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May 16, 2018 7:43 AM

How do you move a floating bog? You don’t

The plan to move a huge floating bog on North Long Lake near Brainerd seemed a little far fetched to succeed but you have to admire the spunk of the area

by Bob Collins

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May 16, 2018 7:00 AM

‘Enjoy what you have, and eat Oreo cookies’

Kelly Pflanzer, of Milwaukee, posted a video to YouTube today (language warning) , which is something when you consider she died two weeks ago.

by Bob Collins

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May 16, 2018 4:36 AM

Unable to afford caps and gowns, kids skip graduation

The value of a high school diploma has been minimized in recent years, but it's still a pretty big deal and putting in 12 years of work should be a cause for wild celebration.

by Bob Collins

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May 16, 2018 3:21 AM

When baseball is perfect

Pay no attention to the sportswriters and their incessant focus on what's wrong with baseball. They're on the clock; they're like most people who are working: they just want to go home. Forget them.

by Bob Collins

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May 16, 2018 2:07 AM

The unsatisfying journalism of live interviews considered

If you pay close attention to NPR's Morning Edition, you've probably noticed a shift in the journalism. Gone -- mostly -- are deep dives from reporters. In are interviews with 'newsmakers', and it's causing waves with NPR listeners, as NPR's ombudsman, Elizabeth Jensen, wrote last month when she said listeners are finding it unsatisfying.

by Bob Collins

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May 16, 2018 1:01 AM

What’s on MPR News? 5/16/18

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

by Bob Collins

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May 15, 2018 7:24 AM

AP gives exit polls the boot

Exit polls, the notoriously inaccurate in-person survey of voters at polling places, could be vanishing under a plan announced today by the Associated Press. The AP says it will replace its exit polling system after 2016 exit polls appeared to favor Hillary Clinton.

by Bob Collins

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May 15, 2018 7:05 AM

Police save a woman who wanted to jump off a bridge

Another person was ready to jump from the Robert Street bridge in St. Paul today and, as we've said in this space too many times, it's impossible to stay focused on the systemic failures that can lead to suicide when we never know the story and likely never will know.

by Bob Collins

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May 15, 2018 5:32 AM

Using public data to shame people into voting

There are certain things that should be none of your business and who you vote for or what your political ideology is should be one of those things. But political parties crave that data and since politicians write the laws, there's little hope for keeping your business private.

by Bob Collins