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Mayo tries to prop up its airport

The Mayo Clinic is requiring its employees to fly out of the Rochester airport when flying on business, the Post Bulletin reports. The Mayo Clinic runs the airport.
by Bob Collins

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A letter of apology for stealing a pen and a nut

A letter of apology for stealing a pen and a nut

Somewhere in Oregon, there is a young man being raised to be honest and take responsibility for his occasional wrongdoing.
by Bob Collins

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The perfectly written obituary

The perfectly written obituary

Over the years we've provided plenty of examples of the perfectly-written obituary, in which we are invited to grieve the loss of someone we may not have known. One such obituary appears today in the Star Tribune.
by Bob Collins

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Can a poem about shopping awaken your inner storyteller?

A Los Angeles writer has been selected to write 125 in one week about the Mall of America and the people who shop there. Easy? Can you write one?
by Bob Collins

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No diploma? No problem anymore for a 105-year-old dropout

No diploma? No problem anymore for a 105-year-old dropout

Theresia Brandl, 105, doesn't have many regrets. But she has one: She never finished high school. The local high school took care of that yesterday.
by Bob Collins

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Man exchanges toes, ears for the freedom of Canada

Man exchanges toes, ears for the freedom of Canada

Seidu Mohammed gave up a lot when he left Minneapolis, took a bus to Grand Forks, and walked to what he'd hoped would be the freedom he saw across the border in Canada on Christmas eve. Now, he's been given permission to stay.
by Bob Collins

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When obituaries lie

Alex Tizon, who wrote an essay about is family's slave, lied to the reporter who had to write her obituary. Today, she apologized for what she didn't know.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: When you’ve lost everything

1,000 Words: When you’ve lost everything

There are times when you think you've lost everything. Then there's someone to hug you and maybe you realize you haven't.
by Bob Collins

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The case for closing St. Paul skyways

The case for closing St. Paul skyways

St. Paul skyways can be scary places at night and perhaps it's time to consider closing them a little earlier.
by Bob Collins

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‘Dibs’ on saved seats sparks graduation brawl

There's nothing about being a kid that an adult can't ruin. A high school graduation in Arlington, Tenn., is the latest proof.
by Bob Collins

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