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March 13, 2008

State's unemployment equals national rate

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Unemployment in Minnesota has doubled in recent years.

The Minnesota unemployment rate has nearly doubled to 4.6 percent in 2007 when compared to a decade ago, according to LAUS (Local Area Unemployment Statistics). The state’s rate is identical to the national one: In 2007 the national average was reported at 4.6 percent; it has remained steady since 1998.

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March 10, 2008

Ellis Drum Shop

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Hundreds of drums of all shapes, sizes and colors, from Morocco to the workshop in the basement, cover the walls and flood the wooden showroom floor of Ellis Drum Shop in St. Paul.

Hundreds of drums of all shapes, sizes and colors, originating from as far away as Morocco to as near as the workshop in the basement cover the walls and flood the showroom floor of Ellis Drum Shop in St. Paul.

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March 09, 2008

Pretty please with an Izzy on top

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Izzy’s Ice Cream Café opened its doors in 2000 at the hands of husband-and-wife team Jeff Sommers and Lara Hammel. Between running a business, raising two children and Hammel working as a lawyer, the owners were too busy to talk to a reporter. But employees and others help tell their story.

One of the oldest dessert recipes known to people everywhere is the foundation of a St. Paul business that competes directly with some of the biggest players in the industry.

Izzy’s Ice Cream Café opened its doors in 2000 at the hands of husband-and-wife team Jeff Sommers and Lara Hammel. Between running a business, raising two children and Hammel working as a lawyer, the owners were too busy to talk to a reporter. But employees and others help tell their story.

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