Gene Hetland

Here's a guy who's burned his bridges.

The Associated Press picked up a story from the StarTribune about a high school hockey goalie in Minnesota who was unhappy about his playing time. Really, really unhappy

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Police in Sioux Falls say more than a dozen vehicle owners in the southwest area of the city have been victimized by someone who is drilling holes in gas tanks and draining the fuel.

Police say the crooks are targeting sport utility vehicles in apartment parking lots, and while we don't own an SUV and we don't live in an apartment, I'd be really angry if someone drilled my fuel tank and drained it

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Sioux Falls police investigated 50 vehicle crashes over the weekend as snow and wind reduced visibility and made streets and highways slippery.

Information Officer Sam Clemens says 21 crashes were reported on Saturday, with the first one around 11 in the morning and the last at 11pm

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A story in the New York Times this week drove home a point about how the recession touched so many Americans' lives.

A study by Rutgers University said nearly 80 percent of Americans say they either know or are related to someone who has lost a job

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Three people were arrested this week in Sioux Falls when drug agents executed a search warrant at a home near Augustana College.

The case involved the making of methamphetamine, and police say they found components for manufacturing the drug

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BROOKINGS - A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was arrested in Brookings this week for allegedly driving under the influence while on the job.

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The people who set the hunting seasons in Minnesota have decided their state will have no moose hunting season this year.

And the reasons given in an Associated Press story are disturbing.

Seems our neighbor to the east has fewer moose--far fewer

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Things are looking up, and spring is fast approaching.

How do I know?

The Minnesota Twins say pitchers and catchers report February 12th, and first workouts will take place on the 13th.

And while I don't know other teams' report dates, just hearing the phrase "pitchers and catchers report

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I'm sure you're like me--you get a lot of :"spam" e-mail.

I usually clear out the folder every couple of days, but recently when I emptied the folder on Friday, by Monday I had around 470 new ones

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Muzak is going by the boards--not the "elevator music" itself, but the brand name.

The "New York Times" is reporting that the owner of the name, something called Mood Media, will drop the Muzak name, although the service, we're told, will continue

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