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Military mom reunited with son at Target Field

It'd be OK with us if we never needed to see another military parent reunited with their children after time away. But as long as that's never likely to be possible, we can't get enough of mom's and dad's coming home.
by Bob Collins

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Death of a news blog: NPR’s Two-Way signs off

Death of a news blog: NPR’s Two-Way signs off

We don't like to see news blogs disappear but it's an inescapable fact that the days are numbered for them in core media. Mainstream news organizations have had a very difficult time squaring the more personal nature of blogs, their willingness to amplify the work of newsroom competitors, and the reader community they create with the traditional practices of newsrooms.
by Bob Collins

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Remembering ‘Mr. Phil’

'He used to have secret handshakes with people,' Leila Ramgren, 10, tells StoryCorps. 'And if you didn't have enough on your tray, he would pull out graham crackers or something. And he did it with his own money.'
by Bob Collins

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Typewriter store closing puts the faithful in a jam

JD Salinger used to bring his typewriter into the Twin State Typewriter store in Vermont three or four times a year with a key crisis. So did people you've never heard of. And soon, it will be no more; a metaphor for the passage of time.
by Bob Collins

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CEO challenges America’s businesses to close on Election Day

CEO challenges America’s businesses to close on Election Day

Most every reason that people have given for not voting is a dodge, and lacking any real data, it's hard to say whether efforts to increase the percentage of registered voters who bother to go to the polls will ever pay off.
by Bob Collins

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The Twins’ problem? They’re boring

The Minnesota Twins return to Target Field tonight after a disastrous road trip. Abandon all hope, ye who enter. It's over. Division leader Cleveland has played mediocre baseball all season, and they now have a 12-game lead over the Twins.
by Bob Collins

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Dayton’s project yields another treasure

Stephanie Ofsthun says she barely remembers losing her wallet as a teenager. But now she has her combination for her school locker, pictures of her friends, her Social Security card, and a Dayton's charge card back again.
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