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In Jordan, toilet paper isn’t funny

In Jordan, toilet paper isn’t funny

Where is the line between youthful pranks and criminal behavior? Let the Jordan, Minn., police department be your guide.
by Bob Collins

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It’s past time to listen to what women have been saying

The Weinstein story will pass. People will move on to new ways to have an old debate. The workplace for women will still be a horror show.
by Bob Collins

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After call for less secrecy, reporter kicked out of Fargo meeting

State and county officials in Minnesota and North Dakota have issued their reply to a Fargo Forum editorial calling for a more open process when discussing the $2.2 billion flood diversion project on the Red River. They kicked a reporter out of a meeting yesterday, the Fargo Forum reports.
by Bob Collins

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Dream of high-paying jobs in Northland crashes and burns

The vision of high-paying jobs building airplanes was too tantalizing for public officials and now they're paying the price.
by Bob Collins

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St. Paul Ice Palace, we hardly knew ye

The organizers of a plan to build a huge ice palace in St. Paul in a bid to get Super Bowl visitors to this side of town have thrown in the towel.
by Bob Collins

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Teaching refugees to enjoy the water

Teaching refugees to enjoy the water

If you can spare 3 1/2 minutes, there are worse ways to spend it than watching last evening's PBS NewsHour segment on a group of swimming instructors in Lesbos, Greece who are teaching refugees another perspective of their enemy: water.
by Bob Collins

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Couple, married 75 years, couldn’t escape wildfire

Couple, married 75 years, couldn’t escape wildfire

Mike Rippey sifted through the rubble of what's left of his parents' home yesterday, looking for something of value. But the value therein is already gone.
by Bob Collins

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Wisconsin boy just wants to dance in Minnesota

Wisconsin boy just wants to dance in Minnesota

Is there a good reason why a boy shouldn't be allowed to dance on the girl's team? Maybe, if it denies a spot to Superior High School girls and they're denied the athletic opportunities that boys have.
by Bob Collins

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