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Last Kent State parent dead at 96

Elaine Holstein has died. She was 96. She was also the last living parent of a victim of the Kent State killings at the hands of the Ohio National Guard.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News? 5/28/18

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

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The man in the iron lung

The man in the iron lung

I cannot speak for all Baby Boomers, of course, but for many of us, there was no more horrifying boogeyman in our youth than the iron lung.
by Bob Collins

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Student didn’t think yearbook would carry her commentary on racism. It did

With the distribution of high school yearbooks, we are knee deep in yearbook controversies as usual. The latest is from Revere, Mass., where Betshina Bernier's yearbook quote was taken from a Florida student's yearbook from last year.
by Bob Collins

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Battle of the bog is no contest

Battle of the bog is no contest

Plan B -- or C, or E, or J; we've lost track -- is to treat it like a Minnesota dessert; slice it up until there's just a microscopic piece left. Then just leave it for someone else to take.
by Bob Collins

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Death of a storm chaser

Death of a storm chaser

NPR’s Morning Edition made a brief reference this morning to the obituary of storm chaser Jim Sellars, who died in Missouri at age 64 this week. But it did not mention much more than his plan to have his remains rocketed into space. Let’s rectify that: I was born March 3rd 1954 to John and…
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News? 5/25/18

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

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Before graduation, Rochester seniors return to their old schools

Before graduation, Rochester seniors return to their old schools

Among the many traditions that appear at high school graduation time, none is better than the one in Rochester, Minn., where the graduating seniors put on their caps and gowns and return to the schools of their past.
by Bob Collins

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