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Dad, Husband,- Tweets are my own.
Minnesota, USA
Joined December 2008
Volunteers are helping the @MnPCA understand how PFAS moves through the air. Volunteers sample pine needles to detect the prevalence of these forever chemicals. Grateful for the @kare11 coverage Wednesday.
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Volunteers have gathered pine needles from across the state, and they will be compared to a unique museum archive to see how pervasive PFAS have become in the air.
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We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.
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This such a dachshund thing to do. LOL
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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and I’m asking our community of travelers to help me spread the word: the earlier prostate cancer is found, the better your chances are of beating it. I didn’t get screened until I was 69 years old, and when I did, I discovered
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Our hearts hurt tonight. Our buddy for the past 15 years crossed the rainbow bridge this afternoon. It’s painful, but we remain grateful for his loyalty and friendship all these years. You were a good boy Ollie. You were the best and we will miss you terribly.
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We've brought you a lot of bad news regarding air quality this year, so it's time for a change of pace. Good news - the air quality alert for northern MN has been cancelled. More good news - heavy rain is forecast through Fri morning across many of the large, active wildfires in
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An Air Quality Alert for wildfire smoke has been issued across northern and central Minnesota. Find additional details at https://t.co/oEvwCgEJvz
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Scam alert: People in Minnesota are getting fake msgs from a phony “Minnesota Department of Vehicle Administration DMV).” That agency doesn’t exist. DPS and DVS will never send a text asking for money. Don’t click links. Delete the message.
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Bison may look friend-shaped, but they already have all the friends they want. Keep your distance and don’t make it awkward. 🦬
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AP style recommends the spelling draft beer, rather than draught beer.
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An Air Quality Alert has been issued for northern Minnesota, effective until 7 PM Friday, June 6th, for heavy surface smoke from Canadian wildfires. And that won't be the last round of smoke. Find the latest alert and forecast details at https://t.co/oEvwCgFhl7
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When you're going shopping at the farmers market, AP style says there's no apostrophe in it. It refers to the plural of farmers, rather than the possessive.
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UPDATE 5/31: The air quality alert continues for much of Minnesota until 6pm Monday, except for the Arrowhead, where a strong breeze from Lake Superior has pushed the smoke inland and air quality will improve Saturday.
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Heads up - wildfire smoke will impact portions of northern Minnesota this weekend. Find an updated forecast discussion a little later this afternoon with more details at https://t.co/oEvwCgEJvz
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Minnesota Twins, Fox 9 and Gray Media announce 10-game, free over-the-air television package.
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We have released C Garrett Bradbury. We're appreciative of everything Garrett did in his six seasons in Minnesota.
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Purple Rain was released closer to World War II than today. I apologize for this but I don’t want to carry the burden alone.
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