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For generations, this was the Iron Range version of Michigan-Ohio State, Yankees-Red Sox, Lakers-Celtics. But if anything could bring the towns together, it's the sport that for generations set them apart
Reid Forgrave covers Minnesota and the Upper Midwest for the Star Tribune, particularly focused on long-form storytelling, controversial social and cultural issues, and the shifting politics around the Upper Midwest. He started at the paper in 2019.
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