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Pre-RNC homeland insecurity: Police abuses of power ramping up as convention nears

By Andy Birkey , Minnesota Independent

As the Republican National Convention draws closer, fears of police overreach are already being realized. In just the past four days, a number of incidents have raised the suspicions of Twin Cities civil libertarians. MORE »

Homeland Insecurity in the Twin Cities

By Mary Turck , TC Daily Planet

Cameras, camcorders, cell phones, computer, notebooks – even clothes and a sleeping bag – were confiscated by Minneapolis police in the name of Homeland Security Monday night, according to a trio of young artist-journalists in town to report on the RNC. MORE »

MPD cop lawsuits: Will bad info in a police personnel file cost the city still more $?

By Anna Pratt , Minnesota Independent

While the discrimination lawsuit filed against the city of Minneapolis and Police Chief Timothy Dolan by five black MPD officers has received quite a bit of attention lately, a separate but related piece of litigation filed by one of the officers involved in that suit is wending its way through the courts at the same time. MORE »

VOICES In the matter of Charles F. Adams

By Ron Edwards , Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

The continued saga of Black Mpls police officers

Almost 16 years ago, an action was taken within the Minneapolis Police Department to suspend Officer Charles Adams for 20 days for insubordination. About a year and a half later, a second suspension for 10 days without pay was imposed again on Officer Charles Adams, again for insubordination and conduct unbecoming of a Minneapolis Police Officer. MORE »

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Things People Say

Readers sound off on disco, the Unabomber, and Santa Christ

By Jay Gabler , TC Daily Planet

“If there was any deep division in the music scene in 1977, it wasn’t people scratching their heads at less than stellar releases from Kansas, Foreigner, Styx, or Steely Dan and Neil Young, it was the demise of live music as disco came to prominence. I could make the argument that Kansas, Nugent and other arena acts GAINED fans because people who hated disco REALLY hated disco (myself included).”
-comment on “Sucking in ’77”

“John Jansen’s comments made me think of some of the bad things white people have done. Timothy McVeigh! Terry Nichols! The Unabomber! Not to mention almost all the serial killers in the U.S.! And all those Arab terrorists — they’re Caucasian! I just don’t think we can afford to have white people running this country. They are way too dangerous.”
-comment on “The Battle for Pine County”

“I really used to be amazed how these individuals could be so blatant about who they really are, and yet have their assemblies still pour money into their pockets so they can live like movie stars…and then you have those who are of the new faith: CASHIANS and followers of Santa Christ.”
-comment on “Mac Hammond’s Living Word facing IRS investigation” MORE »