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Does giving drug advice encourage use?

Does giving drug advice encourage use?

Since March “at least seven young people” at large dance festivals in the U.S. have died “of symptoms consistent with Ecstasy overdoses,” reports the New York Times. Promoters of TommorrowWorld, a three day dance music festival outside of Atlanta say the deaths could be avoided by better drug education. “A nonprofit drug education group will…
by Michael Olson

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Car-sharing options grow in Minneapolis

Car-sharing options grow in Minneapolis

There are now 145 cars available to share in Minneapolis, with hundreds more expected in the coming months thanks to a partnership between car-sharing companies and the city.
by Jon Collins

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What’s really being said on the Terrance Franklin video?

What’s really being said on the Terrance Franklin video?

A lawyer for Terrance Franklin’s family says he has a recording of Franklin’s voice captured minutes before police shot and killed him in the basement of a Minneapolis home this spring. This is the second time attorney Michael Padden has drawn attention to a cell phone video recorded across the street from the home where…
by Curtis Gilbert

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Can International Falls reinvent itself?

Can International Falls reinvent itself?

We asked International Falls residents how they might reinvent the community in the wake of a declining paper industry. We heard everything from using the great-tasting water for beer to hoping an entrepreneurial graduate comes back with a big idea.
by Dave Peters

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Do tattoo restrictions infringe upon free speech?

Image: Photo by Juan Vilas via Flickr The Army intends to tighten its restrictions on soldiers’ tattoos. Under a proposed rule change, new recruits would not be allowed tattoos visible below the elbow or knee or above the neckline. Current soldiers would be permitted to keep any tattoos not deemed racist, sexist or extremist. The…
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Why, yes, that IS your father’s ride: return of the longboard skateboard

Why, yes, that IS your father’s ride: return of the longboard skateboard

You’ve probably seen them. You’ve probably thought to yourself, ‘what is a grown man doing riding a skateboard down the street?’ Welcome back the longboard, the terrestrial cousin to the surfboard, a toy that grew up and got a mortgage. “It’s guys that used to skateboard as a kid, and they want to get back…
by Tim Nelson

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Are you concerned that the government will shut down?

Are you concerned that the government will shut down?

Photo: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) by Gage Skidmore via Flickr “Just a week before the federal government could shut down if no agreement is reached to fund it past the end of September, it’s anyone’s guess whether Democrats and Republicans will avoid plunging over this particular cliff,” writes NPR’s Frank James. “More certain, however, is…
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Autopsy report: Franklin shot 10 times

A detailed autopsy report from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office obtained by MPR News found nine bullets entered Terrance Franklin’s body, and one bullet grazed his scalp. Most of the shots hit him in the head and neck. Yet the Minneapolis police department’s account of the shooting said Franklin was shot eight times by Read more →
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Don’t panic, Mpls – gunshots tonight are only a test

Don’t panic, Mpls – gunshots tonight are only a test

If you hear a barrage of gunfire in Minneapolis tonight, you probably don’t need to hit the deck. Police will be blasting off rounds in two neighborhoods to calibrate the ShotSpotter system that allows the department pinpoint when and where shots are fired in the city. Here’s more detail from the Minneapolis Police Department: The…
by Curtis Gilbert

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