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The beauty queens who fight the ‘R’ word

The beauty queens who fight the ‘R’ word

Amanda Wothe, 25, and her 18-year-old sister, Maggie, are beauty pageant queens and they and their mother know what you’re thinking. “Unfortunately, I know we’ve been the target of gossip because of this,” Tammy Wothe tells Detroit Lakes Online. “Our goal is much bigger than all that.” The three are using the pageants to try Read more →
by Bob Collins

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What standing up to power looks like

What standing up to power looks like

What’s our ally — Turkey — doing today? Oh nothing, just using water cannons on journalists who are trying to cover the protests against the government there. @dlepeska She is Ulusal TV reporter Husna Sari, Hurriyet reports. #Turkey http://t.co/EIAbkd7qkD @oemoral pic.twitter.com/YWHvRqnKAw — Merlinka (@Meralink) February 13, 2014 Here’s another angle. Fifty-nine journalists have been forced…
by Bob Collins

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Let the state hockey tournament gamesmanship begin!

It’s anonymous email and letter season for some high school sports fans. With the state hockey tournament set to start, and its becoming clear that only a few berths remain in the grasp of some teams, there is the occasional complaint — usually anonymous — that a team in the running is cheating. The Star Read more →
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Nothing, including a blizzard, stops a public radio host

Nothing, including a blizzard, stops a public radio host

When we heard that a radio host had used skis to get to work in Washington today -- what with their big storm and all -- we knew it had to be a public radio type.
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Maybe the NFL is ready for a gay player (5×8 – 2/13/14)

Maybe the NFL is ready for a gay player (5×8 – 2/13/14)

Upon further review, the NFL may be more enlightened than the media portrays. Is racially offensive material more acceptable if it’s art? Behind the caucus night fights in Minneapolis. The viral cop photo in Saint Paul. And how to see the ice caves of Lake Superior.
by Bob Collins

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Report: Phishing email started Target data breach

Report: Phishing email started Target data breach

A phishing email to an HVAC contractor opened the door to the massive Target hack.
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Supreme Court: Hennepin cop who ran red light immune from lawsuit

A divided Minnesota Supreme Court today tossed out a lawsuit against a Hennepin County sheriff’s deputy, who smashed into a car while responding to an emergency.
by Bob Collins

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The great yoga pants rebellion of 2014

We do love us a good high school fashion controversy.
by Bob Collins

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Today is not the day you want to fly

Today is not the day you want to fly

A look at the national air traffic today reveals one wide-ranging impact of the ice storm in the Southeast.
by Bob Collins

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Facebook outpouring can’t mask shunning of special needs children

Facebook outpouring can’t mask shunning of special needs children

How bad can we be at shunning? This is the second mother in a week who's had to turn to strangers for what people in the community should be providing.
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