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Counter Stories: Separation ordinance and Walker's 'Scaffold' installation

Three of the Counter Stories hosts - Hlee Lee, Don Eubanks and Luz Maria Frias - joined Tom Weber along with guest Sharon Smith-Akinsanya to discuss the Portland attack, separation ordinances and reactions to the Walker's Scaffold sculpture.
by Tom Weber

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'Beren and Luthien' reflects Tolkien's real life love story

'Beren and Luthien' reflects Tolkien's real life love story

J.R.R. Tolkien's son Christopher proves an able guide through "Beren and Luthien", his father's haunting tale of a mortal man who falls in love with the daughter of a disapproving Elven King.
by Liza Graham

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Indie bookstores hold steady in tough retail market

Indie bookstores hold steady in tough retail market

In recent years, independent stores have been helped by a variety of factors, from the fall of Borders and the struggles of Barnes & Noble to the leveling off of e-book sales.
by Associated Press

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For a few hours, a sculpted dog was urinating on the 'Fearless Girl'

For a few hours, a sculpted dog was urinating on the 'Fearless Girl'

The statue of a defiant girl has confronted Wall Street's "Charging Bull" for months, much to the chagrin of the bull's sculptor. Briefly Monday, another sculptor made clear which side he's on.
by Colin Dwyer

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Walker expected to announce 'Scaffold' fate Wednesday

Walker expected to announce 'Scaffold' fate Wednesday

Officials were meeting with Dakota elders in an effort to resolve the controversy that has postponed the Sculpture Garden's reopening.
by Euan Kerr

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Why 'Scaffold' struck so raw a nerve

Why 'Scaffold' struck so raw a nerve

In 1862 in Mankato, authorities hanged 38 Dakota men for their roles in the brief U.S.-Dakota war that had occurred in southwestern Minnesota that August and September. The pain of the war's aftermath lingers today.
by Eric Ringham

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