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Provided Winter Storm Luna (when did we start naming potentially treacherous winter weather?) isn't too overbearing, this week's edition of The Closer will take place at the normal 1:00-3:00 pm Central time slot.

At 2:00, the Northern Alliance Radio Network's official basketball wonk Mike McCollow will be on to talk about the sorry state of the Minnesota NBA and NCAA clubs. Then at 2:15, Mike's good friend and lead singer of  BoDeans, Kurt Neumann, will be calling in. Kurt will be on to promote the band's concert taking place Monday, February 11 at The Guthrie Theater (Wurtele Thrust Stage) in Minneapolis.

In the segments where there are no guests, I plan on looking back at the week in political news, including Gov. Mark Dayton's proposal of a sales tax-a-palooza, President Obama's inauguration speech, the Benghazi hearings, etc. So please give me a call at (651) 289-4488 if you'd like to discuss any of the topics I plan on addressing. You can also text comments/questions to (651) 243-0390. You can listen live in the Twin Cities at AM 1280 on your radio dial. In and out of the Minneapolis-St Paul area, you can listen to the program on the Internet by clicking this link. Even though I have a face for radio, there is a UStream channel where you can watch the broadcast, if you so desire. Check it out here.  For mobile phone users, there are apps available for iphone, Blackberry and Android! And if you're so inclined, follow along on Twitter at #narn or "Like" our Facebook page. Until then..... --------------------------------------