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Bob Shaw

@BShawPP

@pioneerpress uber-suburb reporter, Woodbury, Cottage Grove, St. Paul. Father of two perfect children, kayaker, X-C skier, creator of bad art and smelly salads

 St. Paul, MN
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Woodbury declares emergency; 6 city wells have 3M pollution. twincities.com/2020/01/09/wo…
Woodbury declares emergency after pollution knocks out 6 of city’s 19 wells; $5M needed for...

Woodbury declares emergency after pollution knocks out 6 of city’s 19 wells; $5M needed for...

Woodbury has declared an emergency because six of the city’s 19 water wells are contaminated with chemicals made by the 3M Co.

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How Lake Elmo got its mannners-mojo back. twincities.com/2018/12/17/ho…
How Lake Elmo rediscovered good manners (and the city’s insurance rate dropped)

How Lake Elmo rediscovered good manners (and the city’s insurance rate dropped)

There’s big news in Lake Elmo — the City Council meeting on Dec. 4 was boring. There were no snide comments. No one was fired. Not a single person was called names. No one harassed anyone else, and...

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This plant will convert garbage into ethanol -- America's first! It will be in Inver Grove Heights. twincities.com/2018/12/13/ga…
Garbage-to-ethanol plant in Inver Grove Heights advances

Garbage-to-ethanol plant in Inver Grove Heights advances

A proposal for America’s first waste-to-ethanol plant has taken a step forward. The Metropolitan Council announced a preliminary agreement with Enerkem, Inc., of Canada for construction of the $200...

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It's official -- the Gold Line bus route will include two-mile loop in downtown St. Paul. twincities.com/2018/12/13/go…
Gold Line plans now include downtown loop

Gold Line plans now include downtown loop

The proposed Gold Line will include a loop through downtown St. Paul, the Metropolitan Council announced Thursday. The addition of the 2-mile loop was announced in August, then reconsidered after two...

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A new bookstore opening in Woodbury -- with a cafe. twincities.com/2018/12/06/ba…
Barnes & Noble opening ‘new concept’ bookstore in Woodbury

Barnes & Noble opening ‘new concept’ bookstore in Woodbury

A new Barnes & Noble bookstore is coming to Woodbury, company officials said Thursday. The $1.4 million store will be built in CityPlace, the mixed-use development on former State Farm property at...

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Have a safe drive! Pre-storm salting works wonders on icy streets, bridges for Ramsey County. twincities.com/2018/12/05/sa…
Saltwater before the storm keeps roads clear — and it’s greener and costs less

Saltwater before the storm keeps roads clear — and it’s greener and costs less

Road crews have a new weapon in the war against slippery roads — spraying saltwater before snowstorms arrive. That way, the ice never has chance to form.

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Greater Twin Cities United Way sets new priorities for 2019. twincities.com/2018/10/18/un…
Hurricane dogs blow into Minnesota from storm-ravaged Alabama. twincities.com/2018/10/16/do…
Dogs rescued from Hurricane Michael soon up for adoption in Minnesota

Dogs rescued from Hurricane Michael soon up for adoption in Minnesota

A load of 88 dogs arrived in Minnesota on Tuesday, refugees from the hurricane-ravaged South. “This is my favorite part, when those guys get here and into the shelter,” said Danielle Cunnane, as she...

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White Bear Lake is OK without watering ban, says state DNR, twincities.com/2018/10/17/dn…
DNR says watering ban not needed to sustain White Bear Lake

DNR says watering ban not needed to sustain White Bear Lake

If White Bear Lake dries up, don’t blame the lawn sprinklers. That’s the message from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, which released new research Wednesday showing why the level of the...

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Lights out! Closing Mississippi dams would un-plug three hydroelectric plants. twincities.com/2018/09/30/if…
If Mississippi dams are removed, what happens to the hydroelectric plants?

If Mississippi dams are removed, what happens to the hydroelectric plants?

Andy Davis can think of 42 reasons not to take out the dams of the upper Mississippi River. That is the number of megawatts generated by hydroelectric generators between Minneapolis and St. Paul. If...

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Lose the loop? Gold Line officials torn over St. Paul downtown route twincities.com/2018/10/02/lo…

Lose the Loop? Gold Line officials torn over downtown rapid-transit bus route

A proposed two-mile loop through downtown — which would attract more Gold Line riders because they wouldn’t need to transfer to a bus to get where they need to go — is in doubt.

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Old city hall in Cottage Grove might be re-developed into apartment complex. twincities.com/2018/09/25/de…
Developer pitches apartments at site of old Cottage Grove city hall

Developer pitches apartments at site of old Cottage Grove city hall

Cottage Grove’s former city hall might become the site of a new apartment complex. DK Design and Development of Minneapolis presented the idea to the city’s Economic Development Authority at a...

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RIP Rainbow: Cub Foods closes two stores twincities.com/2018/09/13/cu…
It’s Rainbow’s last day as Cub closes stores

It’s Rainbow’s last day as Cub closes stores

Cub Foods is closing two former Rainbow stores — one on St. Paul’s East Side, and the other in Maplewood. The company announced Thursday it will close the Cub Foods on Arcade Street on Sept. 26. It...

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First Rainbow, then Cub: Grocery competition claims casualties twincities.com/2018/09/08/fi…
Cub Foods sees bursts of competition — even from hardware and convenience stores

Cub Foods sees bursts of competition — even from hardware and convenience stores

To see how rough the local food fight is getting, don’t bother visiting a new Hy-Vee or a Lunds & Byerlys. Check out your local Menards.

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Stillwater guards walk out, amid increasing prison assaults. twincities.com/2018/09/05/st…
Stillwater prison workers refuse to staff area where officer was slain

Stillwater prison workers refuse to staff area where officer was slain

Officers and other employees who arrived for work Wednesday said that more security cameras and four to six more officers were needed.

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Hy-Vee likely to have 12 metro-area stores by end of next year. twincities.com/2018/09/05/hy…
Hy-Vee on a roll: 12 metro stores likely by end of next year

Hy-Vee on a roll: 12 metro stores likely by end of next year

Hy-Vee Supermarkets is on a fast boil — It has become one of the area’s biggest supermarket chains in only three years.

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Million-dollar theft ring busted in Woodbury. twincities.com/2018/08/23/wo…
Woodbury police arrest two in million-dollar theft ring

Woodbury police arrest two in million-dollar theft ring

A million-dollar theft ring has been broken up by the Woodbury Police Department. Two men have been charged in connection with a scheme that involved stealing hundreds of items from retail stores...

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Lake Elmo odd-couple forge friendship over caring for their pond. twincities.com/2018/06/07/la…
Lake Elmo neighbors are nearly 6 decades apart in age, but united in their care for a murky...

Lake Elmo neighbors are nearly 6 decades apart in age, but united in their care for a murky...

One little piece of paper changed Haley Jostes’ life. The note was an invitation to visit a neighbor. That led to a friendship between Haley and the neighbor, 74-year-old Bonnie Juran. That led to an...

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Historic movie theaters in St. Paul, River Falls, battle to stay afloat. twincities.com/2018/05/27/hi…
Historic theaters battle to stay afloat in competitive world of showing movies

Historic theaters battle to stay afloat in competitive world of showing movies

For Michelle Maher, running her own movie theater is a labor of love. But sometimes it’s just labor. “Michael, the vacuum is in here!” she shouted to her son last week, as they both scrambled to get...

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In Maplewood, the last Rainbow foods store survives -- somehow. twincities.com/2018/05/26/th…
A dying breed: The last Rainbow store survives — somehow

A dying breed: The last Rainbow store survives — somehow

The Rainbow Foods chain was once the second-largest in the Twin Cities. But today the surviving Rainbow stands alone along White Bear Avenue in Maplewood.

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