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Frac sand mine mishap turns a river orange

Frac sand mine mishap turns a river orange

As the debate over water quality vs. mining rages in the northern part of Minnesota and Wisconsin, the southern part of the region is providing a good lesson in pollution: You never know what's going to cause it.
by Bob Collins

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When parents sue their kids to leave the house

When parents sue their kids to leave the house

If they told people how heartbreaking parenthood is from time to time, nobody would ever have kids. You go into it with no experience, you suffer with an 18-year case of imposter syndrome, and on the first day after your kid asks you to drop him off a block away from school because of his embarrassment, some punk couple, expecting their first child in a couple of months, offers you an opinion on how you could've been a better parent.
by Bob Collins

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What’s the plan for healing the chasm between cops and the LGBT community?

The decision by Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo to forbid his officers from being in uniform for the city’s annual Pride parade is certainly going to drive a wedge between the LGBT community and police supporters. Nothing occurs in a vacuum where the police are concerned — as the national crisis over NFL players taking…
by Bob Collins

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Just another day trying to cover a politician in Washington

There probably isn't a more ethical and conservative (small "c") news organization in America than the Associated Press, so today's decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to deny the AP entry to a speech being given by EPA head Scott Pruitt is an escalation of the showdown between the administration and the free press.
by Bob Collins

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Judge lets teen facing manslaughter sentence out of jail for graduation

Alex Lingor, 17, of Sioux Falls, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in February after he chased down a car when its occupants took off with the marijuana he was trying to sell them. Kareem Cisse, 15, died in the crash.
by Bob Collins

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Forest Lake has a problem

From the sound of things, Forest Lake is taking Lake Elmo's title of Washington County's most combative city goverment.
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