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Tag: Texas

Sports

Despite lack of evidence, football ref tagged ‘racist’

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 10, 2015, 7:59 AM Sep 10, 2015
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It’s always possible that racism played a part in the incident. But there should at least be a minimal standard of proof required before a person is painted as guilty. Read more →

The sunscreen scare: Who will protect the children?

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 10, 2014, 7:58 AM Jun 10, 2014
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In Texas, the limits of protection are being explored by a school system near San Antonio that banned a child from using sunscreen on a recent field trip because it’s “typically toxic”. The child’s mother, Christy Riggs, is upset because skin cancer runs in her family; her father recently died because of it, KEYE TV Read more →

Five by 8

5 x 8: Graffiti or art?

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 27, 2013, 7:12 AM Jun 27, 2013
1

Should Hennepin County have whitewashed a mural, the suicide detective, do your cellphone chargers need to be unplugged, the man who sent 19-year-olds to war, art and politics, and 50 states and 50 pictures. Read more →

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