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The top NewsCut posts of 2017

The top NewsCut posts of 2017

There's no real significance to the list, of course. Traffic is enhanced or depressed by any number of factors, mostly involving who picks up and amplifies a post. This year was no exception.
by Bob Collins

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NPR names replacement for Robert Siegel

Mary Louise Kelly, who made a name for herself weeks ago with a grilling of her boss in the wake of a sexual misconduct scandal, is the new anchor of NPR's All Things Considered.
by Bob Collins

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Christmas Bird count turns 118

Christmas Bird count turns 118

For 118 years now, the Audubon Society has used people power around the country to hold a census of birds. In Duluth, Milton Blomberg checked 'boreal owl' off the list.
by Bob Collins

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Murray’s CHS Field comedy show

Murray’s CHS Field comedy show

In this week's episode of comedian Bill Murray's Facebook show touring minor league ballparks, we learn that the University of St. Thomas Freshman Immersion Program taught the kids how to do 'the wave.' Oh, UST, how could you?
by Bob Collins

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Beer and the blonde stereotype

Beer and the blonde stereotype

A Rochester brewpub's beer label is intended to show that the perception of women is not what it may seem. Or so Grand Rounds Brewing CEO Tessa Leung tells KIMT, defending the label against an assertion by a local pastor that it's offensive.
by Bob Collins

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What’s on MPR News today? 12/18/17

What’s on MPR News today? 12/18/17

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

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Hail the retiring Mark Seeley

Hail the retiring Mark Seeley

There appears to be an opening for Minnesota's favorite icon and even though he's retiring, it's still not too late to properly honor Mark Seeley, the U of M climatologist who can make you feel better about just about anything.
by Bob Collins

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After she lost everything in wildfire, U of M grad helps homeless who had less

After she lost everything in wildfire, U of M grad helps homeless who had less

Sharon Zimmerman, a University of Minnesota graduate, couldn't sleep one night in early October. So, up late (or early), she went outside for a respite. That's when she came face to face with the 'Tubbs fire' in Santa Rosa, a sudden wind-whipped wildfire that wiped out the California suburb.
by Bob Collins

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Who defines us?

Who defines us?

It's been awhile since we've had a good obituary to ponder but Mariel Kinsey has provided us with one, even if she had to go to extreme lengths to do so. She died in Ashfield, Mass., last Friday, but not before writing her own obituary.
by Bob Collins

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There’s comedy in wildlife

There’s comedy in wildlife

The end-of-the-year awards season is usually fairly predictable stuff but the Comedy in Wildlife Photography award is certainly an exception. We have our winners in the 2017 competition!
by Bob Collins

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