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How the new Cheerios ad came to be

How the new Cheerios ad came to be

Over the last several years, General Mills' Cheerios brand has carved out a nice reputation for itself with marketing that stresses, shall we say, more modern-day values. Advertisements weren't afraid of multi-cultural families, for example. Now a new ad, debuting this week, is getting attention for take the theme deeper with rapid-fire multi-culturalism.
by Bob Collins

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Drunken tweetstorm deserves felony sentence, MN court rules

Drunken tweetstorm deserves felony sentence, MN court rules

When Harrison Rund was stopped by a Minnesota state trooper in 2014 who searched his trunk and found marijuana, he made a big mistake. He went home, started drinking, and then went on Twitter.
by Bob Collins

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Suspecting drug use, sheriff conducts mass searches of students

It would appear that in at least one Georgia community, the Constitution isn't highly regarded, so some of the students at a high school are going to provide a lesson plan.
by Bob Collins

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Beer vendor: ‘Stop buying beer on the concourse’

Beer vendor: ‘Stop buying beer on the concourse’

Ryan Strnad isn't limiting his campaign to the Milwaukee stadium; he thinks sports fans everywhere should pay a little more attention to the working stiffs in the stands.
by Bob Collins

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‘Open Meeting Law’, thy name is ‘Secrecy’

Cloquet Police Chief Steve Stracek must have done something wrong or he'd probably still have a job. What did he do? Nobody will ever know because state law shields the City Council from revealing the rift between the police chief and his officers.
by Bob Collins

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A rock-star cop

A rock-star cop

If you happen to be having a lot of indifferent feelings right now about people's disconnection from each other, follow Officer Tommy Norman.
by Bob Collins

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Local fans give Packers player a lift from MSP

Packers cornerback Davon House landed at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport and his connecting flight to Green Bay was canceled. He put a call out to local Packer fans.
by Bob Collins

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On D-Day’s anniversary, remembering Vietnam

On D-Day’s anniversary, remembering Vietnam

It's not that I don't honor the unimaginable courage -- and acknowledge the unimaginable fear -- of those who stormed the beaches, it's just the feeling that it's far easier for the nation to recognize the events of World War II than it is to acknowledge Vietnam.
by Bob Collins

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Minor league team cancels sexist promotion

Minor league team cancels sexist promotion

The Ogden (Utah) Raptors have apparently had second thoughts about its 'Hourglass Appreciation Night', a promotion that offended everyone but the knucklehead who conceived it.
by Bob Collins

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Social media-fueled dress code rebellion in Duluth

The Duluth News Tribune reports that someone posted a Snapchat message encouraging people to violate the school's dress code. The crackdown targeted mostly girls whose shorts or dresses didn't reach mid-thigh or whose bra straps were exposed.
by Bob Collins

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