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November 27, 2017 8:07 AM

Her name is Marlene Bird

Marlene Bird, 50, wanted you to know her name. She struggled with alcoholism and was homeless in 2014 when she was beaten and set afire. Her legs had to be amputated. She lived with a patch covering her eye. She had been sexually assaulted.

by Bob Collins

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November 27, 2017 6:05 AM

In postgame celebration, Caledonia champs make a hospital visit

They don't call the kids on the Caledonia High School football team "champs" for nothing, and it's not just because they beat Pipestone 57-to-6 on Friday to win the state Class AA football championship, their eighth title in the last 11 years.

by Bob Collins

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November 27, 2017 4:36 AM

It’s the last roundup for square dancing in SW Minn.

Nearly 200 square dancers once did the bowing and circling and twirling with the Turkey Trotters square dancing club in Worthington. Now, once the snowbirds head south at this time of the year, there are only three. You can't do much square dancing with three people.

by Bob Collins

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November 27, 2017 3:28 AM

Legislative aides at Capitol still lack protection against harassment

Ely Timberjay publisher Marshall Helmberger gave voice to his mother last week. She was a legislative aide who was forced out after being abused at the Capitol.

by Bob Collins

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November 27, 2017 1:50 AM

Scenes from the patriarchal playbook

A dustup from Republican operatives on Twitter yesterday was a perfect example of the ingrained cultural patriarchy. Three media outlets were allowed to interview Sen. Al Franken yesterday in separate interviews and all three reporters were women.

by Bob Collins

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November 27, 2017 12:55 AM

Normalizing the Nazi next door

Just how a big comeback Nazis have made in 2017 was never more obvious than the New York Times' decision to put a human face on them. He's Tony Hovate and he's just a regular guy, the Times tells us. He's the Nazi sympathizer next door.

by Bob Collins

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November 27, 2017 12:20 AM

What’s on MPR News today? 11/27/17

Here's today's list of topics and guests on MPR News and NPR programming.

by Bob Collins

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November 26, 2017 9:40 AM

Open thread: What does Franken have to do?

In an interview on Sunday with MPR News and several other news outlets in Minnesota, Sen. Al Franken said 'I know I have a lot of work to do to regain the trust of people I've let down.'

by Bob Collins