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The mystery of Mary Tyler Moore’s Tarkenton jersey

The mystery of Mary Tyler Moore’s Tarkenton jersey

Today's most intriguing trivia mystery comes from Paul Lukas, who writes the Uni Watch blog, which focuses on sports uniforms: Whose name is on the back of the Fran Tarkenton jersey that Mary Richards is wearing in the opening credits while washing her car? Hint: It's not Fran Tarkenton.
by Bob Collins

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Jack Sutin, hero of Jewish resistance, dies

Jack Sutin, hero of Jewish resistance, dies

Sutin and his father, Julius, managed to escape from the ghetto to the forest region of eastern Poland, where Sutin became the leader of a small group of Jewish partisans who managed to accumulate arms and become a fighting force against the Nazis and the collaborating Polish police. He met his love in a bunker.
by Bob Collins

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Kids learn a tough lesson: Some people are crooks

Kids learn a tough lesson: Some people are crooks

It's awfully hard being a kid today. You have to learn some tough and painful lessons at too young an age. In Mesquite, Texas, the kids have learned not to trust people with sad stories.
by Bob Collins

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From the world of politics, a touch of uncommon humanity

From the world of politics, a touch of uncommon humanity

We'll take our kindness and humanity anywhere we can find it and today we find it from a couple of dueling politicians, which is why this qualifies as 'news', and also why we're constantly searching for kindness and humanity.
by Bob Collins

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And now: Minnesota plowcams!

And now: Minnesota plowcams!

If the Minnesota Department of Transportation isn't careful, it's going to make winter snowstorms in Minnesota positively entertaining. The agency today announced that "plowcams" are now available on 511.org, its traffic website.
by Bob Collins

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A chuckle for Mary

A chuckle for Mary

There is only one true way to mark the death of Mary Tyler Moore. By laughing. A little song. A little dance. A little seltzer down your pants.
by Bob Collins

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In some regulation rollback, little effect likely to be noticed

There will, at least for now, be no additional inspections of jetliners for fatigue cracking in their skin, as a result of the Trump administration's order to withdraw all regulations waiting to be published in the Federal Register. But U.S. travelers won't be unsafe because of the decision.
by Bob Collins

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Brent Musburger, broadcast icon, retires

Brent Musburger, broadcast icon, retires

At one time, Musburger was at the top of the heap of sports broadcasters, but time has a way of passing sportscasters by, sometimes with embarrassing results.
by Bob Collins

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The Dow at 20,000: Pretty to look at but not real meaningful

The Dow at 20,000: Pretty to look at but not real meaningful

Anyone who actually knows the market knows that past performance is no indication of future results. Obama's 16 percent drop in value over the same period of time as Trump's 6 percent increase only tells us one thing: Markets go up and markets go down.
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