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Neal St. Anthony: Young lawyer takes aim at equity strippers
Leah Weaver is a fledgling lawyer with $100,000 in college and law school loans to repay. But she has chosen a $36,000-a-year job in public-interest law even though she could easily make twice as much at a law firm.
October 11, 2005

Winter heating costs expected to soar by 50 percent
WASHINGTON -- Heating bills are headed through the roof, expected to average 50 percent higher this winter for homes that use natural gas. People in parts of the Midwest are likely to pay even more — as much as $1,600 for the winter months if the weather is especially bad.
October 11, 2005

Northwest, striking mechanics to meet Thursday
Northwest Airlines and striking mechanics will meet Thursday in Minneapolis to see if there is a way to resolve the work stoppage that’s now 53 days old.
October 11, 2005

EV3 makes Micro Therapeutics bid
EV3 Inc., a Plymouth medical device company, offered to buy the shares of Micro Therapeutics Inc. that it doesn't already own for about $114.2 million in stock.
October 11, 2005

Change at the top of law firm Leonard, Street
Joe Finley, a 25-year real estate attorney at Leonard, Street and Deinard will succeed Lowell Noteboom in January as president of the 200-lawyer Minneapolis firm that nearly doubled in size during Noteboom's 12 years as managing partner.
October 11, 2005