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Past articles by Joe:

Soucheray: Never mind the thief. It’s the car’s fault – Twin Cities

It’s always somebody else’s fault. → Read More

Soucheray: Curiously, they exempted snowblowers from lawn equipment bill

Our elected worthies intend to make Minnesota the quietest and cleanest state in the nation by the year 2040. That’s just 17 years from now, when all electricity generated in Minnesota will be gene… → Read More

Soucheray: Summit Avenue? Let’s not even take the chance of messing it up – Twin Cities

It is not at all hyperbole to suggest, no, insist, that Summit Avenue is a national treasure. → Read More

Soucheray: We have to drive, and they have to plow

Driving side streets is like holding on in an airplane suffering jarring turbulence, to the point of prayer. → Read More

Soucheray: How will we know if we’re the best state for kids? Give us a clue, Tim – Twin Cities

Show us evidence that you have finally found the Holy Grail of “fully funded education.’’ → Read More

Soucheray: Something went haywire in what used to be our colleges and universities

The case of Hamline and a 14th Century image of Muhammad. → Read More

Soucheray: Mark Twain said man is a marvelous curiosity. So are the Vikings.

I’ve never seen a season like this one. → Read More

Soucheray: Sure, call it a Triple Godzilla Blast Buster if you want

We’ve been through plenty of winter storms, real whoppers. → Read More

Soucheray: It’s not too late to wake up. They haven’t spent our money yet – Twin Cities

And we don’t want a Walz check. How grandiose of him. → Read More

Soucheray: Drivers can only hope for safe St. Paul streets this winter

For what we pay in taxes in this town, we should expect sanding and salting trucks out sanding and salting in a 24-hour loop after every plowable snow. → Read More

Soucheray: Why do those 12 days hold us so? What’s the secret, Jerry Hammer? – Twin Cities

The Minnesota State Fair has a grip on us. → Read More

Soucheray: Will we ever get an apology for this scandal, from anybody?

Scammers bilked taxpayers of $250 million, supposedly to feed hungry children. → Read More

Soucheray: St. Paul needed a good bounce. Good call, Mayor Carter.

Axel Henry, 54, born and raised in St. Paul and lives here. → Read More

Soucheray: Throw the meatloaf at the TV

We are sick of political ads. → Read More

Soucheray: A reminder that it doesn’t have to be this way – Twin Cities

When the doorbell rang I thought it was a delivery. → Read More

Soucheray: 80 million meals? Why did it take so long to wonder about that number?

Where are the supposedly hungry kids? → Read More

Soucheray: Nobody thought to ask, where are the hungry children?

And all the while tens of millions of dollars are pouring in? → Read More

Soucheray: An evening with my favorite chili was at hand — until it wasn’t – Twin Cities

This isn’t any chili, but inflation-be-damned chili, with sirloin and secret seasonings. → Read More

Soucheray: Imagining a bright future. Except for the crime.

Closer to home, we don’t have safe streets. → Read More

Soucheray: The coyotes have the run of the place

Setting aside human predators, who are everywhere, due to lax bail requirements, inadequate prosecution and cupcake sentencing, we have the animal kingdoms to contend with and they are as bold as t… → Read More