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One moment with Trump and a pet store owner’s business is ruined

One moment with Trump and a pet store owner’s business is ruined

Dave Ratner says he didn't know exactly why he was invited to the Oval Office last week and if he had known President Trump was going to kneecap the Affordable Care Act and people's health care, he wouldn't have shown up.
by Bob Collins

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If not farming, what’s Wisconsin’s image?

If not farming, what’s Wisconsin’s image?

A business official in Wisconsin says it's time to change the state's 'America's Dairyland' slogan to something better. He thinks 'Forward' is better.
by Bob Collins

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NewsCut at 10

NewsCut at 10

News blogs come and most every news blog in the Twin Cities eventually goes. This is the last of them.
by Bob Collins

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Postscript: A high school reunion and the struggle to fit in

Postscript: A high school reunion and the struggle to fit in

I suspect Rachel Martin's old classmate will one day, too, come to this point of comfort, though it remains a tragedy of time that it takes us so long for the realization to come that we all fit in.
by Bob Collins

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The danger of flying low over the Mississippi

The danger of flying low over the Mississippi

It will be some time, of course, before federal investigators release the cause of the plane crash near Ramsey last evening, in which a Cessna plunged into the Mississippi River. But the Star Tribune's report from a witness provides a huge clue about why it happened.
by Bob Collins

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Is the end of the suburban-city divide at hand?

The differences between the cities and suburbs are fading away. Cities are the new suburbs. And suburbs are the new cities.
by Bob Collins

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When nature isn’t pretty

There are times when one has to step back and be thankful that one is at the top of the food chain. Nature is cruel to everyone else, as photographer Dan Nystedt found when he was out filming the pretty part.
by Bob Collins

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To Puerto Rico, with love from the Northland

To Puerto Rico, with love from the Northland

Two Republican congressmen from Minnesota voted against a hurricane relief package for Puerto Rico on Wednesday. Rep. Tom Emmer's "no" vote mirrored one he cast against hurricane relief for Texas in September. Rep. Jason Lewis voted for that plan but rejected aid to Puerto Rico.
by Bob Collins

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War on media claims Puerto Rico

War on media claims Puerto Rico

The death toll in Puerto Rico is now up to 45. The territory is on its own. The least the rest of us can do is watch the suffering news organizations are documenting.
by Bob Collins

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What it feels like to forget

Here's your daily dose of bittersweetness, courtesy of the PBS NewsHour series segment, 'Brief, but Spectacular.' In last evening's episode, series creator Goldbloom talks with his grandfather, Richard, 92, who is losing his memory.
by Bob Collins

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