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Areavoices Digest #76 - Running, Minnesota Vikings, and Season-Ending TV
I decided for this week's list of recommended blogs, I'd go with the real HOT TOPICS. What's making news? What's the buzz? What are you talking about around the water cooler? At my office, ...
Posted on 5/16/12 at 10:31 AM
Sports column: Los Angeles Vikings?
From the May 3 edition of The Jamestown Sun. Los Angeles Vikings? As the clock continues to tick on a potential new Minnesota Vikings stadium, and no agreement is reached, it appears increasingly po...
Posted on 5/3/12 at 10:55 AM
Vikings Stadium Kerfuffle
On April 10th, I attended a community forum where Minneapolis mayor RT Rybak made his pitch to citizens about the Viking stadium proposal. I use the word pitch, but it was more like a declaration. The...
Posted on 4/24/12 at 9:27 AM
Happy Viking Day!
Pillage and plunder and loot your hearts out, today, my friends, for it is Viking Day, the day upon which we celebrate our Scandinavian heritage (or lack thereof) and steal candy and flowers from ever...
Posted on 2/14/12 at 3:59 PM
Who's my special, little guy? Eli!
Well, he did it. Quarterback Eli Manning helped the New York Giants win their second Super Bowl title and with it his second Super Bowl MVP awardin five seasons. And, not to mention, they did it ag...
Posted on 2/8/12 at 7:56 PM
Minn. House overhauls Vikings stadium plan 
Supporters of a new Vikings stadium pleaded for votes in the Minnesota House on Monday, calling it their “one chance” to preserve the team’s future in the state.
May 08, 2012
Opinion Corner: Vikings deserve vote 
It’s not often you write something where nobody wants, or is likely to keep reading past a certain point.
These days, that’s how I feel when I see anything on the Vikings stadium saga or the UND nickname mess.
By Dave Selvig, Sun Sports Editor , May 08, 2012
Critical stadium vote looms today 
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Vikings stadium drama that has been consuming Minnesota’s Capitol is finally coming to a head, with expected votes Monday in the state House and Senate.
By Associated Press , May 07, 2012
Vikings rookies Childs, Wright still teaming up 
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — As the new kid in town, Greg Childs had to work his way into the in crowd.
May 05, 2012
Minnesota Vikings stadium vote set for Monday 
The Minnesota Legislature will finally vote Monday on a plan to build a new Vikings stadium, with the expected outcome too close to call.
May 04, 2012
Vikings stadium talk a ‘fiasco’ 
Gov. Mark Dayton pronounced the monthslong state push to help build a new Minnesota Vikings stadium a “fiasco” on Wednesday, as the Legislature’s Republican leaders proposed a significantly smaller state contribution to the project.
May 03, 2012
Jury breaks without verdict in fatal hit-run 
Jurors have ended two days of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the fatal hit-and-run trial of Amy Senser, the wife of ex-Minnesota Viking Joe Senser.
May 03, 2012
Opinion Corner: Los Angeles Vikings? 
As the clock continues to tick on a potential new Minnesota Vikings stadium, and no agreement is reached, it appears increasingly possible that Los Angeles may be a very real possibility for the franchise that has called Minnesota home for more than half a century.
By Ben Rodgers , May 03, 2012
Stadium stalls amid Capitol politics 
The big push at Minnesota’s Capitol to pass a public subsidy for a new Vikings stadium stalled Tuesday, as the proposal got snared in the partisan politics that have defined state government under a Democratic governor and Republican legislative majorities.
May 02, 2012
Vikings fan pushes for new stadium 
By By Don Davis , Forum Communications Co. , May 01, 2012
Vikings take UCF corner 
The Minnesota Vikings have selected Central Florida cornerback Josh Robinson in the third round of the NFL draft Friday.
April 28, 2012
Vikings land Kalil, Harrison 
The Minnesota Vikings moved down in the draft and still found their man, taking massive left tackle Matt Kalil from USC on Thursday night to give their young quarterback some protection.
“Wow. This is pretty good,” a smiling head coach Leslie Frazier said.
The Vikings traded their third overall pick to the Cleveland Browns for the fourth overall selection and added three more picks to their collection in the process.
April 27, 2012
Players hit the Capitol 
Their goal finally in sight, the Minnesota Vikings summoned star power Wednesday to put extra pressure on state lawmakers nearing decisive votes on public financing for a new pro football stadium.
April 26, 2012
Vikings poised to select USC’s Kalil 
April 25, 2012
Vikings nearing deal with WR Simpson 
The Minnesota Vikings have taken steps toward adding free agent Jerome Simpson, the former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver with a felony drug conviction and what general manager Rick Spielman called “freak-type” athleticism.
By Sun Staff , April 25, 2012
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