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World’s oldest curler is 100

She started curling when she was 25. But she gave up the sport after a year because being a nurse and raising two kids took much of her time. Twenty years ago, she -- literally -- picked up the sport again.
by Bob Collins

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Minnesota soccer under the (car) lights

Minnesota soccer under the (car) lights

Ingredients for youth soccer in Minnesota in late September: Kids with endless amounts of energy, a soccer field and a bunch of parents who pull their cars around so that the kids can see what they're doing.
by Bob Collins

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Sportswriter takes heat for suggesting Griffen at fault for his illness

Sportswriter takes heat for suggesting Griffen at fault for his illness

I'm not going to condemn Star Tribune Vikings beat writer Mark Craig for articulating his obvious ignorance about mental health issues; I've been there. And there's value in everyone seeing the sort of dominant thinking that had led far too many of our friends and neighbors to give up when seeking help for their illness.
by Bob Collins

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Montevideo children prevail in war over mom’s gravestone

It started when some of Sandra Sue Albrecht's 11 children bought a headstone that their father, John Wendell Albrecht, 76, stole and put one he thought more appropriate in its place. His carried references from Revelations referring to the 'fiery lake of burning sulfur.''
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 9/26/18

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.
by Bob Collins

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In Griffen case, the police get it right

In Griffen case, the police get it right

If there's an early hero in the still unfolding story of Everson Griffin, who appears to be suffering from significant mental health problems, it's Minnetrista police officer Justin Thompson and his colleagues who appear to have enough knowledge about mental health issues to get him to a safe place.
by Bob Collins

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Prime number mystery divides math world

Prime number mystery divides math world

If you've been trying to solve the Riemann hypothesis -- and, really, who hasn't? -- you can stop now. A Scottish mathematician claims to have done it. It's a 160-year-old math problem.
by Bob Collins

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Suit against Target: Sexual harassment or folding laundry?

An employee at the Target store in Fridley is suing the company claiming her promotion was denied after she complained about sexual harassment, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal is reporting.
by Bob Collins

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The art of doing something

In this day and age of a widening gap between the haves and have nots, you're either doing something, or you're doing nothing. The growing homeless camp along Minnehaha Avenue in Minneapolis is a monument to people doing nothing.
by Bob Collins

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Paralyzed man walks again

In 2013, a 29-year old Wisconsin man was paralyzed in a snowmobile accident. In the old days, that's the end of the story. A life in a wheelchair followed. But he's walking again. Ain't science grand?
by Bob Collins

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