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MnIndy’s Best: The 10 most popular stories of 2008

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.23.08 | 8:49 am

Newswise, it was an eventful 2008, thanks to the Republican National Convention, the historic election of Barack Obama, Sarah “In what respect, Charlie?” Palin, John McCain, Michele “anti-American” Bachmann, P.Z. Myers (and the communion “cracker” incident) and, now,…

Boot print on his back: Photographs, video of 17-year-old RNC protester after run-in with police

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.02.08 | 6:22 pm


Melissa Smith-Tourville says her 17-year-old son Keith is a pacifist and “he’d never hurt anyone.” But yesterday he was the target of violence by police, she says: Trying to leave Monday’s march on the Republican National Convention, Keith…

Youth in iconic RNC protest photo was later beaten by police, according to his mother

By Paul Schmelzer | 09.02.08 | 4:39 pm

The following is a comment left at the Minnesota Independent by Melissa Smith-Tourville, who is the mother of 17-year-old Keith Smith, shown above in a photograph taken yesterday by MnIndy’s Paul Demko and published later in the day. The comment