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1,000 Words: The first day of spring

1,000 Words: The first day of spring

The ground hog gets far too much attention for predicting spring. This is better. Today, the first baseball team -- the Cleveland Indians -- reported to spring training.
by Bob Collins

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The house that Gehrig once fixed up

The house that Gehrig once fixed up

It's only a house that's the subject of a New York Times story today about a house once purchased by Lou Gehrig, but it's got plenty of history to document that people can be awfully tough on people.
by Bob Collins

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Resort for disabled campers saved

Resort for disabled campers saved

Back when I first wrote about their dilemma two years ago, things looked bleak for Kevin and Lori Johnson, of Madison Lake, Minn., who have cared for Kirk Williams, a disabled veteran, for more than 25 years.
by Bob Collins

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Pipeline projects won’t do much for the Iron Range

Pipeline projects won’t do much for the Iron Range

The people on the Iron Range, whose politics now matches the color of its topography, have a lot riding on the president's promise to bring the steel industry back.
by Bob Collins

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You can’t settle old scores with a dead man

Given the characterization of mental illness, it's safe to say that an enduring 'Popeye' Charping's legacy is that he wasn't very good at being a spouse and parent.
by Bob Collins

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Nazi anthem mistakenly performed before tennis match

German tennis has responded with outrage after the United States Tennis Association (USTA) made the embarrassing error of playing the Nazi-era version of Germany's national anthem during a Fed Cup tie in Hawaii.
by Bob Collins

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Farewell, skyway to nowhere

Farewell, skyway to nowhere

For 15 years it stood as a symbol of development dreams denied. When a building was knocked down in 2002, it stayed in the belief that some developer would see the 'opportunity' (as we call empty buildings and lots in downtown St. Paul) and build a new one.
by Bob Collins

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Undermanned MN high school team gets a teaching moment

Ogilvie, Minn., (pop. 361) has the same problem a lot of small school districts have when it comes to high school sports. There just aren't enough kids to field competitive teams.
by Bob Collins

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Vehicles test ice on area lakes,and fail

Vehicles test ice on area lakes,and fail

An increase in temperatures and a failure to believe in science has led to a spate of vehicles falling through the ice.
by Bob Collins

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