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When journalists help terrorists win

When journalists help terrorists win

Terrorists killed a dozen people in an assault on free speech, but it took a newspaper in New York to deliver the final blow.
by Bob Collins

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When journalists help terrorists win

When journalists help terrorists win

Terrorists killed a dozen people in an assault on free speech, but it took a newspaper in New York to deliver the final blow.
by Bob Collins

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Records raise more questions over principal’s ouster

There are certainly troubling aspects to the alleged actions of former East Ridge High School (Woodbury) principal Aaron Harper, who resigned under pressure in early November.
by Bob Collins

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In search of our identity

What do we call us? 'The thermally-challenged hell hole north of Iowa' won't fit on a license plate.
by Bob Collins

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Jenna’s obituary

Jenna Langer Vancura, who died on Saturday, wrote her own obituary, which has just been published as the final entry on her blog, The Redhead Report, which documented her 12-year battle with cancer.
by Bob Collins

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The march of same-sex marriage in one map

The march of same-sex marriage in one map

By the time the U.S. Supreme Court gets around to deciding whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, it may be overtaken by events.
by Bob Collins

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School-closing debate season begins

We can argue all day about the value of the wind chill number until we're blue in the bare skin, but there's no doubting this advisory number now dictates how we live our lives. It's instant drama in an industry that requires drama.
by Bob Collins

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End of the season on Madeline Island

End of the season on Madeline Island

For many people, the calendar is irrelevant when it comes to the first day of winter. It starts when the Madeline Island Ferry calls it a season because of ice on Lake Superior between the island and Bayfield, Wisconsin.
by Bob Collins

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Minnesota among worst states in alcohol deaths

Minnesota among worst states in alcohol deaths

Between 2010 and 2012, 16.4 people per million population died in Minnesota from alcohol poisoning, the Centers for Disease Control said today. Only seven states are worse.
by Bob Collins

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