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Cities, counties could be playing the market

Stocks go up and stocks go down but the long-term trend has always been in an upward direction. So some public officials think there's long-term money to be made.
by Bob Collins

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Retirement for Lynne Rossetto Kasper

Retirement for Lynne Rossetto Kasper

The host of the Splendid Table is the latest pioneer of public radio locally to exit the stage.
by Bob Collins

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After a sports championship, the politics

After a sports championship, the politics

The convergence of sports and politics is usually an ugly scene and now that President Donald Trump is prepared to exercise the office's traditional -- and incredibly tired -- welcoming of a sports team, it's going to get uglier.
by Bob Collins

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Media critics: And then there were none

At a time when the media's credibility is at a rock-bottom status, the industry should be increasing, not eliminating, its watchdogs.
by Bob Collins

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The new underground railroad

Twenty-two people crossed from Noyes, Minn., last weekend alone. Another 10 crossed over last week.
by Bob Collins

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Rural Wisconsin waits for better times

Rural Wisconsin waits for better times

If an Associated Press story today is any indication, some voters in rural Wisconsin are getting tired of hearing about immigration and walls on the border of Mexico.
by Bob Collins

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Hospitalized Army vet puts ad in paper asking for letters

Hospitalized Army vet puts ad in paper asking for letters

In his last days, James Wiitamak doesn't want much. Just a letter from you. He's in the VA hospital in St. Cloud and wants so much to hear from people that he took out an ad in the local newspaper.
by Bob Collins

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Trump says media failed covering St. Cloud mall attack

Trump says media failed covering St. Cloud mall attack

The 2016 stabbing was among dozens of incidents the president accused the media of underreporting. But there was plenty of reporting.
by Cody Nelson

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The case against Baby Boomers

It's been awhile since we've had a good screed against Baby Boomers so today Canada's Maclean's magazine takes care of that with an essay by 'former diplomat and social entrepreneur' Scott Gilmore, who writes that it's the one group that people should feel OK to revile.
by Bob Collins

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Boston paper’s front page laments Patriots’ loss

Boston paper’s front page laments Patriots’ loss

Newspapers face a big challenge when the big game goes late. Wait too long to get the paper out, and the people complain when the paper doesn’t show up on time. The Boston Globe scurried to get their Florida edition out in the Naples area — where Boston money spends the winter. It documented the…
by Bob Collins

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