The role of concierge in an upscale hotel is to provide you helpful information about what to see and do in a…
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MissouriThe Midwest
Sandbagged: How a Hapless Ex-Con Got Blamed for the 1993 Flood in West Quincy, MO
For three months in the spring and summer of 1993 rain pounded the Mississippi River basin relentlessly. From Minnesota to Missouri, rivers…
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Road warriors have already sensed it. The rest of us may be thinking the same thing too. The number of cops laying…
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In early autumn of 1903, something bizarre and terrifying happened in the town of Van Meter, Iowa. People have been talking about…
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When you go to the airport to catch a flight, does it seem like you’ve got a lot of time to spare?…
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MinnesotaThe Midwest
Springtime Doesn’t Last Forever: The Rise and Fall of the Indoor Shopping Mall in Minneapolis, MN
There are innovations that, when we first experience them, are so striking, so clearly a terrific idea, that we cannot conceive of…
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Eighty-nine-year-old Marjorie Congdon has been called both a sociopath and a psychopath. The terms are not interchangeable. Sociopaths have a conscience, but…
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You may have seen it. The world is changing. Major automobile manufacturers from GM to Jaguar have announced they are going to…
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Do a simple Google search on “gateway to hell” and you’ll be surprised at how many results you get. Some are sites…
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Something is upside down in the hotel industry. In most other industries, when you pay more you get more, but when it…