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Johnny Canton, when radio was ‘magic’

Johnny Canton, when radio was ‘magic’

I didn't move to Minnesota early enough to hear Johnny Canton play platters that matter, but every city had someone like him on the radio back in the day.
by Bob Collins

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Revisiting the ‘Minnesota Iceman’ hoax

Revisiting the ‘Minnesota Iceman’ hoax

It's a fair bet that if the "missing link" is discovered, it won't be in a trailer in Altura, Minn.
by Bob Collins

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The era of low expectations

The era of low expectations

We're just a few weeks away from inaugurating a president whom most Americans believe won't be very good at the job, according to a Gallup poll released today. Even President Obama, who couldn't work with Congress, is rated higher in the ability to get things through Congress than Trump, even though the House and Senate are both in the control of the party that annointed Trump.
by Bob Collins

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Minnesota’s oldest co-op store closing after 122 years

Minnesota’s oldest co-op store closing after 122 years

It's a reminder that the people are not necessarily bystanders to what happens to businesses and the icons of their region. Communities get whatever communities will support.
by Bob Collins

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To the angels in helicopters

To the angels in helicopters

There are angels who walk among us and if you want to glimpse a few, look up sometime on the worst of nights when you hear a helicopter. Nobody would fly in such conditions unless there was someone who needed help. They're the crew of medical evacuation helicopters, and they include people like Miles Weske of Nisswa, who is going back to work on Sunday, an impressive fact considering that he was almost killed in September when bad weather forced the North Memorial Air Ambulance to the ground north of the Alexandria airport.
by Bob Collins

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Tolls for I-94 and I-90? Why not?

Assuming I-94 and I-90 are the obvious choices for tolls in Wisconsin, why not extend the practice right into Minnesota too, shifting more of the burden for highway upkeep to those who use them the most?
by Bob Collins

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Snowy owl stakes a Duluthian claim

So, there was this snowy owl minding its own business on a light pole in Duluth at dawn this morning, Richard Hoeg writes on his blog, 365 Days of Birds. A little while after Hoeg found the owl, so did the crows.
by Bob Collins

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When planning a flight, add a little extra time for the disruptive passenger

If there's a worse form of transportation than an airline flight these days, what is it? There might be some that are slower, but the chances are it doesn't come with the disruptive passenger, which has suddenly become as common on flights as the person who tries to shove a cello in the overhead bin.
by Bob Collins

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MN couple who flew around the world in July killed in Florida crash

MN couple who flew around the world in July killed in Florida crash

'We'll call you when we get down.' Those were the last words between a pilot and air traffic control shortly before a plane crash near Dayton Beach, Fla., that claimed the lives of two west-central Minnesota residents on Tuesday night.
by Bob Collins

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