Wall Street Journal (March 10)
“This is the winter that wasn’t in Minnesota and other states across America’s normally frozen northern tier. Record warm temperatures and low snowfall have forced the cancellation of everything from ice fishing tournaments to dog sled races to winter carnivals. Business has dried up for ski resorts, snowmobile makers and any other venture that relies on cold weather and white powder to make a living.”
Tags: Cancellation, Cold weather, Dog sled races, Frozen, Ice fishing, Minnesota, North, Record warm, Ski resorts, Snowfall, Snowmobile makers, Temperatures, Winter, Winter carnivals
Minneapolis Star Tribune (May 31)
“We’ve just had a week like we may never see again. Lord, may we never see a week like that again.” Rioters overpowered “earnest protests,” leading to days and nights of “smashing windows, looting stores and torching buildings, including a police precinct.” The Twin Cities and Minnesota… earned “notoriety by self-destructing as the world” watched.
Tags: Earnest, Looting, Minnesota, Notoriety, Overpowered, Protests, Rioters, Self-destructing, Smashing, Torching, Twin Cities
