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The surveillance society

Bob Collins March 24, 2011, 4:49 PM Mar 24, 2011

The arrest of a man in Michigan shows just how easier it is to track your movement.

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Minnesota court to consider whether anti-tobacco lawsuit can continue

Bob Collins March 16, 2011, 12:30 PM Mar 16, 2011

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The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to review whether an appeals court properly reinstated a 10-year-old, class action lawsuit against Philip Morris that claims the company fraudulently marketed Marlboro Lights as a safer cigarette.

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Sometimes the truth doesn’t set you free

Bob Collins March 11, 2011, 1:31 PM Mar 11, 2011

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A Minneapolis blogger is ordered to pay $60,000 to a man who lost his job because of something written about him.

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Charges filed in case of child thrown into snowbank

Bob Collins March 8, 2011, 12:03 PM Mar 8, 2011

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A mother of a newborn has been charged in Hennepin County.

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Medical examiner: Gay teen’s death was suicide

Bob Collins March 7, 2011, 4:42 PM Mar 7, 2011

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An official’s ruling sparks a new debate on the effects of bullying.

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Book closed on open sore

Bob Collins February 11, 2011, 12:42 PM Feb 11, 2011

Chandra Levy’s killer was given a 60-year prison term today.

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Same-sex marriage showdown underway in Iowa

Bob Collins February 2, 2011, 3:03 PM Feb 2, 2011

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An Iowa Senate politician may be all that’s preventing an end to same-sex marriage in the state.

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Drug testing for welfare recipients?

Bob Collins February 2, 2011, 12:04 PM Feb 2, 2011

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Old bill are again making new appearances at the Legislature.

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Coincidence? Or a tragic example of the power of the press?

Bob Collins January 27, 2011, 12:18 PM Jan 27, 2011

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You may recall the controversy last fall when a newspaper in Uganda printed pictures of homosexuals in the country with ‘hang them’ on the front page. One of them is dead.

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