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The big business of professional patriotism

The big business of professional patriotism

At Target Field, there are no more openings this year to be the veteran that raises the American flag -- the moment which sparks loudest cheers at a Twins game these days. The games are all booked up for the rest of the year. It's a nice moment, for sure, but does the continuing exposition of the military have some exploitation involved?
by Bob Collins

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Study: Warming earth leading to more suicides

Researchers from Stanford looked at data back to the '60s, and factored in confounding things like air conditioning, income level, and gun ownership, and it has found that a monthly rise in temperature of 1 degree Celsius leads to about a 1 to 2 percent increase in the suicide rate.
by Bob Collins

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Across Iowa on a bike made of wood

We have two bucket lists: One we have a chance of completing; one that is unlikely. On the latter is the RAGBRAI, the great annual bike "race" across Iowa, which is now underway.
by Bob Collins

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The kid got the ball

An update from Chicago, via the Chicago Tribune, settles the story of the guy at a game at Wrigley Field yesterday who appeared to take the ball from a kid in the first row.
by Bob Collins

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Fox calls wrong number, guest gives Trump a lecture

We know a little something about the process of finding and booking guests for shows on TV and radio but we still can't figure out how, assuming a minimal level of competence, Fox News ended up booking a Massachusetts opponent of separating immigrant children from their parents when it thought it was lining up an Arizona supporter of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement policies.
by Bob Collins

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