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No windfall for absentee father in son’s death, Wisconsin judge says

In their race to pass legislation, lawmakers often don't have or don't take enough time to fully think about what they're passing. Then, it's up to courts to clean up the mess.
by Bob Collins

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Oh, Aretha

There'll be plenty of citations of Aretha Franklin's best work on the occasion of her death today. I prefer to cite its impact. It could make your heart swell and think anything is possible.
by Bob Collins

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The problem with technology? Humans

Two stories in the news this week reveal anew a problem in our technological age: humans.
by Bob Collins

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The people who stop to help

It was the height of the morning rush hour on I-94 below when a man perched himself on the Earl St. bridge on Wednesday. He was saved by a man who gives a rip and a six-pack of Coors Light.
by Bob Collins

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‘We are not the enemy’

The Boston Globe asked news media around the country to editorialize today in support of a free press. A few hundred papers took the Globe up on the challenge. A lot of others didn't.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News – 8/16/18

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

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Drug-sniffing dog outside an apartment isn’t a ‘search’, MN Supreme Court rules

Last September, the appeals court overturned the firearms and drug convictions of suspected drug dealer Cortney John Edstrom, saying if a court ruled a drug sniffing dog outside an apartment isn't an invasion of privacy, the Fourth Amendment would be of little use to apartment dwellers.
by Bob Collins

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‘Big Al’ is the hero America has been waiting for

‘Big Al’ is the hero America has been waiting for

Dismiss the value of trivia if you wish, but we take some comfort in the fact that 'Big Al' Delia has risen above the daily nonsense to capture America's attention.
by Bob Collins

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Friday Night Lights go out in Pine River-Backus

The declining population of small towns and the growing concern over the safety of children are teaming up to kill football at Pine River-Backus High School.
by Bob Collins

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ALS won’t stop a tractor puller in McLeod County

Woe to any person who challenges one particular Farmall Model M tractor in this Saturday's McLeod County Fair Truck and Tractor Pull in Hutchinson. In a perfect world, only one entrant should win: retired Hutchinson dairy farmer Robert Dobratz.
by Bob Collins

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