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January 27, 2017 9:20 AM

Revisiting the ‘L word’

When we heard NPR's segment the other morning about why the network didn't refer to Donald Trump's repeated assertion that millions of illegal immigrants voted for Hillary Clinton, denying him a popular vote victory, a 'lie' we figured that NPR's ombudsman would surely hear about it. She did. And she's issued her ruling.

by Bob Collins

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January 27, 2017 7:57 AM

Did you lose a pig?

Surely someone would notice if their pig was missing, right? Not, apparently, in Albert Lea, Minn., where police were called to a neighborhood this week when a pig appeared.

by Bob Collins

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January 27, 2017 5:44 AM

Basketball player loses his eye

This just in from MPR's Department of Gross.

by Bob Collins

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January 27, 2017 4:25 AM

On Minnesota-Canada border, ‘either you die or you pay’

For people who live on the Canada side of the U.S. border, emergency health care can be a horror show.

by Bob Collins

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January 27, 2017 3:11 AM

The heroes of small-market radio

For old radio people, there's plenty to be wistful about in the Alexandria Echo Press' story today about Dennis Anhalt, the retiring news director at KXRA Radio.

by Bob Collins

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January 27, 2017 1:13 AM

Minneapolis woman’s story of forgiveness becomes a love story

NPR's StoryCorps provides a warm update to the journey of Mary Johnson, the Minneapolis woman whose son was murdered by Oshea Israel in 1992, and who came to forgive him -- and become friends with him -- after visiting him in Stillwater prison.

by Bob Collins

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January 27, 2017 12:46 AM

Gorbachev: World seems to be preparing for war

Mikhail Gorbachev opines today that the world seems to be preparing for war. Good morning!

by Bob Collins

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January 26, 2017 9:50 AM

MN lawmaker wants permit, fee for using bike lanes

If you want to troll people in the city, go after their bikes.

by Bob Collins

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January 26, 2017 9:07 AM

Farm country could lose big in a trade war

With the announcement this afternoon that President Donald Trump wants to charge a 20% tax on imports from Mexico to pay for his wall across the country's southern border, there's a fair chance of an all-out trade war erupting. What happens then?

by Bob Collins