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A picture not black and white

Katotainment by Features Editor Amanda Dyslin
The fat has been cut; Fashion Week is on!

Blink of an Eye blog by Free Press photo staff
Carrying a camera instead of a shotgun

Higher ed blog by Staff Writer Robb Murray
Halloween at Minnesota State University, Manakto, Bethany Lutheran College, South Central College -- Scarier the better, I say!

Puckato by Sports Writer Shane Frederick
Coach promotion?; Badger buzz

Bass Connection by Copy Editor Doug Monson
What? Deer opener is Saturday?

Baseball Outsider by Copy Editor Edward Thoma
Cuddyer: Overrated, underappreciated

Birth to Baccalaureate by Staff Writer Tanner Kent
On student councils and international competition

Commit to be Fit by Copy Editor Alex Voigt
The hard goodbye to a favorite pair of running shoes...continued

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Stop the cycle of school referendums
By Corey Hackett, North Mankato

Why do we keep giving schools more money? Money that nobody has? Money that will be printed, or borrowed from other countries?
We need to realize we are not a wealthy nation anymore. We spend a trillion more dollars a year than we bring in. We are bankrupt.
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