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Prostate cancer? What’s to think about?

Prostate cancer? What’s to think about?

Gov. Mark Dayton is reportedly going to spend the weekend evaluating his options for treatment of his prostate cancer. The possibilities are surgery or radiation, MPR's Brian Bakst reports. What's to decide?
by Bob Collins

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Our front-runner for next year’s Super Bowl halftime: Prince

The Star Tribune speculates today on what singers might be headlining the halftime show when the Super Bowl makes a stop in Minneapolis next year. Undoubtedly, were he still alive, Prince would get the gig, though it would be hard to exceed his performance 10 years ago tomorrow, the greatest Super Bowl halftime show in history.
by Bob Collins

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Remembering the Bowling Green massacre

Remembering the Bowling Green massacre

Kellyanne Conway's citation of a massacre in Bowling Green -- a massacre that didn't ever happen -- has certainly spawned a fair amount of head-scratching and jokes on the Interwebs.
by Bob Collins

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After 30 years, a man finds his mother in a Duluth hospital

Rob Caskey, 48, hasn't seen his mother in 30 years. He didn't even know if she was still alive and, for sure, he didn't know she was living in Duluth.
by Bob Collins

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Have you seen this manure spreader?

It's getting so you can't even leave your manure spreader unlocked anymore.
by Bob Collins

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After years, a war interpreter is reunited with his family

After years, a war interpreter is reunited with his family

NPR's StoryCorps is finding an embarrassment of riches in Minnesota. For three straight weeks, the Friday morning tradition has featured stories from the state. Today, it's an update with Paul Braun, the sergeant of the company he was assigned to in Iraq, and "Philip", who was an interpreter in Iraq.
by Bob Collins

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The lesson of the Four Chaplains

The lesson of the Four Chaplains

Flags in Minnesota are flying at half-staff today, under orders from Gov. Mark Dayton, who knows a timely lesson when he sees it.
by Bob Collins

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Why can’t Minnesota hold onto its teachers?

One of every four Minnesota teachers leaves the profession after just three years, a report from the Minnesota Department of Education says.
by Bob Collins

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‘Border wall’ ad runs afoul of Super Bowl TV rules

‘Border wall’ ad runs afoul of Super Bowl TV rules

Particularly since they're usually released in advance now, it's getting harder for Super Bowl commercials to stand out from the crowd anymore. A sure-fire way to get noticed, however, is not to get your ad on the TV at all.
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Here’s the teacher you wish you had

Fifth-graders at Ashley Park Elementary School in Charlotte, N.C., have arguably the coolest teacher in the world.
by Bob Collins

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