I'd like to see someone start this on the train. No one reads a physical book (or newspaper), on the train. What if there was a reading car on the train?

Requiem for the piano: why hundreds are being hauled to the dump or chopped up for firewood and parts: startribune.com/hundreds-of-pi…

The great piano die off. Why so many unwanted pianos are being given away, dumped or smashed up for parts and firewood. startribune.com/hundreds-of-pi…

I’m ready.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar at a rally supporting Ukraine on the Stone Arch bridge.

Nothing worse than trying to force a paper on someone.

They’re starting to use recordings of children to tell us not to smoke on light rail. Not sure if this will work.

I also am a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.

I watched every single Super Bowl halftime show since Michael Jackson. Here they are ranked from worst to first.

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How Minnesotans can fight back against the loneliness epidemic startribune.com/are-you-lonely…

It’s not every day an A400M stops by! The Airbus A400M Atlas, operated by the United Kingdom Royal Air Force, made a quick overnight stop at @MSPAirport this weekend.

I should have added a link to Peggy Lee's 'Is That All There Is?' -- Is that all there is to a winter? If that's all there is, my friends, then let's keep dancing. youtube.com/watch?v=LCRZZC…

Did a story about what experiences you need to endure to say you went through a real Minnesota winter and why this year's winter doesn't count. startribune.com/what-did-newco…

Looking to talk to people for a story who are experiencing their first winter in Minnesota and wondering, like Peggy Lee, is that all there is? What's the big deal? Message me if you would like to be quoted about your relief or disappointment about this year's wimpy winter.

Who made that mysterious footprint? Meet the Minnesota experts who are on the case startribune.com/who-made-that-…

Ali shops. Ali edits. Ali influences. What doesn't Twin Cities media maven Allison Kaplan do? startribune.com/allison-kaplan…

The BWCA makes the WSJ list of top places to visit in the world in 2024: We looked at the latest travel trends, notable openings and immersive itineraries. Here are the 10 best places to vacation in 2024. wsj.com/lifestyle/trav… via The Wall Street Journal

Citizens Academy offers a rare peek inside Minneapolis FBI, from bomb suits to lie detector tests startribune.com/fbi-citizens-a…

What were 48,000 pie crusts doing in the alley behind a Minneapolis church? startribune.com/food-pantry-sh…