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To save baseball,it must be ruined

To save baseball,it must be ruined

The way the bigshots in baseball are trying to speed up the game, you'd think that people were forced at gunpoint to watch it.
by Bob Collins

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The guy with the ‘homeless vet’ sign really is a homeless vet

The guy with the ‘homeless vet’ sign really is a homeless vet

William Tentis, 64, is one of the many people who hold cardboard signs around St. Paul. His says 'Veteran.10 yrs Army. God Bless.' It's been five years since he's held a job
by Bob Collins

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10-year-old’s fight against brain cancer ends

10-year-old’s fight against brain cancer ends

If you're not careful, the extent to which life is inherently unfair can knock you down so hard that you don't want to get up. Logan Schoenhardt's story is like that.
by Bob Collins

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Airlines’ performance is best in decades

It's still not a lot of fun flying from Point A to Point B in the United States, but the airlines' performance is the best in 22 years, a report from the Department of Transportation says today. U.S. airlines canceled just 1.17 percent of scheduled flights for the year 2016, the lowest in decades.
by Bob Collins

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It’s the end for “The Line”

It’s the end for “The Line”

The Twin Cities online arts and creativity magazine The Line announced today it's shutting down today.
by Bob Collins

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Wisconsin targets DNR magazine for elimination

Wisconsin targets DNR magazine for elimination

Read it while you still can. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources magazine is on Gov. Scott Walker's chopping block. The bimonthly magazine would be eliminated as part of the governor's budget plan, even though it would have no effect on the state's budget.
by Bob Collins

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Nothing scares us like people who need help

When it comes to mental health, we've all become expert at looking the other way.
by Bob Collins

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Faced with forfeits, 5th graders keep the girls on their team

Faced with forfeits, 5th graders keep the girls on their team

There are two girls on the co-ed squad and when the CYO found out, it said the girls played 'illegally.' When the kids took the floor against the lineup from St. Bartholomew the Apostle, the refs were told not to work the game. No girls!
by Bob Collins

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Suddenly, ‘Mr. Basketball’ is irrelevant

Suddenly, ‘Mr. Basketball’ is irrelevant

Perhaps it's only coincidence that the Minnesota coaches association announcement came days after the owner of the Mr. Basketball award in the state found himself in hot water for anti-Muslim tweets, but the association has made the right decision in announcing a statewide award in honor of a man who would do no such thing.
by Bob Collins

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Rising temps claim eelpout festival tradition

Sit right down here, sonny, and let your old grandpa tell you about the time we drove cars and trucks onto the ice on Leech Lake for the annual Eelpout Festival.
by Bob Collins

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