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Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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St. Paul Pioneer Press (@pioneerpress) Urban Life/City Hall/transit/fun eats. Swear at me=blocked! My comics: …dmelosupervillains.thecomicseries.com
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    CITY HALL MEDIA ROOM CLOSURE AND VACATE NOTICE: If you or someone you know left anything in the St. Paul City Hall media room in the ‘80s, 90’s, aughts, through today, you can find it late next week in a dumpster somewhere. Listen to the lady: m.youtube.com/watch?v=34zj4_…
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    Aug 16, 2024
    Is there a polite way to tell a coffee shop clerk/owner “I and probably others would work remotely from your fine establishment if the music was lower, but I can’t hear myself think, let alone do phone interviews and Zoom calls here”?
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    Oct 5, 2022
    BRENDMOEN: St. Paul got rid of youth basketball fees. They now have 1,237 youth signed up, a 35% increase in registrations. McDonough Rec Center, which hasn't had a basketball team since 2017, now has multiple. Battle Creek has 11 teams.
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    Jun 20, 2024
    Linda Tirado, the photographer shot in the eye by police while covering the Minneapolis riots has entered hospice care and is not expected to survive: prnewswire.com/news-releases/…
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    May 28, 2020
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    Protest continues outside of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman’s home.
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    May 28, 2020
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    Organizer: “We are not satisfied until these four men are in prison!” Crowd at Hennepin County Government Center: “All four! All four!”
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    Aug 3, 2024
    Not sure if this is meant as compliment or criticism but "He's not a lawyer! He was a school teacher!" may be the best selling point I've heard so far
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    Adam Gantz
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    Aug 2, 2024
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    Walz graduated "Chadron State College" & "Minn State U, Mankato", has no law degree, never passed the bar, and was a substitute teacher before politics. Shapiro attended U of Rochester, earned his law degree from Georgetown, passed the bar and went straight into government.
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    Nov 9, 2022
    Wait — did the DFL just take the state House, the Senate and the governor’s seat? Does this mean what I think it means… flying electric cars for everyone?!!!
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    Jul 20, 2024
    St. Paul threw a riverfront party and people really showed up. Thank you @gwenstefani !
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    Andy Rodriguez
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    Jul 19, 2024
    🛥️ Keep Saint Paul Boring 🛥️
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    Aug 16, 2024
    Replying to @WhoDatTide44
    Swear at me again and you're blocked.
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    Apr 3, 2023
    Former Gov. Arne Carlson just called U of M President Joan Gabel every possible negative thing you can say on public radio without getting bleeped. He called out the Regents too. And CFO Myron Franz. (My dashboard is dusty. Get over it)
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    Jan 30, 2019
    Dear employers, both public and private, across the Midwest: If you don’t provide an essential daily service, and I mean truly essential, why are you open Wednesday? Groceries are closing. Even the mail won’t go through. Second question: Why not let your employees work from home?
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    Mar 19, 2019
    St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter just skydived Into Harriet Island Regional Park to announce the return of a Red Bull extreme sport event (no, not Crashed Ice)
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    Jan 9, 2024
    When I started covering the St. Paul City Council, there was one council member of color (Melvin Carter) and one woman (Kathy Lantry). Times change:
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    Frederick Melo, Reporter/Axolotl
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    Jan 9, 2024
    Youngest, most diverse, all female St. Paul City Council is sworn in today. Tonight we celebrate. Tomorrow we take on the following committee assignments: Port Authority, Nelsie Yang and Cheniqua Johnson. HRA, Noecker as chair, Johnson vice chair. Water… twincities.com/2024/01/09/all…
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