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If we can eliminate disease, why shouldn’t we?

Humanity has an ethical question it's going to have to think about now with today's announcement that scientists in Oregon have successfully edited genes in human embryos to repair a disease-causing mutation that often kills young athletes.
by Bob Collins

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Patti Smith pens the perfect eulogy

Patti Smith pens the perfect eulogy

If you have a friend with whom you can converse by saying nothing, the words will strike a chord. If you don't, they'll make you wonder where you went wrong.
by Bob Collins

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The perfect baseball field? It’s in Fertile, Minn.

The perfect baseball field? It’s in Fertile, Minn.

In Fertile, Minn., Ryan Strem has built a baseball field in the shadow of a corn field for the local kids to play ball for free.
by Bob Collins

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What? No free Fleet Farm T-shirts in Crow Wing County?

The people of Crow Wing County are bummed, realizing that a once-local corporation isn't quite as 'local' anymore, now that it's been bought by a conglomerate.
by Bob Collins

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An all-time catch

An all-time catch

If you catch a ball, but you end up out of the park/playing field, is it a homerun? No.
by Bob Collins

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In wake of St. Paul suicide, a callous Facebook post

In wake of St. Paul suicide, a callous Facebook post

Some Facebook users reached a new low today -- even for Facebook users -- when someone thought it was a good idea to post the image of a man in St. Paul who took his own life. The St. Paul Police Department -- and cops see the worst in us every day -- was shocked at the callousness toward a man who had lived with mental health issues.
by Bob Collins

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Ballet and bikes

Ballet and bikes

Thanks to my long-time MPR colleague, Euan Kerr, I've come to realize there's nothing ballet can't do.
by Bob Collins

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Roderick Cox making mark in classical orchestra conducting

Roderick Cox making mark in classical orchestra conducting

Roderick Cox, the associate conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra, has gotten some well-deserved national attention, thanks to an extensive profile by NBC News. The 29-year-old made his subscription concert debut for the Orchestra this year.
by Bob Collins

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Is redemption and renewal possible in the digital age?

There has likely never been a better piece of advice than this ancient directive: Don't be stupid. Just ask Ken Pagan, whose life will never be quite the same since he did something stupid.
by Bob Collins

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A study in how Fox News made up a story

Even by the standards of the new Washington crowd, NPR reporter David Folkenflik's scoop today on how a Trump booster and a Fox News consultant conspired to create a phony story about the 'murder' of a young aide for the Democratic National Committee is shocking and frightening.
by Bob Collins

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