Matt McKinney
Reporter at The Minnesota Star Tribune
Star Tribune reporter. St. Paul, but Mpls a close second. Building stuff: structures and sentences. 612-673-7329. [email protected]
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2 days ago |
startribune.com | Matt McKinney
Using house wrap, a big pump, and the knowledge gleaned from years of restoring old houses, semi-retired carpenter Rick Arndt waded into the St. Croix River on Tuesday in an attempt to refloat Sweet Destiny, the 54-foot motor yacht marooned on Beer Can Island near Hudson, Wis. It was unclear if he would succeed, but Arndt said he was only trying the cheapest possible solution at first, and has more ideas of how he might yet get the boat off the river.
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3 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Matt McKinney
They start out with such promise, the boats that bear names like Sunseeker and Freedom and Voyageur, that it's hard to believe anyone would just park their watercraft on the beach and walk away. The answer for future such boats might be prison time for the owners, according to a new bill drafted by a Wisconsin legislator. A Minnesota bill, meanwhile, doesn't address prison but would make it a misdemeanor to dump a boat.
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4 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Matt McKinney
Tami Fry was chatting with a neighbor in her Blaine mobile home park last fall when she realized it was time to do something about the rent increases, mandatory $200 monthly lawn care fee, and the change in ownership of the park that left her feeling vulnerable. Fry and the neighbor began door-knocking in their neighborhood to see if others felt the same way. "We're trying to get people power built is what we're trying to do, because we can't beat them with money," Fry said.
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1 month ago |
startribune.com | Matt McKinney
Melody Beattie, former addict who wrote best sellers on rising beyond codependency, dies at 76The Minnesota native wrote “Codependent No More” in 1986, one of the top self-help books of all time. Melody Beattie, a best-selling author and Minnesota native, died at age 76. (Provided)Melody Beattie, 76, a Minnesota native who overcame a turbulent childhood and drug addiction to author a string of best-selling books about codependency, relationships, and caring for yourself, died on Feb. 27.
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1 month ago |
startribune.com | Matt McKinney
Stillwater prepares for summer riverfront renovationsThe city envisions new parks and docks and fishing spots along the St. Croix River, with plans to start renovations on the Aiple House this summer. The Aiple House sits on the St. Croix River on the north end of Stillwater. Renovations will begin this spring as the city converts the former private home to a public gathering spot with a picnic pavilion and canoe and kayak storage.
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The boat's still beached. Here's the latest on "Sweet Destiny," the motor yacht stuck on the St. Croix River. https://t.co/uqp0MDxVEC
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Happy to hear that the Star Tribune's Chris Hine @ChristopherHine will be writing the Anthony Edwards biography!
Something that became official yesterday … in coming months, I’ll be working on my first-ever book — a biography of Anthony Edwards. Much more to come on this in the future, but this is a dream opportunity & I’m so excited to be working with @skdesmond1973 and @HarperCollins https://t.co/tevKLNVIFX
