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The ’20s aren’t coming back: Pillsbury mansion to be demolished

It's hard to figure out who the bad person here that everyone seems to be aghast at. Everyone may not want to be looking at all the new houses, but everyone seems to be buying them.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 8/20/18

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

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Unlike ’16, Democrats embrace health care on the campaign trail

Americans didn't like health care much until they were set to lose it last year in the initial wave of attempts to rollback the Affordable Care Act. That should've told the Democrats something. It did.
by Bob Collins

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Here’s a triple play you don’t see every century

Here’s a triple play you don’t see every century

This is why baseball is confusing to teach to a novice. Even the players often don't know what's going on.
by Bob Collins

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Aretha, we hardly knew you

Aretha, we hardly knew you

For all her pop hits, it's the story of an aria that reminds us that we didn't really know Aretha Franklin.
by Bob Collins

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A queen of the Dairy Queen dies at 90

A queen of the Dairy Queen dies at 90

When Phyllis and Bob Litherland started the Dairy Queen in Moorhead in 1949, their friends told them fast food was just a fad that would never last. They didn't listen, even if it meant they had to sleep in the backroom while pouring their money into the place.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 8/17/18

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

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A country rallies around Esther the Wonder Pig

A country rallies around Esther the Wonder Pig

Humanity to one another is nice and all but what really sets a heart atwitter is a good animal in need. How else can we explain the story of Esther the Wonder Pig, whose illness prompted people in Canada to raise $650,000 so that a CT scanner big enough to fit the pig could be purchased. One wasn't available in Canada.
by Bob Collins

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