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September 9, 2013 7:13 AM

From Fargo to Nigeria, father-son ties still bind

I met Siji Saula and his wife in Fargo earlier this summer, and had the opportunity to meet David Saula in Lagos last week. Their ongoing bond is a good example of how leaving your home to start a new life -- halfway across the world in this case -- can change important relationships. It's an even better example, though, of how those relationships remain strong.

by Nate Minor

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September 9, 2013 5:55 AM

Court clears way for Minnesota to sell mining rights

The Minnesota Court of Appeals today rejected an attempt to stop the state's sale of mining leases without any environmental review.

by Bob Collins

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September 9, 2013 2:00 AM

5 x 8: Whose Iron Range is it?

The search for common ground in the mining debate, the smartphone addiction, why Sioux Falls has won James Fallows' heart, struggles of mainline churches, and yeah, you're gay, now how about cleaning your room?

by Bob Collins

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September 8, 2013 1:10 PM

How a $90 motorbike (and things like it) could transform Nigeria’s rural poor

The key to lifting the rural poor in countries like Nigeria may well be agriculture.

by Nate Minor

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September 6, 2013 10:27 AM

Photos: Inside Makoko, Nigeria’s Venice

Before this city became what it is today -- a monstrous destination that's probably more than twice as large as New York City (depending on which survey you believe) -- a neighborhood between the mainland and the posh Victoria Island started spreading into the sea. That was more than 100 years ago. Now, at least 85,000 Lagosians live in Makoko. They still do what their ancestors came for: the fishing. But the state is trying to evict the area, citing health concerns among other reasons.

by Nate Minor

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September 6, 2013 6:33 AM

Next generation of economists and pols already cheat

A fairly surprising percentage of the best and the brightest got where they are by cheating.

by Bob Collins

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September 6, 2013 5:37 AM

The lost art of reporters asking tough questions

Far too often, journalists act as stenographers, dutifully reporting bilge that professional spokespersons distribute that everyone knows to be nonsense.

by Bob Collins

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September 5, 2013 2:02 PM

Theft of the blog

In my absence over the next few days, perhaps you'd like to help keep things "fresh" on NewsCut, as some regular readers have. Just send me things you stumble across that fit the NewsCut vibe -- that is: things that are a little off the beaten path, have the faint aroma of news, and get the rest of us to think a little bit.

by Bob Collins