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Robert Siegel to leave NPR

Robert Siegel to leave NPR

There's something about a radio station that connects you, Siegel said of his industry. That something is people like Siegel, with whom we shared the daily triumphs and tragedies.
by Bob Collins

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Without a curse, a Cubs fan struggles with her identity

Without a curse, a Cubs fan struggles with her identity

We tried to tell you, Chicago Cubs fans. The minute you won a World Series, you ceased to matter. You're just another sports fan of a big money, winning team. You're no big deal if you don't suffer.
by Bob Collins

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Fair’s cheese curd pioneers fight eviction

Fair’s cheese curd pioneers fight eviction

Dick and Donna Mueller, who started the cheese curd craze at the fair decades ago, want to retire and hand the booth over to younger members of the family. The State Fair says 'no'.
by Bob Collins

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Youth sports: Parents gone wild

Youth sports: Parents gone wild

Thanks to Reddit, this sign from Glendale, Wis., is racing around the Internet, confirmation that a lot of people have a problem with a few parents -- the ones who take their kids' baseball games too seriously.
by Bob Collins

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For two minutes, Israel stops what it’s doing

For two minutes, Israel stops what it’s doing

It's quite a sight once a year when Israelis stop what they're doing for two minutes. Today is that day. It's Holocaust Remembrance Day.
by Bob Collins

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Burglary conviction rests on this question: Is a motel room a building?

Lionel Lopez broke into a Willmar motel room in November 2015 while its occupant -- a co-worker -- was taking a shower. Lopez swiped a cellphone and a wallet. Is that burglary?
by Bob Collins

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Grad to stepdad: ‘I’ve got a degree. You’re in prison’

Grad to stepdad: ‘I’ve got a degree. You’re in prison’

Over the next few weeks, we'll be getting a steady diet of commencement speeches given by bigshots paid tens of thousands of dollars to blather on in the interest of getting the school a little publicity. Here's a shorter one that didn't even need the whole 140 characters.
by Bob Collins

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All Alec Penney does is hit

Because he has Down Syndrome, Alec Penney, of South Fargo, doesn't get to play much on the Fargo South High School baseball team. He's never gotten a chance to hit.
by Bob Collins

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