Today: 43 degrees
Last year: 12 inches of snow
Occupy
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| Don Dixon waves to traffic during the Occupy Minnesota rally at the Hennepin County Government Center. Dixon said he is frustrated by a growing disparity of wealth and losses of jobs and homes in America. |
Last Friday about 300 people gathered in downtown Minneapolis to express their frustration with economic disparity and the role big money plays in our lives.
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| A woman uses her iPad to record video of protesters Friday at the Hennepin County Government Center. |
A little under a hundred spent the night. And the next night.
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| Rolf and Tina Lund pose for wedding photos following their visit to the county clerk's office at the Hennepin County Government Center. "We just came out to take a picture… I guess we're part of history," Lund said. to take a picture… I guess we're part of history," Lund said. |
And the night after that.
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| Protesters gather Friday on the steps of the Hennepin County Government Center. |
They're still there.
Lucas
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| Lucas gets ready to head down to class while his mother, Angela, waits upstairs. |
If there was a rule somewhere that you couldn't take more credits than your age, Lucas would be over the limit by two. At 11 years old, he is already on track to get his doctorate by 18.
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| Getting ready for Java lecture. |
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| Crossing the Washington Ave. Bridge with his mother and personal chauffeur after a day of class. |
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| Writing code in Java lab. |
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| This guy is fast, I had to literally run to stay ahead of him. |
Storms Over Illinois
We had some pretty impressive storms last night over Illinois. I saw some of the most impressive lightening I've ever seen between Beloit and Chicago. Some parts of the state had winds over 60 mph. It made for some exciting driving.
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