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Splash pad debate sparks physical fight in Thief River Falls council meeting

Splash pad debate sparks physical fight in Thief River Falls council meeting

An investigation is underway in Thief River Falls to determine if a City Council member really did swing a chair at another member during an apparently heated discussion about a splash pad project.
by Bob Collins

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Public parks are a different world for people of color

Across the country, social media is revealing a growing list of incidents where people of color are assaulted for being in public.
by Bob Collins

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What does the ‘best president’ survey tell us?

What does the ‘best president’ survey tell us?

It doesn't take much, really, to get to the top of a list of president's in one's lifetime. Not many presidents serve during the average lifetime.
by Bob Collins

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Angels with lawnmowers

Angels with lawnmowers

How inspiring Minnesotans find Smith's story will be determined by how many Minnesotans go out and cut someone else's grass this week.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News? 7/12/18

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News. Want to comment on what you hear? Do so here.
by Bob Collins

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Small Minnesota newspaper dies a quiet death

The newspaper business is plenty hard, harder still when it services one town of 764 (Raymond, Minn.) and another of 497 (Prinsburg, Minn.)
by Bob Collins

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Viral video of Minnehaha incident prompts demands for explanation

No doubt there will be plenty of debate surrounding the story behind this scene, filmed by Brianna Lindell in Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis on Tuesday. One thing seems clear: if she hadn't been filming, there'd probably be no news conference to explain the story.
by Bob Collins

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The gift of saying goodbye

The gift of saying goodbye

Cancer, obviously, is an awful scourge. That should go without saying but because it is the internet, I say it while offering this observation: cancer gives others a chance to say goodbye and say the things we should say when everyone is healthy.
by Bob Collins

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Leaving Minnesota

As Minnesotans -- natives and adopters -- we're obsessed with how others see us. Maybe we should spend a few moments considering how we see us and consider our good fortune.
by Bob Collins

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