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Whatever happened to Rashad McCants?

Whatever happened to Rashad McCants?

There were less talented people than Rashad McCants who carved out a nice basketball career in the National Basketball Association, but Rashad McCants couldn't.
by Bob Collins

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An SUV, a carjacking, and the things we hold dear

The story of an attempted carjacking in Milwaukee provides us one of those 'what would I do?' opportunities that the news cycle occasionally provides.
by Bob Collins

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Reporter says Republican U.S. House candidate ‘body-slammed’ him

Ben Jacobs, a reporter for The Guardian, asked Greg Gianforte a predictable question about the congressional Republican health care bill. In just a few seconds, Jacobs says Gianforte body-slammed him to the ground and yelled at him to “get the hell out of here.”
by Cody Nelson

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Six credits short, student wants to walk with her graduating class

There are likely two schools of thought on a South Dakota school's decision to deny a degree to a senior who is six credits short of graduation. There is the 'rules are rules' caucus, and there is the 'have a heart' party.
by Bob Collins

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Journalism group chides U of M Regents over KSTP probe

The Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has had its squabbles with KSTP TV over the years, but the group is standing foursquare with KSTP in the face of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents search for the anonymous leaker of information to the TV station.
by Bob Collins

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Politicians give people the compromises voters say they want

Compromise is a word that sounds great in a philosophical discussion. But in real life, politics is often the art of hurting someone else to get what you want.
by Bob Collins

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Manchester bombing claimed a good son

Let's consider the goodness and decency that disappeared from the planet the other night when the bomb exploded at the concert in Manchester.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The graduates

The Pipestone Area Schools class of 2017 visited the elementary students today before counting down the final seconds of high school.
by Bob Collins

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