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Minnesota to continue ban of UND over Sioux nickname

Minnesota to continue ban of UND over Sioux nickname

The U's Advisory Committee on Athletics said the group will not address changing the policy until North Dakota changes its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, which may not occur for three years.

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To post, or not to post online comments

How do news organizations make the decision to receive and publish comments about their stories online? MPR's Tom Crann talked to media analyst David Brauer about that topic.
by Tom Crann

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Shakopee to appeal decision to put city land into trust

The Shakopee City Council voted unanimously Monday to appeal a Bureau of Indian Affairs ruling that says the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community can transfer about 750 acres it owns into a tax-exempt trust.

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Indian leaders win concessions from KQRS

Indian leaders win concessions from KQRS

Indian leaders called for the firing of KQRS Morning Show hosts Tom Barnard and Terri Traen They say last month Barnard and Traen made offensive remarks about members of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa and the Shakopee Mdewakanton band.
by Brandt Williams

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State picks up bill for butchering, if hunters donate their game

State picks up bill for butchering, if hunters donate their game

The gun deer hunting season begins on Nov. 3 in Minnesota. The venison donation program, in which hunters give deer meat to food shelves, has been around for three years. But this year, for the first time, the state is picking up the cost of butchering the animals.
by Perry Finelli

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'Black Radical' remembers his days as a Minnesota Communist

'Black Radical' remembers his days as a Minnesota Communist

Nelson Peery grew up in the only black family in Wabasha, Minnsota. It was as an Army soldier during World World II that he learned what racial discrimination meant. When he returned to Minnnesota, he joined the Comunist Party, which he says was the only racially integrated organization a person could join.

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A tribute to Jackie Robinson

A tribute to Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson, the black player who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, died 35 years ago this week. The Kennedy Library in Boston hosted a recent forum on Robinson's life and historical significance.

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