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Non-reporters apparently do want to see Trump’s tax returns

At Donald Trump’s first press conference since July, a reporter asked the president-elect if he’ll release his tax returns to prove the claim that he has no deals in Russia. After his standard denial to release the documents citing an ongoing audit, the reporter asked a follow-up question. Trump responded with a sarcastic quip before suggesting…
by Cody Nelson

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The aging of a president

The aging of a president

It may well be that presidents age at the same clip as the rest of us and we're just too infatuated with what we see in the mirror. But usually around this time every eight years, the toll of the presidency seems obvious. We put them in office as relatively young and vibrant people, and they leave looking older, grayer and more worn. Or so it seems.
by Bob Collins

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Bridge building doesn’t stop for a Minnesota winter

Bridge building doesn’t stop for a Minnesota winter

Remember last spring and summer when you were heading for the cubicle farm in a stuffy office and you thought to yourself, 'Man, those folks who have outside jobs have got it made!'? They might be thinking the same thing about your job today.
by Bob Collins

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Woman who told the world WWII had started dead at 105

Woman who told the world WWII had started dead at 105

Clare Hollingworth has died at 105, and there's a fair chance you have no idea who she is. But it's a pretty neat thing to have in your obit that you're the one who told the world that World War II had started.
by Bob Collins

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After mass shooting, a plea to find Rufus

After mass shooting, a plea to find Rufus

In the madness of another mass shooting, it would be a big blow for simple decency if we could find a kid's bear.
by Bob Collins

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France urges work-life balance while some American business says ‘don’t be the French’

France, bless their Franco hearts, has a new law that gives employees the right to ignore business emails after hours, but only if the company they work for has more than 50 employees. “But it is born of the enlightened view that it is actually beneficial for people not to work all the time, and…
by Bob Collins

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The joy of the backyard rink

We all probably have different definitions of luxury but for a kid like me who grew up having to trudge through the woods across the street to get to the "hockey pond," a backyard rink certainly qualifies. So we salivate just a bit at what Shawn Carlon has done at his home in Maple Grove.
by Bob Collins

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ND proposal would allow gun owners to carry without permit

Rep. Rick Becker, R-Bismarck, says gun owners could still get a permit -- and undergo the required training -- if they want to.
by Bob Collins

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When the signs don’t apply to you

When the signs don’t apply to you

The logic of people who think rules and signs don't apply to them could take up an entire semester of a psychology course. The ice at Minnehaha Falls is providing a laboratory for this inspection.
by Bob Collins

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