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Peace: it’s so yesterday

After a decade of war, a peace group hangs up its signs
by Bob Collins

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Does a septic system violate religious freedom?

Does a septic system violate religious freedom?

KTTC reports that an Amish family had to go to court yesterday for building without a permit. Ammon Swartzentruber and his wife, Sarah, say provisions in the permit violate their beliefs.
by Bob Collins

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The death of the ‘Walker Hypothesis’ in Wisconsin

Slate and CBS political analyst John Dickerson suggests today that the end of the Scott Walker era may be at hand in Wisconsin. A poll shows Walker’s Democratic challenger, Mary Burke, has her biggest lead — just 2 percentage points — or the campaign so far. While that suggests that it’s anybody’s race, Dickerson says…
by Bob Collins

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Dispatches from the ‘security show’

Dispatches from the ‘security show’

No doubt there are legitimate terrorist threats to the world's aviation system -- that much is certainly obvious -- but we're going to suggest that this isn't really one of them.
by Bob Collins

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‘Little people’ win a big labor showdown

‘Little people’ win a big labor showdown

When’s the last time labor won a showdown with deep-pocketed corporate bosses? Last night. The long Market Basket grocery store dispute in Massachusetts has ended after employees got their way. The fired CEO, for whom they were protesting because he treated them well, is buying out his warring cousins’. The significance of the settlement cannot…
by Bob Collins

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Animation: What the St. Croix bridge will look like

Animation: What the St. Croix bridge will look like

We've got a better idea of how the new St. Croix bridge will look and whether it will ruin one of the most gorgeous vistas in Minnesota.
by Bob Collins

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Parent trying to find son stuck on hold for nearly 2 hours

One small suggestion for Minneapolis public schools. Pick up the phone. KARE 11’s Boyd Huppert reports on the problem Sean Boyce had when a bus carrying his first-grader home on his first day of school didn’t show up. He called Minneapolis Public Schools and got put on hold. He called Kenwood Elementary on another line…
by Bob Collins

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When an African American ‘fits the description’

When an African American ‘fits the description’

Well, this is, according to Beverly Hills police, “unfortunate.” That’s the best the cops could do yesterday to explain why they handcuffed Charles Belk, a film producer who allegedly matched the description of a bank robber — large, and bald, and black. “The Beverly Hills Police Department deeply regrets the inconvenience to Mr. Belk and…
by Bob Collins

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How a ‘regular American kid’ becomes a terrorist

How a ‘regular American kid’ becomes a terrorist

People like Douglas McAuthur McCain scare the heck out of people. He was apparently a nice guy who was also a killer fighting on behalf of the despicable and subhuman ISIS,
by Bob Collins

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NewsCut at the State Fair

NewsCut at the State Fair

If you’re heading to the Minnesota State Fair tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday, I hope you’ll stop by the MPR booth at the corner of Judson and Nelson (just follow the pork chop smog). I’ll be pushing the MPR merchandise from 1-9 p.m., while watching the acts my pals at The Current have planned for the…
by Bob Collins

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