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Someone stole sympathy cards from Monticello funeral

KARE 11's Lou Raguse reports someone apparently swiped over 100 cards from Roger Wilson's funeral in Monticello. They were stacked near his ashes in the back of a church.
by Bob Collins

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Don’t like short hair on soccer-playing girls? Too bad

If you're going to play in a girl's soccer league in America in 2017, you probably should have long hair, lest you want to get a good look at the wonderful world of adults in organized youth sports. In Madison, Wis., the girls on one soccer team have been hearing it from opponents because they like to wear their hair short. They're pushing back, however.
by Bob Collins

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Shoplifter had job interview so cop bought purloined clothing

Shoplifter had job interview so cop bought purloined clothing

A Toronto police officer has proven that sometimes you have to throw the book away. Niran Jeyanesan was called to the local Walmart last night on a shoplifting complaint. Store security was holding an 18-year old man who was in the process of stealing a dress shirt, tie, and socks.
by Bob Collins

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Don Baylor, who won a World Series with Twins, dead at 68

Don Baylor, who won a World Series with Twins, dead at 68

Don Baylor wasn't with the Twins very long. He was a late-season pickup (from the Boston Red Sox) for a team trying to win a pennant. He was 38 by then without much left in the tank. He played only 20 regular season games here.
by Bob Collins

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Muslim women see a different America

Muslim women see a different America

If you're a reasonable person, Rowda Asad's comment to MPR reporter Doualy Xaykaothao in the aftermath of the weekend bombing of the Islamic Center in Bloomington was a gut punch.
by Bob Collins

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After 43 years, leaving ‘the magic of radio’ behind

The 'magic' of radio was -- and in some places still is -- its ability to provide a shared experience. The Rich Petersons catered to an audience that didn't want to be alone, even when they were alone.
by Bob Collins

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Music speaks to tyranny

Music speaks to tyranny

Nothing can scare despots like music. Wuilly Arteaga, dressed in the colors of Venezuela, stood against the thugs who are stealing democracy in his country armed only with a violin and a bucketload of courage.
by Bob Collins

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Third air crash for a Hector, Minn., pilot

Third air crash for a Hector, Minn., pilot

Gary Bipes is living a charmed life. Or maybe it’s an unlucky life. It’s hard to tell the difference sometimes. Bipes, whom I met for the first time five years ago,when I was doing a radio talk show during the gigantic Oshkosh airplane show, survived a plane crash yesterday afternoon in Hector, the West Central Tribune reports today.
by Bob Collins

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After Islamic center bombing, a time to follow

After Islamic center bombing, a time to follow

Even if this bombing turns out not to be a crime of hate, there have been plenty that have and it's going to take more than leading to stop the march toward sectarian violence. It's going to take some following.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: Catching a ball at the game

1,000 Words: Catching a ball at the game

There are some photographs you can waste a Friday afternoon staring at.
by Bob Collins

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