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The driving test was going great, until…

The driving test was going great, until…

Take it from someone who knows. Some people don't test well. So we're reluctant to make fun of the 17-year-old Monticello girl who accidentally put the car in drive instead of reverse during her driving test yesterday, according to the Buffalo, Minn., police department.
by Bob Collins

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For Packers fans, it’s location, location, location

For Packers fans, it’s location, location, location

Oh for cute! A little two-bedroom bungalow. A typical starter home that should come pretty cheap. It won't.
by Bob Collins

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Report: IBM targeted older workers

Report: IBM targeted older workers

Back in the day when ethical leadership and management was a corporate goal, Tom Peters 'In Search of Excellence' was the management bible, documenting several companies' approach that companies who value profits by valuing people could emulate. One of those companies was IBM. How times have changed!
by Bob Collins

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Snowblowing clears a path to the future for St. Paul family

Joanne and Tomas Lopez, of Frogtown, provide the perfect example of why we bristle at the dour expressions and tone of media folks when they talk about snow in Minnesota.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News today? 3/22/18

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

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Refused boarding by airline, father-daughter find a home with hospital volunteer

Frontier Airlines seemed willing to allow Rubin Swift and his newborn daughter, Ru-Andria, to walk the streets after the airline denied his boarding their flight from Phoenix to Cleveland. The airline doesn't allow anyone under 7 days old to fly, even though the hospital had given its blessing.
by Bob Collins

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Toilet plugger on the loose in Wisconsin

Sometimes it feels as though rational people are vastly outnumbered. The police department of Sheboygan, Wis., provides today's evidence.
by Bob Collins

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MN Supreme Court: ‘Fraud’ invalidates ‘as is’ car sales

The Court's description of the case reads like a cheap novel you can't put down. It -- and the dealer's Yelp reviews -- will also make you never want to buy a used vehicle again.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The extinction

1,000 Words: The extinction

No doubt, you’ve heard by now that the last living male white rhino has died and that’s that. This beautiful and haunting image from National Geographic, however, also shows another vanishing species. Joseph Wachira is the last human who will ever walk the planet to hear the breath of a male white rhino and touch…
by Bob Collins

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