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In Pepin County, it’s neighbor against neighbor

The rural Wisconsin county that borders Minnesota makes a great lab rat for a divided America.
by Bob Collins

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Millennials have it tougher

Please stand by while Baby Boomers completely lose it over NPR Weekend Edition Sunday host Lulu Garcia-Navarro's interview with Michael Hobbes, who insists that millennials aren't 'entitled', they just have it harder than anyone else.
by Bob Collins

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Oprah and the power of the spoken word

Oprah and the power of the spoken word

Her speech at last night's Golden Globe Awards, however, was a reminder of the power of language to inspire and lift. No doubt the judgment of it will be based on the usual tribal fighting of the political class and its minions.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News today? 1/8/18

Here's a list of guests and topics you'll hear today on MPR News.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: Robert Siegel

1,000 Words: Robert Siegel

NPR's Bob Mondello took and tweeted this photo of the All Things Considered staff and retiring host Robert Siegel. It is packed with so many more than 1,000 words. This picture, however, comes with words.
by Bob Collins

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Faced with higher minimum wage, Tim Hortons owners make it hurt

Faced with higher minimum wage, Tim Hortons owners make it hurt

Tim Hortons -- the Canadian coffee shop -- is now the face of the debate over a higher minimum wage now that the children of the founder have taken Ontario's increase in the minimum wage out on employees.
by Bob Collins

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Apple Valley soldier saved by a Russian who died on a Pittsburgh street

Apple Valley soldier saved by a Russian who died on a Pittsburgh street

John Bond, a soldier in the Minnesota National Guard, needed a kidney. The Apple Valley man's hero is dead, shot in the head on a street in Pittsburgh. Anton Kemaev, of Siberia, wasn't a target; he was just in the wrong place.
by Bob Collins

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Duluth woman learns about homelessness by becoming homeless

Christie Gingles, of Duluth, says she has a new understanding and compassion for the homeless; being homeless will do that to a person.
by Bob Collins

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A gravestone war in Montevideo

Sandra Sue Albrecht, who died in July 2016, must be turning over in her grave over the way her headstone has split her family.
by Bob Collins

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How to shovel out a moose

How to shovel out a moose

This video is racing across the InterTubes today. A group of snowmobilers came upon a stranded moose on Saturday in Newfoundland. They dug it out.
by Bob Collins

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