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Woman sexually assaulted 3 times: ‘Rape happens because some men are rapists’

Minneapolis woman: Staying silent hasn't made the emotional scars go away, she writes, 'and it hasn't held the men who victimized me responsible for what they did to and stole from me. I've realized all too late that our voices are our strongest asset.'
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Columnist issues ‘no dancing after wins’ warning to Twins

Columnist issues ‘no dancing after wins’ warning to Twins

Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse appears to have stepped in it again with a column today in which he lambastes the Minnesota Twins players for celebrating when they win a game. The Star Tribune sports department must be an utterly joyless place because this is the sort of thing that Reusse says is shameful. Parents:…
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NPR defends decision to call the race for Clinton

NPR defends decision to call the race for Clinton

It was surprising that a journalistically conservative news organization like the Associated Press would make the announcement it made Monday night, but it counted the noses, had the data, and reported what it knew. The superdelegates in the Clinton camp aren't bound -- as normal delegates are -- but the reality is at this stage of the game, they weren't going to change their minds. Nonetheless, it felt like it was at least on the edges of 'hey, close enough' journalism.
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How to reduce use of force by police

How to reduce use of force by police

Rep. Tony Cornish is getting plenty of attention and, judging by the comments on the Star Tribune website, applause for his letter to the editor in the paper today.
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Nation’s oldest flight attendant dies

Nation’s oldest flight attendant dies

Robert Rearson, of St. Paul, was a flyboy of the first order for Northwest Airlines, although he wasn't a pilot.
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University boss’ political endorsement fuels ND debate

here's quite a brouhaha in North Dakota because the interim president of a university made a political endorsement, igniting a debate over whether the heads of academic institutions should be involved in partisan politics.
by Bob Collins

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Reporter’s suicide presents ethical dilemma for newspaper

Reporter’s suicide presents ethical dilemma for newspaper

The Toronto Star faced an unusual ethical dilemma when Raveena Aulakh left instructions that the paper should not write about her death. She took her own life in late May.
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Should bankruptcy wipe out student loans?

A St. Cloud lawyer wants Minnesota's two U.S. senators to get behind a push that would allow student loan debt to be wiped out in bankruptcy.
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