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How not to be that guy

The steady dreambeat, now, of sexual harassment allegations gives us pause to ask them a question: Who raised you?
by Bob Collins

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The urge to blame people with a mental illness

The urge to blame people with a mental illness

Jeff Ernst has a mental illness, he acknowledges in an op-ed in today's Star Tribune, and he writes that we're all too eager to accept the portrayal of the mentally ill alongside people who'll kill innocent people.
by Bob Collins

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When a president shows up for jury duty

When a president shows up for jury duty

There was probably no chance at all that former President Barack Obama was going to be selected for a jury when he showed up for jury duty in Chicago today.
by Bob Collins

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Roy Halladay’s last moments

Once again, the video also shows that when people first arrive at the accident scene, their instinct was to take a video and sell it to TMZ.
by Bob Collins

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People can’t seem to give up on flying cars and air taxis

People can’t seem to give up on flying cars and air taxis

We've heard this sort of thing before, but let's play along anyway. In the not too distant future, we'll get around in flying cars from Uber. So says the BBC and Reuters today, claiming Uber and NASA are working on an aircraft to start demonstration flights by 2020, and service by the end of that decade.
by Bob Collins

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Woman arrested for smoking

The entitlement of the cigarette smoker in one video.
by Bob Collins

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Never-too-old candidate elected mayor

Vito Perillo probably isn't getting much attention in the listing of important election results around the country, but his lesson is a good one nonetheless.
by Bob Collins

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Lucky in love in Duluth

Sometimes, we're lucky enough to get a good snapshot of what love looks like. It looks like this.
by Bob Collins

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To stop mass murder, stop domestic violence

If we're really interested in stopping mass murder, it's well past time to start talking seriously about whether we take domestic abuse seriously enough. Find a man who'll beat up women and children, and you may well find a man capable of killing the defenseless.
by Bob Collins

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Halladay crash: Even a ‘forgiving’ plane can kill a pilot

Halladay crash: Even a ‘forgiving’ plane can kill a pilot

It's not clear what happened in today's crash. But it's important to remember that no plane is entirely safe and free from the mistakes a pilot makes, no matter what the marketing says.
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