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Same love, same story (5×8 – 11/30/12)

Same love, same story (5×8 – 11/30/12)

The message a Michigan school doesn't want kids to hear, a dad's dream meets a dad's reality, the declining tax burden examined, castle laws and dead teens, and the nationwide search for 'the hat.'
by Bob Collins

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Wait ’til the next next year

Wait ’til the next next year

Give credit to the Twins. At least they're doing something.
by Bob Collins

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The consequences of a bad day at work

The consequences of a bad day at work

A U.S. airplane mechanic lives with the notion that he caused the deaths of 113 people.
by Bob Collins

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Why can’t Norway take a joke?

Why can’t Norway take a joke?

A TV ad that's not violent is judged too violent.
by Bob Collins

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The inexact science meets the inaccurate expectation

I’ve written in the past about how most economic news seems to revolve around a basic fact that experts got something wrong. They do so with alarming frequency. If the market collapses today, it’s because someone’s earnings didn’t meet expectations. When the unemployment rate is news, is when it is above or below what was…
by Bob Collins

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The second Civil War (5×8 – 11/29/12)

The second Civil War (5×8 – 11/29/12)

If states seceded, what Duluth doesn't get, the kid who puts 'special' in special ed, the true cost of our clothing, and a cop, a homeless man, and a new pair of boots.
by Bob Collins

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A moon rock by any other name

A moon rock by any other name

The recently discovered 'moon rocks' in Minnesota more closely resemble pebbles.
by Bob Collins

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The banning of ‘homophobia’

The Associated Press bans the use of the word 'homophobic' and an old debate is renewed.
by Bob Collins

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The ‘serves ’em right’ mentality (5×8 – 11/28/12)

The ‘serves ’em right’ mentality (5×8 – 11/28/12)

The Little Falls shooting, Duluth goes silent on a racial incident, the fizzling FLEX plan, the Black Friday hall of shame, and 'not right now, boss, I'm watching the lunar eclipse.'
by Bob Collins

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