southwest Research Institute is to many the father of San Antonio’s emerging robotics...

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NEW in @chron Some Houston church leaders call for 'red flag' law after #LakewoodChurch shooting. But most Bayou City religious leaders remain largely silent on gun control measures in #Texas . "Thoughts and prayers are not enough."

Some Houston church leaders call for ‘red flag’ laws. Most don’t.

The Lakewood Church shooting has led to just a few calls for gun reform.

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4 years

Amid the chaos, I just became a godfather! A boy named Chase in New Jersey. 21 3/4 inches. 9.6 lbs. A friend: "Life is happening."

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NEW in @chron 'It's a real mess': Houston Jews blast HISD for botching school calendars Many of #Houston 's Jewish parents are in an uproar over HISD's failure to understand how and when their community's High Holy days are observed.

Houston Jews blast HISD for calendars that fail to recognize holidays

"They're not doing anything for the Jewish community by giving us off [Oct. 11]."

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@EricKillelea

3 years

Interested in the Iron Range’s economic future? Read author, historian @minnesotabrown > @RepPeteStauber ’s “slogan, ‘Our Way of Life,’ simply implies that a stew of 20th Century thinking will shower northern Minnesota with prosperity. It just won’t work.”

Aaron Brown

@minnesotabrown

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A strange blend of local economic indicators prompts the realization that the world has changed and won’t change back.

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My New Jersey taste buds are convinced: Minnesota’s Iron Range has good Italian food. In Chisholm, Valentini’s makes a nice chicken parm.

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3 years

Sunset in Hibbing, Minn.

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Blue Lake, Minnesota. Old Iron Range iron-ore mine pit.

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Protesters on #Minnesota ’s Iron Range stand outside St Louis County Sheriff’s Office and demand updates re the death of Estavon Dominick Elioff. The 19 year old Hispanic man was shot and killed by two sheriff’s deputies during a foot chase in the Mountain Iron woods on Dec. 5.

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Hundreds of miles north of Minneapolis, teenagers on the Iron Range say they're frustrated with lack of local outrage over two white sheriff's deputies gunning down Hispanic male, 19, in woods in December. County atty cleared deputies. No body cams. My story for @mesabitribune >

Mesabi Tribune

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Heaven Heinzer-Clark, a 15-year-old student on the Iron Range, traveled more than 70 miles south to stand in the morning rain and protest outside of the St. Louis County Courthouse in Duluth.

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In San Antonio, UTSA professor @ChrisPackham4 is teaching the Philosophy of Space Exploration course set in the #metaverse . New reporting skills >

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Farewell, Iron Range

Bob Dylan - Farewell (Witmark Demo - 1963 - Official Audio)

Listen to "Farewell" by Bob Dylan (Witmark Demo - 1963 - Official Audio)Listen to Bob Dylan: https://bobdylan.lnk.to/listenYDSubscribe to the Bob Dylan YouTu...

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NEW #ElonMusk 's Boring Co. wants to build a tunnel between San Antonio International Airport and downtown. S.A. experts have concerns. Why spend millions of $ for a trip of ~10 miles — one that usually takes fewer than 15 minutes on surface roads? Story w/ @GregJeffersonSA

San Antonio Express-News

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Innovation or rabbit hole? Experts weigh in on Musk-backed firm’s San Antonio tunnel plans

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First day: 168 jobs: The Teamsters Local 320 Strike From the Picket Lines in Hibbing, Minn. Union responsible for plowing 3,000 miles in @StLouisCountyMN , the largest county in #Minnesota . “We’d rather be our plowing roads. This is hard on us. We have families.”

Hibbing DailyTribune

@HibbDailyTrib

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IRON RANGE — For Todd Lopac, a 51-year-old heavy equipment operator for St. Louis County Public Works Department, it’s not uncommon during the winter months to plow snow from 4:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. But today marks the first time in his seven year…

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"[Fond du Lac Band] said @RepPeteStauber declined an offer to sit down with its leadership council to discuss U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland's nomination to be President Joe Biden’s interior secretary overseeing federal lands and natural resources."

Duluth News Tribune

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3 years

Fond du Lac Band contradicts Stauber, who says he’s ‘heard out’ tribes

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Must read from @abscribe and @jeligon : "The video clip laid bare, once again, a phenomenon of the cellphone era: official police versions of events that diverge greatly from what later appears on videotape."

Marc Lacey

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The initial police account of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis did not mention that an officer’s knee pinned him to the ground. “Please, I can’t breathe,” he said.

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Ended up hiking on #Minnesota 's Iron Range. Now back to the music.

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Canoeing #BWCA

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NEW in @ExpressNews San Antonio Startup Week: Mayor Nirenberg kicks off tech conference from atop downtown’s Frost Tower #sasw2022

San Antonio Startup Week: Business, like poker, is no game of chance, Wolff says. Both take skill.

In an unscripted “fireside chat” at Startup Week, the Bexar County judge shared...

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#SpaceX fans gather once again on South Padre Island’s Isla Blanca Park in hopes of witnessing the #Starship launch from across the ship channel.

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NEW in @ExpressNews International scrutiny of #Uvalde will fade; grief will remain “Once everyone leaves and forgets about us, we’re going to stay strong and survive." w/ edits by @GregJeffersonSA

Scrutiny of Uvalde will fade; grief will remain

Uvalde residents have struggled to understand why 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos had...

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My spot in Hibbing, Minn.

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NEW in @chron Why hiring #Texas chaplains could 'create huge problems' in Houston ISD, the state’s largest school district Story w/ @__kennedybrooke

Could hiring Texas school chaplains 'create huge problems' for HISD?

HISD and other state districts are set vote on whether they'll hire chaplains to counsel...

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

4 years

I contributed reporting to this NYT article by @juliebosman . "I think with every precaution that you’re going to take, this is eventually going to affect and hit everybody no matter how you try to prolong it,” said an Iron Range steelworker who went to Trump's Duluth event.

NYT National News

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In Minnesota, where President Trump held a large airport rally, some Republican leaders were getting virus tests and quarantining. Others said they weren't concerned about potential risks from the rally.

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. @MDN_Editor and I are working to merge the @MesabiDailyNews and @HibbDailyTrib in an effort to create the only printing daily newspaper in northern Minnesota. Look out for the @MesabiTribune beginning July 8.

MesabiTribune

@TribuneMesabi

4 years

One week from today....

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

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#ElonMusk 's Texas empire > #Tesla says it has 20,000 employees at Austin gigafactory. On Monday, it posted 875 job openings statewide. #SpaceX says it has 1,700 at Starbase in Boca Chica. It has 111 openings statewide. #Neuralink & #Boring Co have 55 openings in Austin area.

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

4 years

My spot on Minnesota’s Iron Range. Light rain. Peaceful lake.

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

2 years

We’re not in Minnesota anymore

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

7 years

I wrote my first article for the @SantaFeReporter on New Mexican librarians protesting federal cuts to arts & humanities

Santa Fe Reporter

@SantaFeReporter

7 years

Local librarians are headed to Washington DC to protest @POTUS plans to cut the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

3 years

Iron Range

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

2 years

NEW Here, I interviewed five women at the top of San Antonio's tech industry who shared the challenges of thriving in a male-dominated work environment via @ExpressNews

San Antonio women in tech overcoming obstacles

Women in technical fields — including aerospace, applied sciences, information...

www.expressnews.com

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

5 years

Minnesota-based designer @Amber_Buckanaga shows her modern collection at the Native Fashion Show on the Bois Forte Reservation.

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

4 years

Amid the chaos, I'm thankful for the chance to contribute reporting to a talented team of @nytimes journalists in Minneapolis. "Bail Is at Least $1 Million for Ex-Officer Accused of Killing George Floyd" by @Kim_Barker @matt_furber

Bail Is at Least $1 Million for Ex-Officer Accused of Killing George Floyd (Published 2020)

Derek Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in Mr. Floyd’s death.

www.nytimes.com

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

4 years

Many jokes being made. But addiction counselors in northeast #Minnesota tell me they worry about active & recovering alcoholics isolating & drinking heavily in these times. They worry about rising suicide rates. They worry that no alcohol may lead to life-threatening withdrawals.

Star Tribune

@StarTribune

4 years

Minnesotans storm liquor stores, worried that they won't be considered "essential services" after a shelter-in-place declaration.

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

4 years

Inaugural edition of @MesabiTribune w/ @MDN_Editor

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

7 years

. @Leah_Sottile did a great job covering the yearslong #Oregonstandoff trials

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

2 years

My first Texas rodeo

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

4 years

I contributed reporting from Minneapolis on this @nytimes story about how business owners are holding up amid the #GeorgeFloydProtests . Proud to work w/ @itscaitlinhd

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Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

3 years

City of Hibbing spends $26k+ to buy riot gear. Hibbing police chief: "In light of recent incidents in our country and state I feel the protective equipment is an immediate public safety interest that needs to be addressed.” My story for @MesabiTribune >

Hibbing council approves $26K in riot gear

HIBBING — The Hibbing City Council this week voted 7-0 to buy new riot gear for police officers.

www.mesabitribune.com

Eric Killelea

@EricKillelea

3 years

Reporting: On Iron Range, Hibbing police dpt is purchasing riot gear. Hibbing = 16K Pop. 186 sq mi. 200 mi north of Minneapolis. No riots. Small protests after George Floyd’s death. PD mention Buffalo, Minn. when saying gear can be used in active shooter situations. Story TK.

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