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Burger bullying makes a point

Burger King isn't the type of brand that tackles important issues -- it's a hamburger joint, afterall -- but that's what it's done this week with an ad against bullying.
by Bob Collins

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‘Who’s your daddy?” taunt idea costs coach his job

Fired Maine high school football coach Duane Greaton says he wants to tell his side of the story and we're all ears, waiting to find out why the defensive unit of the Gray-New Gloucester football team was told to yell 'who's your daddy?' every time they got to the quarterback for Yarmouth High School. The quarterback has two mothers.
by Bob Collins

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Thumbs down, America!

Thumbs down, America!

A New York Mets fan, 'thumbs down guy' couldn't possibly have known he'd be famous thanks to his expressed displeasure about a New York Yankee homerun hit in his team's stadium -- Citi Field -- in September.
by Bob Collins

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A journalist with a point of view? That’s a good thing

A journalist with a point of view? That’s a good thing

If the notion of talking with each other catches on, and if we move beyond the civil war mentality that's paralyzing the nation, one might suggest that a journalist with a point of view is one reason why.
by Bob Collins

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Why Minnesota isn’t going to get Amazon’s headquarters

Why Minnesota isn’t going to get Amazon’s headquarters

Minnesota is not going to get Amazon to establish its second headquarters in the state. The only people who think it will seem to be from Minnesota.
by Bob Collins

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Health insurance premiums likely to soar after subsidy cut

We got a bit of a preview today about what's going to happen now that President Trump has ordered a halt to subsidy payments to insurance companies for health insurance copayments and deductibles.
by Bob Collins

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Mother Jones: Wisconsin’s guide to suppressing the vote

The alleged voter suppression effort in Wisconsin is now virtually bullet proof. Its beneficiaries are now in charge of the judiciary. Its patrons are running the elections.
by Bob Collins

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There’s a black market for Spam in Hawaii

There’s a black market for Spam in Hawaii

People are becoming more brazen when stealing Spam. An official blames a law that raised the level for a felony theft from $300 to $750. You can get a lot of spam for $749.99 and less.
by Bob Collins

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High school production of ‘Legally Blonde’ challenged in Cloquet

The play is to open at Cloquet Senior High School in mid-November, but not until a parent group finishes going through the play line by line to insure that the performance can get at least a 'PG' rating.
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ALS claims man who just wanted a kinder world

ALS claims man who just wanted a kinder world

Chris Rosati, who suffered from ALS, died yesterday after a few more hours of suffering when he decided to have doctors remove the tracheal tube that helped him breathe and stay alive.
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