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Funeral Arrangements For Former Pioneer Press Editor Finnegan Pending
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ST. PAUL- (AP) - Funeral arrangements are pending for former St. Paul Pioneer Press editor Jack Finnegan. His son says Finnegan died this morning following a fight with cancer. The 87-year-old was an advocate for open meetings and open-records laws and the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information gives an annual award named after him.
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