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"When all the major taconites are operating, that is a good sign," said Mark Phillips, commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. "When you hire one taconite worker, you have three other people who end up working because of that one job."
Jeff Wheeler has been a staff photographer for the Star Tribune since 1987. He's covered a broad range of assignments ranging from the Twins and Vikings playoff runs to Far North canoe adventures in the subarctic.
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