HEADLINES
Hope and heroism on the bridge
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by Mary Turck, Special to the TC Daily Planet
The kids on the bus call Jeremy Hernndez a hero. He calls them his
little brothers and sisters.
Press conferences and politicos: Rosenker, Pawlenty, Peters, Coleman,
Klobuchar, Tinklenberg, Oberstar
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by Michael McIntee, Inside Minnesota Politics
Klobuchar: "A bridge in America just shouldn't fall down."
When tragedy happens in your neighborhood
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by Linda Lincoln, The Bridge
VOICES: I was biking home from my job downtown last night, riding
across the Stone Arch Bridge just minutes after 6:00 pm and saw the
cloud of dust that had been created by the collapsing bridge.
A bridge falls in Minneapolis
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By Steve Share, Workday Minnesota
VOICES: What do we say when elected officials, driven by ideology,
oppose investment in public infrastructure and the taxes to pay for
those investments?
Bridge to Failure
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by Rich Broderick, Ground Zero
While it's tempting to lay blame for the disaster at the feet of the
Pawlenty Administration, it's important to keep in mind that he is
just a bit player in this tragedy.
A bridge collapses and makes us look into our rear view mirror
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by Jim Klobuchar
VOICES: The federal government needs the money to run the world and
start wars and build bases on every continent, meaning it doesnt
have enough to keep things like old bridges healthy.
Horrific sight at bridge disaster
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By Dylan Thomas, Downtown Journal
Shock as city, county and state officials view surreal scene
Council to declare state of emergency
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By Dylan Thomas, Downtown Journal
Talks on future without bridge to begin this week.
Local 49 member believed to be among missing
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by Barb Kucera, Workday Minnesota
Union members among victims, rescuers.
Bridge collapse: Bike and bridge information
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by staff, The Northeaster
More information on road and bridge closures due to the I-35W bridge
collapse