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Muskie-walleye war spills into Minnesota Capitol

Some anglers think muskies destroy the walleye population so the bills would give counties veto power over lakes where the DNR stocks muskies and puts a moratorium on plans to expand lakes with muskie.
by Bob Collins

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The time a Democrat fired up a Republican convention

The time a Democrat fired up a Republican convention

So savage -- even by today's standards -- was Zell Miller's attack on Democrats that even the White House distanced itself from it. Miller and his wife were removed from the list of dignitaries scheduled to sit in the president's box when Bush gave his acceptance speech a few nights later at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
by Bob Collins

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Fighting cancer the Star Wars way

Fighting cancer the Star Wars way

There are angels who walk among us and they are mostly unrecognized until they pick up a paintbrush in a hospital and turn a necessary mask that scares kids with cancer into a Star Wars character who could be the difference between living and dying.
by Bob Collins

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Online crackdown of sex trafficking ads chills untargeted speech

Sex ads sites are shutting down en masse after Congress this week passed the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, which makes website liable for hosting content that could lead to trafficking. There's a limit to free speech and this is but the latest example.
by Bob Collins

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After a basketball team loses, sportsmanship wins

Fargo Oak Grove junior guard Tommy Conmy packed bottles of sparkling cider to celebrate after his team's North Dakota Class B, Region 1 boys basketball title game. It was a good plan; the school has won six of the last nine championships. His team lost; so he gave it to his rivals.
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