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The quicker technology advances, the faster our history disappears

The quicker technology advances, the faster our history disappears

Every now and again I am reminded that although the possibilities of new technology are endless, the advances can come at the expense of the documentation of our past. And that in our digital age, history evaporates quickly.
by Bob Collins

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The rain delay

The rain delay

Sometimes the rain delay is more entertaining than the baseball game.
by Bob Collins

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Changing the world a Dilly Bar at a time

It's never too late to start, of course, but there are nowhere near enough people on the earth whose story makes you wish you were a better person. John Carlson, who died this week in the explosion at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, was clearly one.
by Bob Collins

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A farewell to Target Center’s troughs

A farewell to Target Center’s troughs

There were many reasons why Target Center in Minneapolis was one of the biggest dumps in the NBA. The troughs in men's bathrooms was one.
by Bob Collins

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The opera singing janitor

From time to time on NewsCut, we have considered the proposition that one cannot pursue one's passion and also make a living. Pick one or the other when deciding on a career, kids. But then we see a story like Keanon Kyles', who makes his living as an opera singer. Also as a janitor.
by Bob Collins

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Saving the Julia Belle Swain

Saving the Julia Belle Swain

Built in the early '70s, the Julia Belle Swain was a fixture on the Mississippi and Tennessee Rivers until its last voyage (under its own power, anyway) in 2008, when it became a victim of the economic meltdown in America. Its financially strapped owners were allowed to dock it in La Crosse, and there it sat for five years, not getting any healthier
by Bob Collins

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When Snapchat is more important than driving

The Legislature had a chance to increase the odds of people like Laura Elena Soto Silva getting home to her kids. It chose not to.
by Bob Collins

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This is the story of a stuck skunk

This is the story of a stuck skunk

We are still a species that will drop what we're doing and spend whatever money it takes on a skunk, if it needs our help. As long as it doesn't bite us.
by Bob Collins

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This is why you take cover in a thunderstorm

This is why you take cover in a thunderstorm

The next time you get frustrated because weather prevents your flight from leaving on time, think of this video that was made public today.
by Bob Collins

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Over-the-air TV? A third of Americans have no idea

The Wall Street Journal reports this afternoon that there are people walking among us who don't know that a person can get TV "over the air."
by Bob Collins

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