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Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnet...

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Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnet...

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Flu season is coming early in parts of the United States, including Minnesota, and some of the cases have involved severe illnesses. This time last year, flu cases were lower in Min...

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What started as a short crime humor e-book is now making a real-world impact. Last month, I published Maynard Soloman & the Bull$hit Cancer Awareness Campaign, the seventh instal...

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If you've stepped into any grocery or superstore lately, you likely noticed an onslaught of "pinkwashed" products. Pink packaging. Pink-themed products. Pink ribbons. You get the drift.&#...