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Though wildfires destroyed town, mail still delivered

Though wildfires destroyed town, mail still delivered

The drone video of Santa Rosa, Cal., the town wiped out by wildfires this week, includes this bit of absurdity: the mail is still being delivered.
by Bob Collins

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Eminem unleashes on Trump

Hip hop will likely be in President Trump's Twitter gunsight today after Eminem's video was unveiled at the BET Hip Hop Awards last evening.
by Bob Collins

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Vikings touchdown triggers national duck-duck debate

Hey Kyle Rudolph, we love the Monday night touchdown, and we understand you're not from here, so we'll say this gently: It's Duck, Duck, Gray Duck. No goose. No. Goose.
by Sara Porter

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Protests during anthem now have hockey, Minnesota angles

Protests during anthem now have hockey, Minnesota angles

J.T. Brown said he saw a raised fist as a middle ground gesture for those who believed that kneeling for the national anthem, as some NFL players have done, disrespected the flag. His consideration of the matter didn't spare him from the angry, racist backlash.
by Paul Tosto

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Political pundit loses appeal in ongoing feud with Minneapolis neighbors

For over a decade, Janecek and Lee and Diane Rosenthal have been neighbors and not at all friendly ones. Apparently the feud started when Rosenthal was cited by the city for renting out a third apartment in his house in 2011, which was zoned as a duplex. He blamed Janecek for blowing the whistle.
by Bob Collins

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Video: Rosemount child almost hit by driver ignoring school bus signal

Video: Rosemount child almost hit by driver ignoring school bus signal

Aside from the obvious, what's particularly upsetting about this Minnesota State Patrol video is that the pick-up driver didn't bother slowing down, even when he was about to hit the kid crossing the street after being dropped off by a school bus (with flashing red lights).
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The catch

1,000 Words: The catch

It's all there in this Rockwellian picture of Aaron Judge's catch of a potential two-run homer by Cleveland Indians star Francisco Lindor last evening.
by Bob Collins

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After 11 years, sunken camera reunited with owner

After 11 years, sunken camera reunited with owner

For 11 years, a digital camera sat at the bottom of Lake Superior until Two Harbors photographer Christian Dalbec found it when he was diving a couple of months ago. What are the odds Dalbec could find the owner?
by Bob Collins

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Goodbye, Columbus

It's America's least-favorite holiday, created by those who favor myth as history. Columbus Day.
by Bob Collins

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Obit: A reporter’s last byline

Obit: A reporter’s last byline

Mark Mooney has made his last post to his blog 'Closing in on -30-'
by Bob Collins

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