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Anti-racism sign unfurled at baseball game

Anti-racism sign unfurled at baseball game

Fenway Park in Boston and discussions about race in America seem to go hand in hand, which might well explain why three people -- all of them white -- unfurled a banner over the park's fabled 'Green Monster' last night.
by Bob Collins

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ESPN, Twitter, and the myth of objectivity

ESPN, Twitter, and the myth of objectivity

Charles Pierce's Sports Illustrated defense of Jemele Hill, the ESPN anchor who posted on her Twitter account that President Trump is a white supremacist surrounded by white supremacists, is a takedown of the news industry that is about as blistering as it gets.
by Bob Collins

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Franken-Stras faceoff leads to silly ad by conservative group

Franken-Stras faceoff leads to silly ad by conservative group

The judicial showdown between Minnesota Sen. Al Franken and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras is worthy of a vigorous debate over the role of senators who are responsible for vetting the nomination of candidates to the federal bench. A conservative interest group chose a silly assessment instead.
by Bob Collins

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How the government seizes your property just because it can

When you consider the brouhaha that eminent domain -- the government taking your land because it can do better with it -- created as an issue a few years ago, it's amazing that civil forfeiture doesn't cause the outrage it should.
by Bob Collins

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MN Supreme Court throws out law against disorderly conduct at meetings

The Court ruled in the case of Robin Hensel, of Little Falls, who was cited for disorderly conduct after she moved her chairs closer to city councilors at a meeting, days after the Council rescheduled a meeting when Hensel displayed signs that depicted dead and deformed children, blocking the view of others in the audience.
by Bob Collins

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1000 Words: The first responders from the utility companies

1000 Words: The first responders from the utility companies

They're the crews who piled into their trucks from points far away -- including from Minnesota and Wisconsin -- and drove to Florida for the overtime pay and privilege of touching electric wires and listening to the occasional complaint from some people that their electricity wasn't restored yet after Hurricane Irma.
by Bob Collins

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Vikings fans turn off a visitor from New Orleans

Vikings fans turn off a visitor from New Orleans

The other day I attended my “interview” with the committee organizing volunteers to put a nice face on Minnesota when the Super Bowl is held in Minneapolis at the end of the NFL season, which started here Monday night when the Vikings played the New Orleans Saints. The goal is to send people away thinking…
by Bob Collins

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Why should we have to pay for credit reporting firm’s blunder?

Why should we have to pay for credit reporting firm’s blunder?

I don't have much choice in this underreported affair; I have to freeze my credit at not only Equifax, but every other major credit reporting firm. And I had to pay for each one.
by Bob Collins

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When broadcaster bombs at football game, Twitter blows up

If you feel a little bad for what the online world did to Sergio Dipp last night, there's hope for you. If you don't, a heart transplant probably won't help.
by Bob Collins

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Americans are constitutionally illiterate

Americans are constitutionally illiterate

The annual Constitution Day survey of American knowledge of the Constitution was released today. Don't get your hopes up; it's as depressing as ever.
by Bob Collins

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