Origins: The story about a dying girl who leaves a drawing of a sandpiper for the grouch she's befriended has been circulating on the Internet since 1997. Three different beach-walking grumps have ...

About 30 opponents of the proposed Sandpiper oil pipeline rallied in downtown Duluth, Jan. 6, 2015, before a Public Utilities Commission public hearing on the project. Dan Kraker / MPR News ...