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Highway 61 revisited: 100-mile road trip shows election fear, sour mood among Minnesota voters
From the Capitol to Minnesota City, voters expressed a jaded view of modern American politics.
Kids with complex needs have gone to Massachusetts, Texas and other states for care. County officials say far-flung placements are costly and traumatic.
“Your voice is your vote,” says the Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award winner.
![Jason Kimmel poses for a photo with his first bullseye with axe throwing. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com FlannelJax's Axe Throwing is nestled in a large old industrial building in St. Paul, MN. From the outside it looks to be abandoned but up the stairs and to the right you will find twelve wooden targets mounted on the wall and people of all shapes and sizes hurling axes at them. Along side the axe throwing there is log sawing, inflatable log rolling and other games. $25 g](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/GDXAMP22OVIF5W3LGA7BQVWWHI.jpg?&w=436&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
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Ramstad: On election’s eve, inflation pinches Minnesota’s fastest-shrinking county hard
On the state's western border, Traverse County has lost more than 6% of its people since 2020. Those who remain share the burden of inflation on schools and other civic needs.
![Jason Kimmel poses for a photo with his first bullseye with axe throwing. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com FlannelJax's Axe Throwing is nestled in a large old industrial building in St. Paul, MN. From the outside it looks to be abandoned but up the stairs and to the right you will find twelve wooden targets mounted on the wall and people of all shapes and sizes hurling axes at them. Along side the axe throwing there is log sawing, inflatable log rolling and other games. $25 g](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/GDXAMP22OVIF5W3LGA7BQVWWHI.jpg?&w=80&ar=1:1&fit=crop)
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