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June 27, 2017 4:03 AM

Mom of boy with rare heart condition puts a face on health debate

Nothing can disrupt a political debate like a human face put on the issue. Alison Chandra did that this week. This face. Her son.

by Bob Collins

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June 27, 2017 2:11 AM

Children’s Hospital – Blue Cross dispute spills into public view

Theoretically, the supporters of taking health care away from 22 million Americans -- as the Congressional Budget Office predicts the U.S. Senate health insurance bill will -- shouldn't be too bothered by today's full-page ads in the Star Tribune that warn a dispute between an insurer and Children's Hospital threatens health care for kids.

by Bob Collins

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June 27, 2017 1:42 AM

Super Bowl-prostitution link questioned

Every time there is a major event in the Twin Cities -- the Republican National Convention, for example -- we are told that it will also be accompanied by a large increase in prostitution. It's that way in other cities, too, particularly when the Super Bowl comes to town, as it will in Minneapolis next winter.

by Bob Collins

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June 26, 2017 10:05 AM

Ain’t got time to seethe: Ventura, Fox News, pot, ‘American Sniper’

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura and Fox News host Jesse Watters are essentially in the same business: show business.

by Bob Collins

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June 26, 2017 7:37 AM

Opponents of $15 minimum wage get new ammunition with Seattle study

Researchers at the University of Washington studied Seattle's phased-in increases -- first from $9.47 to $11 per hour in 2015 and to $13 per hour in 2016 -- and found the second wage increased reduced work hours in low-wage jobs by 9 percent while wages increased only 3 percent. They concluded that the reduction in hours cost the average employee $179 per month, while the wage increase added only $54.

by Bob Collins

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June 26, 2017 5:49 AM

Separation of church-state finds few SCOTUS fans in playground case

Only Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor sided with a state law -- similarly to one in 39 states -- that explicitly bars state funds from going directly or indirectly to any religious sect or denomination.

by Bob Collins

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June 26, 2017 4:50 AM

No glove? No problem. Fan has a purse

Anybody who knows baseball will tell you fans of the St. Louis Cardinals are the most savvy and knowledgeable of all baseball fans. Today's proof? This fan didn't need a glove to catch a foul ball.

by Bob Collins