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Soccer team kicked out of tournament because player looked like a boy

Mili Hernandez is 8 years old, loves soccer, has short hair and looks like a boy, so she and her team were kicked out of a girls soccer tournament in Nebraska on Sunday.
by Bob Collins

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Is whatever is embarrassing to the Wetterlings our business?

Is whatever is embarrassing to the Wetterlings our business?

Can the media exercise restraint when keeping in mind that whatever is embarrassing to the Wetterlings, it had nothing to do with why their son is dead?
by Bob Collins

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A woman’s death on London Bridge propels acts of kindness

A woman’s death on London Bridge propels acts of kindness

Christine Archibald died in her fiance's arms in last week's attack on London Bridge and because of that, some niceness is spreading. The 30-year-old social worker moved from Calgary to Europe to be with her fiance.
by Bob Collins

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No hope, no quit for high school runner in her last race

No hope, no quit for high school runner in her last race

In La Crosse on Saturday, Abbey Zastrow finished last in the 400-meter dash and the 200-meter dash at the WIAA Division 2 girls state track and field meet at UW-La Crosse. She blew a hamstring with 50 meters to go in the 400 and had to walk to the finish line.
by Bob Collins

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‘We don’t scare,’ U.S. official says. So why are we so afraid?

The United States secretary of defense said all the usual things after the latest terrorism in London, tough talk to show the world that we're tough against the onslaught of occasional evil.
by Bob Collins

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The issue in ’18 elections: the media

Republicans are pretty good at winning elections, so the strategy they reportedly have settled on for the 2018 congressional elections requires this assumption: You hate reporters more than politicians.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: Keep calm and mow on

1,000 Words: Keep calm and mow on

On a weekend in which images of human evil raced around the world in seconds, it's this image that won the day.
by Bob Collins

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Some students don’t want to hear about climate change

A science teacher's experience in coal country is illuminating the problem science teachers are facing in 2017: many kids don't want to learn science they don't agree with.
by Bob Collins

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Jimmy Piersall dead at 87

Jimmy Piersall dead at 87

It's impossible to grow up in New England and not know the cautionary tale that is Jimmy Piersall's life. He was a baseball player of enormous talent who suffered from great expectations and mental illness.
by Bob Collins

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100 years ago, Wisconsin invented public radio

100 years ago, Wisconsin invented public radio

You've probably heard that Minnesota Public Radio is celebrating 50 years, an impressive feat in local broadcasting. But 100 is twice as impressive, and to the east of us, Wisconsin Public Radio is celebrating too.
by Bob Collins

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