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A sea of humanity rescues swimmers from riptide

A sea of humanity rescues swimmers from riptide

Any story that contains the words 'with everything going on in the world, we still have humanity,' will always find a home on NewsCut, which is why we're applauding the beach-goers in Panama City Beach, Fla., who created a human chain to save a family that was being swept away by the riptide.
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How cured meats killed the American dream

David Brooks, a product of private schools and two affluent parents, faced the problem that bedevils many a newspaper columnist today: He had a deadline and nothing to say.
by Bob Collins

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Faribault gives its history a ‘whirl’

Faribault gives its history a ‘whirl’

St. Paul has its Peanuts characters, Chicago had its cows, Bemidji has its Paul and Babe, and Faribault has its Tilt-A-Whirl cars. Or at least it will on Thursday when the second restored Tilt-A-Whirl car will be placed outside the State Bank of Faribault building.
by Bob Collins

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Nothing inflames the Minnesota passion like a roundabout

In a smaller community, people know who the neighbors are that want traffic to slow down on the residential street and when restrictions come to the 'hood, the whole 'nice people in small town' thing gets pitched out the window.
by Bob Collins

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Time to ease walleye restrictions on Mille Lacs?

Time to ease walleye restrictions on Mille Lacs?

The lesson from last weekend's protest on Lake Mille Lacs may be that protest works. Or maybe it doesn't. A flotilla of fisherpeople and area business owners encircled Gov. Mark Dayton's bought, protesting restrictions on the taking of walleye.
by Bob Collins

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Because of mistake on a check, elderly woman loses her insurance

If you're going to make a mistake when writing a check, don't make it in the part where you write out the words, and don't make it with an insurance company. They're ruthless.
by Bob Collins

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Poll: Republicans think higher education is hurting the country

Poll: Republicans think higher education is hurting the country

A new poll from Pew Research shows the assault on the idea of higher education has finally connected with Republicans, who viewed it favorably just two years ago.
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When the internet should mind its own business

The minute Patton Oswalt announced his engagement last week, everyone pretty much knew what was coming. The internet commenters would not approve.
by Bob Collins

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Mariucci by any other name is still Mariucci

Mariucci by any other name is still Mariucci

The University of Minnesota tried its best to hide the fact that selling the naming rights to Mariucci Arena was anything but a grab for cash at the expense of sports history.
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