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La Crosse truck sparks Confederate flag debate anew

What does it mean to defend the right to free speech on a college campus? The question has been analyzed for several years, mostly surrounding the choice of speakers -- as was the case this month at the University of Minnesota -- but rarely does it involve a truck.
by Bob Collins

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The sportswriter who ‘used to be somebody’

Jeff Bradley used to be somebody, he says. He was a sportswriter. He covered the Yankees for the Newark Star Ledger. He wrote for ESPN the Magazine. He's had his work featured in Sports Illustrated But when he was laid off, he became more like the rest of of the somebodies in America who can't find work even as they're told the economy is zipping right along and unemployment is low.
by Bob Collins

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Dylan’s European tour goes on with more armed guards

Prince has canceled his appearance at a concert in Europe, but Bob Dylan went ahead with his in Italy last night after he got another dozen armed guards assigned to the security force, International Business Times reports.
by Bob Collins

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The quiet exit of P.F. Sloan

P.F. Sloan, who died on Sunday, penned one of the most famous protest songs in history. Then he disappeared.
by Bob Collins

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A success story brings out the hate

Today's Star Tribune letter to the editor relays the horror of being the subject of a news feature in today's social media environment.
by Bob Collins

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To bear witness in the 4th Precinct

There is value, of course, to the social media of participants, who now have the freedom to raise voices previously muzzled. But it has not yet eclipsed -- not nearly so -- the value of a courageous storyteller.
by Bob Collins

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Muslim man asks for hugs in Paris

If you haven't seen this video in your Facebook feed, you will. 'In the Now,' the Russia Today weekly program, says it doesn't know who the man was who stood in the middle of Paris with a sign that asked, 'Do you trust me?'
by Bob Collins

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U of M says it will honor 9/11 victims

Despite a rejection of a Student Association resolution calling for a campus-wide moment of recognition on 9/11, the University of Minnesota today said it intends to honor victims of the attacks each year. The U of M news release today responded to news reports about the Student Association's vote, which came after MSA representative and Director of Diversity and Inclusion David Algadi said it might inflame anti-Muslim sentiment. But it reaffirmed a statement from the Minnesota Student Association which said the resolution was voted down because of uncertainty about the logistics of a campus-wide moment of recognition.
by Bob Collins

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A response to terrorism: Beauty

We acknowledge up front that we're just guessing, but we can't imagine anything that could enrage terrorists more than the beauty a civilized mind can provide in response.
by Bob Collins

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The first Tuskegee Airman dies at 96

The first Tuskegee Airman dies at 96

If it wasn't for Milton Pitts Crenchaw, the Tuskegee Airmen might never have proven that African Americans can fly airplanes.
by Bob Collins

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