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February 16, 2017 8:45 AM

Lawmakers consider threat posed by students who ‘forgot’ they had a weapon

For all of the Minnesota Supreme Court cases that I see in which justices try to figure out what the Minnesota Legislature intended when it passed a law, I rarely see the Legislature subsequently take up the law again. Today, sort of, was an exception when a committee at the Minnesota Capitol considered whether to tighten the law that the court ruled on when it overturned the expulsion of a student for bringing a knife to school.

by Bob Collins

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February 16, 2017 6:51 AM

Trucks are no match for Lake Minnetonka

You'll want to sit down for this one. Another driver tried to drive onto the ice on Lake Minnetonka today.

by Bob Collins

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February 16, 2017 5:12 AM

Man with no arms sues employer with no heart

Michael Trimble doesn't have any arms, thanks, he says, to the nuclear meltdown in Chernobyl. But he rides a bike and, thanks to some modifications a friend made, he can carry the bike a short distance. But now the bike has cost him his job.

by Bob Collins

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February 16, 2017 4:57 AM

Winter White House shuts down air traffic

If you fly small airplanes in Florida, there's a pretty fair chance you own a big paperweight, at least in the area where President Donald Trump has set up his winter White House from time to time.

by Bob Collins

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February 16, 2017 2:30 AM

Criticized for doing his job, journalist becomes a conservative

Where does 'the left' end and 'the right' begins? Is there a middle somewhere where people are neither left nor right? Or is it that people who are in the middle -- if it exists -- just don't post on the Internet or make it on to NPR?

by Bob Collins

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February 16, 2017 2:10 AM

Detroit icon paid Rosa Parks’ rent

The mark of true charity is that which occurs without fanfare. Mike Ilitch, who died last Friday, provided an example that only is becoming known -- or at least, well known -- after his death. He paid Rosa Parks' rent

by Bob Collins

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February 16, 2017 12:57 AM

How’s your economy?

The New York Times' Upshot blog shares a little secret today: The economy is taking off and a lot of people haven't noticed.

by Bob Collins

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February 15, 2017 7:49 AM

Refugee flight to Canada prompts one reporter to lend a hand

A refugee from Somali had been walking for 21 hours when he crossed from Minnesota to Canada. He was nearly frozen. A CBC reporter met him and put him in his car to warm him up and called the police. Does that challenge an ethic that says journalists shouldn't get involved in the stories they cover?

by Bob Collins

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February 15, 2017 4:46 AM

MN court: No warrant needed to search house for guest

In upholding a lower court ruling, the Minnesota Supreme Court said the woman, who was suspected of possessing meth, had no expectation of privacy when visiting another home.

by Bob Collins