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How to live forever

People who didn't have a complete formal education are often quicker to realize the value of one than those who did.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 8/23/18

What’s on MPR News – 8/23/18

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

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‘One of nation’s worst drunk drivers’ gets a break

‘One of nation’s worst drunk drivers’ gets a break

Nothing, not losing a license, not jail time, not even losing most of her kids to the state, is likely to keep Tasha Lynn Schleicher, 41, of New Hope, Minn., from driving drunk.
by Bob Collins

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No respite from early-season cold for Twins fans in ’19

No respite from early-season cold for Twins fans in ’19

The schedule-makers for Major League Baseball should come visit Minnesota. If they would, they might understand why some Minnesota Twins officials are shaking their heads after looking at the 2019 schedule, which was revealed to the rest of us today.
by Bob Collins

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When voters elect a candidate who isn’t running

Jeff Swenson, of St. Paul Park, is a different sort of Minnesota politician. He won an election in which he wasn't running.
by Bob Collins

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Duluth pushes the positivity on ‘move-in day’

Duluth pushes the positivity on ‘move-in day’

Last year on "move-in day," the new students at the University of Minnesota Duluth had to run the gauntlet of testosterone and alcohol. It wasn't pretty.
by Bob Collins

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The running of the interns

The running of the interns

You have to really want to be a journalist to end up in journalism. And if you want to cover the federal courts of the low-tech United States, you have to be a track star.
by Bob Collins

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Long ride ends for Minnesota Lynx

Long ride ends for Minnesota Lynx

The Minnesota Lynx lost last night in the absurd one-game playoff that constitutes the opening round of the WNBA, and it feels like the end of a good book.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 8/22/18

What’s on MPR News – 8/22/18

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Now you can munch on cage-free animal crackers

Now you can munch on cage-free animal crackers

Circuses are dead or dying. The company that makes Animal Crackers would rather not follow suit.
by Bob Collins

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