Opening act is a winner

The Minnesota Twins opened their much anticipated stadium, Target Field, on Monday. The fans filled the gem of a field to watch their Twins brake it in with a win. Denard Span scored the very first run and Jason Kubel hit the first home run.

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Press Release

Much anticipated album from Kid Cudi, "Man on the Moon: The End of Day," comes out hot.

Minnesota, April 9 -- GOOD Music rapper, Kid Cudi, will be promoting his new CD at First Avenue in Minneapolis on Friday. His new single, Day 'N' Night, has everyone downloading the new album. Cudi says this is the first CD of his "Man on the Moon" trilogy.

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Coon Rapids police hunt for woman

Tammi Marie Gallegos was reported missing on Tuesday. She was last seen at 12:30 p.m. by her sister. Gallegos is diabetic and may becoming ill because she left without her medicine. Any one who has any information is urged to call the Coon Rapids police.

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Enterprise Story

I chose to delve into the cultural aspect of Anoka-Ramsey Community College. I want to find out how many of each different kind of race there are at school. I think this is an interesting topic because when I walk around school, I see so many different types of people. I think readers would also like to know the raw numbers. I am excited to start this story!

Ranks of homeless rising in Minnesota

The homeless rate in Minnesota has risen over 20 percent since 2006. The recession has played a large roll in not being able to get the homeless off of the street. Federal economic stimulus money has helped fund agencies but the problem isn't getting any better.

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Nathan to have surgery on Friday

Joe Nathan, Minnesota Twins Closer, will have season ending elbow ligament replacement surgery (Tommy John Surgery) Friday. After leaving a spring training game earlier this month, a large tear was found in his ulnar collateral ligament. Next in line for the Twins, finding the best replacement for the four time All-Star.

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Story #5

The lady Golden Rams of Anoka-Ramsey Community College (ARCC) secured first place in the MCAC Southern Division with a win over Minneapolis Community & Technical College (MCTC) last Saturday, March 6^th. ARCC showed dominance over MCTC beating them all three meetings this season.

Alex Moore, point guard for ARCC, played a big role in the win on Saturday. She put up 18 points and had 8 assists, while taking over late in the game. Moore was awarded the Most Valuable Player of the Women’s All-State team this season, the highest award in the Minnesota College Athletic Association. She joined her teammates, Stephanie Pilgrim and Marie Hanson.

Both teams started off the game very hot. ARCC showed that they could hit the three while in transition. Marie Hanson, All- State selection, got the scoring started for ARCC along with Alyssa Silva. Coach David Dewitt of ARCC knew that MCTC would come to play, “I knew that they would bring their size and speed, but I think the girls matched up well against them,” stated Dewitt. The three’s kept falling early for ARCC. MCTC kept their size on the bench for the most part in the first half. They diverted their game to the guards early on. There was a question about bench play with ARCC coming into the game. MCTC carried 11 players throughout the season; ARCC had two bench players to play with. The Golden Bears showed some fatigue as the game stayed close coming into half time. MCTC carried the momentum going into half time by hitting a three as time expired and bringing their lead to 34-31.

ARCC cooled down MCTC going on 7-2 run to start off the half. The Golden Rams looked like a whole new team coming out of half time. Silva scored 10 of her 12 points in the second half; she went 6 for 7 from the field. While holding onto a small lead, MCTC decided to go with their tall line up, having three six foot girls on the court at once. The Golden Bears took advantage of the tall line-up and started hitting shots all over the court. Coach Dewitt called up a different offense that played out to his advantage. Alex Moore would dribble across the court and hand the ball off to one of her forwards. A forward would then dribble away from the defender and hand the ball off again. This type of offense chewed up a lot of clock. Silva and Moore started taking over when the game got close at the end. Silva had a clutch steal off the press and then dished it to Moore to put ARCC up late in the game. Moore made two free throws with four seconds left in the game to put a comeback out of reach. MCTC desperately put up a half court shot that came up well short, giving ARCC a 78-74 win.

ARCC heads up to Rochester, Minn. to play in the national tournament. That tournament starts Thursday, March 11^th.