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September 25, 2014 2:03 AM

Forest Service clamps down on photography in wilderness

A picture in the BWCA or other wilderness might cost you $1000 if you snap it without a permit. Is this a threat to First Amendment rights?

by Bob Collins

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September 25, 2014 1:45 AM

The harpist and the gorillas

Teri Tacheny's effort is admirable and the results are inspiring. But she got the idea while watching the 'lethargic' gorillas at the zoo.

by Bob Collins

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September 24, 2014 10:03 AM

As Twins season ends, player’s bonus is the only drama

The game didn't mean anything at Target Field this afternoon. The Twins were never in a pennant race this year and this was the last game of the year for the team in Minnesota. But it meant something to Phil Hughes. If Hughes got one man out in the 9th inning, he'd earn another $500,000 from the Twins under the terms of his contract, an incentive to stay healthy during the year and contribute to the squad.

by Bob Collins

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September 24, 2014 8:07 AM

A day in the life of a Minneapolis gang

Today's Minnesota Supreme Court decision on the appeal of a murder conviction of Minneapolis gang member leads a reader to head-shaking moment. The legal underpinnings and the decision surrounding the killing during the Juneteenth celebration in 2007 are almost secondary to the narrative of gang members' disregard for human life. Certainly that doesn't come as a surprise, but it assaults the senses nonetheless.

by Bob Collins

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September 24, 2014 6:07 AM

Students demand to be taught real history

There's a line that schools seem to blur between history and propaganda. If they didn't, more of us would've grown up knowing that Abraham Lincoln ordered the largest mass execution in the nation's history, for example. Or we'd know that Lake Calhoun is named after an ardent supporter of slavery, state's rights, and the architect of the forced removal of Native Americans from their land. It's not the sort of thing we can be proud of.

by Bob Collins

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September 24, 2014 5:14 AM

For former Marine, one journey isn’t enough

Jared McCallum, originally from Florida and now a Knoxville resident, is trying to hike the entire 2,180 miles of the Appalachian Trail and paddle the entire 2,350 miles of the Mississippi River in the same year.

by Bob Collins

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September 24, 2014 4:03 AM

The day unions lost their muscle

Robert Poli, the leader of PATCO, the air traffic controllers union, never thought Ronald Reagan would fire them all. But he did, crippling the American union movement.

by Bob Collins