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To the teachers who make anything possible

To the teachers who make anything possible

It's not popular with a lot of people, I suppose, to point out that teachers -- and I will insist that in particular, third grade teachers -- are angels on earth. But they are. Teachers put pieces of themselves in their students and then send them off to the world.
by Bob Collins

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Big profits at Pioneer Press as corporate parent destroys it

Ken Doctor, of Nieman Lab, reveals that Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund that owns dozens of newspapers in the country, had a 17-percent operating margin in 2017, well above most newspaper companies. The Pioneer Press cleared $10 million in profit, a 13-percent operating margin after the company slashed the workforce to about 60 people.
by Bob Collins

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Zipper merge didn’t work? Try ‘rock, paper, scissors’

Zipper merge didn’t work? Try ‘rock, paper, scissors’

The difference between drivers in Houston and those in the Twin Cities appears to be the fingers that are used. Marco Sanchez, a Texan, was faced with a driver who wanted to merge into his lane. “He was on the side on the right and I saw him way in the back. No one wanted…
by Bob Collins

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‘Ice out?’ Who says?

You're hearing a lot about 'ice out' on area lakes at this time of the year. Who reports these things?
by Bob Collins

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Facebook mistake lands a free vacation for accidental tourist

Facebook mistake lands a free vacation for accidental tourist

Joe Hill, 26, of Plymouth, Mass., isn't exactly sure why he joined a Facebook group about New Jersey, but it's paid off even if it ended up not being about New Jersey. It was dedicated to Jersey, a British island just off the coast of France.
by Bob Collins

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Little kid puts on baserunning clinic

One of the many reasons I wish I could do parenthood over again is so I could enjoy youth baseball games in the manner in which they were intended. This is how they were intended.
by Bob Collins

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