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  • News

    January 11, 2012

    Chris LaRiche seduces immigrants with lies

    He offered empty promises but had secrets of his own

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Sparboe Farms faces false advertising complaint over treatment of chickens

    The controversy over Sparboe Farms' treatment of animals continues as an animal rights group filed a false advertising claim against the egg company today. Sparboe was rocked by an undercover investigation and 60 Minutes report a couple weeks ago documenting abuse of chickens at some of its facilit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Michael Blodgett ran gold scams in Minnesota long before Jason Meyer

    This week's cover​Our cover story this week describes the varied schemes of Jason Meyer, a Rochester entrepreneur who bilked his clients out of money with promises of huge returns on lucrative investments--sometimes in gold mines.Recently, Meyer was raided by the FBI and the IRS, and he's up on ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Met Council approves light rail from Minneapolis to Eden Prairie

    Coming to the southwest suburbs​Plans for a third light rail line connecting downtown Minneapolis and Eden Prairie have won approval from the Met Council. The 14-mile, $1.25 billion Southwest Corridor route will run through Minnetonka, Hopkins and St. Louis Park and link up downtown with the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Al Franken targets Facebook privacy

    Via Al Franken's Facebook page​It sounds reasonable enough: Facebook ought to keep your personal information private by default. But that's not what happens anymore. Facebook now shares your personal information with third-party vendors by default. And it now stores some data indefinitely. ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2008

    Wells Fargo acquisition cleared by feds

    Via Al Franken's Facebook page​It sounds reasonable enough: Facebook ought to keep your personal information private by default. But that's not what happens anymore. Facebook now shares your personal information with third-party vendors by default. And it now stores some data indefinitely. ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2008

    Best Buy's purchase of Napster OK'd by FTC

    Via Al Franken's Facebook page​It sounds reasonable enough: Facebook ought to keep your personal information private by default. But that's not what happens anymore. Facebook now shares your personal information with third-party vendors by default. And it now stores some data indefinitely. ( ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    I Can't Believe It's Not Paint Thinner: Vol. 5: Cisco

    Via Al Franken's Facebook page​It sounds reasonable enough: Facebook ought to keep your personal information private by default. But that's not what happens anymore. Facebook now shares your personal information with third-party vendors by default. And it now stores some data indefinitely. ( ... More >>

  • Feature

    June 4, 2008

    Lawyer makes dirty debt collectors pay

    The Avenger: Pete Barry goes after those "who live off the misery of others"

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    The Avenger: Expanded Content

    The Avenger: Pete Barry goes after those "who live off the misery of others"

  • Unknown

    September 13, 2006

    The Straight Dope®

    The Avenger: Pete Barry goes after those "who live off the misery of others"

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2005

    DoJ approves Village Voice/New Times merger

    The Avenger: Pete Barry goes after those "who live off the misery of others"

  • News

    April 26, 2000

    Off the Hook

    Connect people’s phones? Respond to customer complaints? Abide by state rules? Please. A brave new U S West can’t be bothered with trivial details.

  • News

    June 2, 1999

    Stay Hungry

    Surviving the book wars and outfoxing the wolves with the Hungry Mind's David Unowsky

  • News

    March 12, 1997

    Power Play: The Biggest Game in Town

    The little-noted push to deregulate utilities will drive up rates and jeopardize service--not to mention

  • News

    May 15, 1996

    The Oil Play

    The little-noted push to deregulate utilities will drive up rates and jeopardize service--not to mention

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