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By Mark Boswell

February 4, 2015 at 1:36AM

(Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

(Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Mark Boswell

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Mark Boswell is Deputy News Graphics Director at the Minnesota Star Tribune and has over 30 years experience as a visual journalist, illustrator and writer.

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