Gophers wide receiver Brandon Green has been granted a medical hardship waiver by the Big Ten Conference. Green's participation in the 2010 football season (two games) will not count against him. He will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Green saw action in the first two games of the 2010 season before missing the rest of the season because of a knee injury. He did not record a catch last season. For his career, Green has 42 receptions for 599 yards (14.3 yards per catch) with two touchdowns.
BWCA permit fee cut It's not too often the government cuts fees -- in half.
But that's what will happen beginning Tuesday for people who reserve permits to enter the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. The reservation fee, formerly $12, is being cut to $6. User fees -- including the $16-a-day fee for adults -- hasn't changed.
The U.S. Forest Service said the cost savings is because of increased efficiency of the reservation system. Officials merged the reservation service with the National Recreation Reservation System, which is a one-stop online reservation service for all federal lands in the U.S. The changes also reduced printing, mailing and copy costs and allows work once done by contract employees to be done by agency staff.
The BWCA call center and customer service numbers also were merged into the centralized system, extending hours of operation. That number is 1-877-444-6777.
DOUG SMITH
Moose permits cut by half Concerned over a declining moose population in northeastern Minnesota, state officials said Monday they will cut the number of moose hunting permits available this year in half.
