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Video: So, 2 baby bears walk into a Minnesota dumpster …

Video: So, 2 baby bears walk into a Minnesota dumpster …

Bara Raa Gregoire was throwing out some trash at the dumpster in Lutsen yesterday morning when she discovered two pretty happy bears.
by Bob Collins

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How not to express condolences

It's not easy talking to grieving loved ones when someone dies and I've made a good living doing it. There's not much you can say and it's pretty easy to say either the wrong thing, or something that sounds insincere.
by Bob Collins

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Virtual ads distracting from World Series

Virtual ads distracting from World Series

There was a moment last night when baseball fans watching the World Series were reminded that baseball stadiums are basically studios for a TV production. What you see isn't what's really there.
by Bob Collins

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Canadian survey considers death with dignity for children

As fewer people are likely to have access to health care for their illnesses in the future, we'd expect more discussion ahead about laws to allow patients to die with dignity with medical assistance despite the uncomfortable nature of the topic.
by Bob Collins

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Mother in prison, no one shows up on child’s birthday

There wasn't much a Green Bay cop could do to make things better other than what he says cops usually do.
by Bob Collins

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Public radio exec, reporter feud over who knows conservatives better

Public radio exec, reporter feud over who knows conservatives better

There's little chance that Ken Stern, who once headed NPR as its CEO, actually knew much about the news process, the decisions, the writing, the political leanings of its staff, and maybe even the names of a large number of people who worked for him.
by Bob Collins

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Police union apologizes for St. Paul campaign spat

The word war between the campaign of St. Paul mayoral candidate Melvin Carter III and the city's police union took its predictable next step today after the police union federation's vice president made a campaign issue out of a break-in at Carter's Summit-University home
by Bob Collins

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What’s in a logo?

What’s in a logo?

We've always enjoyed watching our graphics design friends see things that we can't; it's what keeps them in business what with the freshness and newness of their messaging. Does it make a difference? You decide.
by Bob Collins

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Dodgers ‘ball girls’ barely escaped Las Vegas massacre

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the World Series for the first time in 29 years and, apparently, a lot of their fans and players are still living in the '80s, when 'she probably throws like a girl' was a thing.
by Bob Collins

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In Eau Claire, breastfeeding and legislating don’t mix

The City Council in Eau Claire has put an end to any breastfeeding during meetings. On a 7-to-1 vote yesterday, the council banned from the dais at City Hall children and anyone else not elected to be there.
by Bob Collins

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