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June 18, 2018 4:14 AM

How the FAA gets communities addicted to airport grants

The hardly-used Silver Bay (Minn.) airport is providing a good glimpse into the problem with grant money dangled by the federal government.

by Bob Collins

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June 18, 2018 3:16 AM

Report: VA ratings hide poor quality care from public

Over the years, the Veterans Administration has worked out a plan to erase the reports of terrible treatment and conditions in VA nursing homes, including a 2009 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review story about a home in Philadelphia where a veteran's leg had to be amputated after an infection in his foot went untreated for so long his toes turned black and attracted maggots.

by Bob Collins

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June 18, 2018 2:05 AM

Why don’t you stop for people in crosswalks?

St. Paul police today are starting the "enforcement period" in another crackdown on drivers who don't stop for pedestrians in crosswalks, a crackdown that is annually necessary because the crackdown is an annual event.

by Bob Collins

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June 18, 2018 1:00 AM

What’s on MPR News? 6/18/18

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

by Bob Collins

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June 15, 2018 9:42 AM

Valedictorian’s speech calling for kindness too hot for Wisconsin school

Right up until the last minute, Tomahawk High School in north central Wisconsin did what it could to keep some basic American values out of earshot of people attending a commencement this week.

by Bob Collins

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June 15, 2018 8:09 AM

1,000 Words: Half full or half empty?

If there are only two blogs, have you finished second or finished last?

by Bob Collins

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June 15, 2018 5:46 AM

One more road trip with a son for dad with Alzheimer’s

Father's Day is particularly poignant when your dad is slipping away into the fog of Alzheimer's.

by Bob Collins

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June 15, 2018 4:25 AM

Anti-Trump cartoons gets an editorial cartoonist fired

Rob Rogers' anti-Trump editorial cartoons had been the source of a months-long dispute.

by Bob Collins

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June 15, 2018 3:29 AM

In yearbook, school forgot about student who took his own life

School districts walk a fine line when a student takes his/her own life, often saying nothing, acknowledging little in the belief that to talk about a student's suicide leads to others. It's one of the reasons why the fact suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people is a fact that surprises so many people.

by Bob Collins