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Minnesota resident Aaliyah Kellogg joins Scholastic News Kids Press Corps

By Chris Garner, Insight News

A love for music and an inquisitive mind have landed 11-year-old Aaliyah Kellogg opportunities of a lifetime and a chance to report for Scholastic News Kids Press Corps. The daughter of Mint Condition lead singer, Stokley Williams, and Sylvia Williams (owner and creator of Sweet Sylvia), Kellogg has been exposed to celebrities and musicians at an early age.

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'Dear Abby' columnist Pauline Phillips dies in Minneapolis

By Staff, American Jewish World

Pauline Phillips

Pauline Phillips, the woman known to the world as the advice columnist behind “Dear Abby,” has died at the age of 94. Phillips, the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants, died in Minneapolis on Jan. 16, after years of battling Alzheimer’s disease.

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Civil discourse and social media

By Julie Landsman, The View From Here

My father believed that competition was healthy . He was convinced that our success as a country depended heavily on winning: whether it was wars or business or the St.

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MPR framing on frac sand mining: total news fail

By Sally Jo Sorensen, Bluestem Prairie

One of the talking points industry uses to marginalize citizen concerns about the impact of frac sand mining in Southeastern Minnesota is to insist that those raising questions about the industrial scale mining on their property values, safety, health, communities, landscapes, and future economic opportunities are either misinformed and think fracking itself will be happening in their neigborhoods.

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Looking ahead — gloom and doom and dancing?

By Sheila Regan, Behind the Story

Dancers at Idle No More Flash Roundy at Mall of America

Well, 2012 has come and gone, and the world didn’t end. We have a new president (same as the old president), and in Minnesota we successfully blocked both the Marriage Amendment and the Voter I.D. amendment. But as happy as I was post-election, there’s a certain nagging feeling that I have as I look ahead to 2013. And I hate to say it — I was a big doubter about the whole concept of living in a “New Normal”, but looking back at the reporting I’ve done this past year, it certainly feels like that’s what we’re in right now.

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Creating many ripples: Citizen journalism in 2012

By Robin Sauerwein, TC Daily Planet

When I looked back at the stories I‘ve written for the Twin Cities Daily Planet this year, I noticed that the stories always seem to have a few things in common: They involve my community. The subject is important in some way and needs to be covered. And it spurs my curiosity.

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Minnesota State Fair: My most memorable 2012 stories

By Barb Teed, TC Daily Planet

Ward Hall.

Jeff Rutherford

Covering the Minnesota State Fair is a hidden gem for journalists. There are countless stories to discover and 2012 was memorable because of the new food choices and the return of the sideshow.

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2012: My year with TCDP

By Morgan Halaska, TC Daily Planet

Photo courtesy Morgan Halaska

Wrapping up my year with TC Daily Planet (like a present!) seems a bit like what I would imagine writing a holiday newsletter is like. Because I am a Google search fiend, I searched for "writing holiday letter tips." The sites I looked at suggest to keep it short, maybe write a top ten list or timeline. "When bragging a bit about accomplishments, use a bit of self-effacing humor to balance ego with humility." "Write in your own voice and insert some humor." OKAY! Thanks, Internet!

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Reporting — to inform, enlighten, entertain and enrage

By Charles Hallman, TC Daily Planet

The Minneapolis Park Board discrimination story was among many stories published in 2012 that mainstream media either gave little interest or ignored altogether.

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Federal Communications Commission still considering relaxation of media ownership rules

By Dale Connelly and Paul Brohaugh, KFAI Radio

The Federal Communications Commission is considering a proposal to relax rules that govern the ownership of media in this country. Right now, a single company cannot own both a TV broadcast station and a newspaper in the same market. The change would allow newspapers to own radio and TV stations, a move opposed some advocates of minority ownership of media entities.

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