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1999 Stories by Katy Reckdahl

• Why Johnny Can’t Breathe

  published December 15, 1999

  A is for Allergy, B is for Bacteria, C is for Cough, D is for Dust. More >>

• Lobster Man

  published November 24, 1999

  From a strip-mall office on the Twin Cities fringe, a lab researcher-turned-Bible radio star lectures the nation. More >>

• Remains of the Spray

  published November 10, 1999

  A crumbling mill and its prodigious graffiti make for an unauthorized museum of industrial art. More >>

• A Lesson in Leaving

  published November 3, 1999

  Special-education teachers in Minneapolis are bailing out at record rates. It's not the kids, it's the paperwork. More >>

• Collect Call

  published October 20, 1999

  Minnesota could find itself writing checks to hundreds of prisoners--thanks to a jailhouse lawyer with an eye for detail. More >>

• Life of the Party

  published October 6, 1999

  Hammer, sickle, and banana bread: The Twin Cities' aging Communists march on. More >>

• Trailer Hitches

  published September 29, 1999

  Murky water, hard-nosed rules, and a whirlwind of lawsuits in a Monticello mobile-home park. More >>

• They're "The Man"

  published September 22, 1999

  Staffers at General Security see their ankle-bracelet-wearing charges when they're sleeping, and they know when they're awake. More >>

• Get the Message

  published September 15, 1999

  One man's crusade to take the fluff out of TV news. More >>

• Midnight Express

  published August 18, 1999

  As boxcars give way to bicycles, a railroad veteran remembers sweat, speed, and mayhem along the 29th Street corridor More >>

• Tot Lot--Not

  published August 11, 1999

  In Minneapolis's longest-running neighborhood squabble, it's swing sets vs. suntans. More >>

• Bringing Down the House

  published July 28, 1999

  The market for old homes has never been hotter. So why are Minneapolis officials swinging the wrecking ball? More >>

• Bump and Grind

  published July 14, 1999

  An urban design trend rattles tempers and suspensions. More >>

• Love Stings

  published June 30, 1999

  Wings sprinkled with fairy dust. Free-falling sex. A bite that can kill. Meet Minnesota's favorite insect -- and the men who adore it. More >>

• Bugs Without Borders

  published June 30, 1999

  For the planet's most voracious insects, Minnesota is just one more pit stop More >>

• The Cars of St. Bonifacius

  published June 23, 1999

  One licensed cab for every three people--and not a fare in sight: Welcome to the Panama of the North More >>

• A Bull in the Classroom

  published June 9, 1999

  Public-school teachers take the stock market by the horns and retire early. More >>

• Fumble!

  published May 12, 1999

  Former Vikings great Carl Eller faces sexual-assault accusations--for the second time. More >>

• Ground Troops

  published April 21, 1999

  From its South Minneapolis headquarters, the American Refugee Committee sorts out the logistics of relief . More >>

• Log Jam at Old Steepy

  published April 7, 1999

  Thinking of driving to Uptown this summer? Better think again. More >>

• Sherlock Homes

  published March 31, 1999

  The victims are old and defenseless, the perpetrators brutal. The cops are stymied. Enter Keith Miller, architecture sleuth. More >>

• Katie O'Brien, 1962-1999

  published March 17, 1999

  Lipstick traces: Singer and scenester Katie O'Brien. More >>

• Here's Looking at You

  published March 3, 1999

  From downtown to Uptown, shop clerks trade stories about the man with the scary stare. But John Fitzgerald Wyche says his only crime is being a... More >>

• Go Gopher

  published February 24, 1999

  A University of Minnesota campus landmark faces the exterminators. More >>

• Prom and the Dalai Lama

  published February 24, 1999

  Quick: Which school has more Tibetan students than any other in the nation? More >>