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Man who advocated for ‘death with dignity’ law in MN dies

Man who advocated for ‘death with dignity’ law in MN dies

Malcolm McDonald, 81, died on Christmas Day, the Austin Daily Herald says. He wanted to die on his own terms, but Minnesota has other ideas on this sort of thing.
by Bob Collins

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Editorial calls for end to Sunday liquor sales ban

The Grand Forks Herald suggests that with Republican majorities in the House and Senate, the Sunday alcohol ban, designed to protect small liquor stores and the Teamsters who deliver the product to them, could fall.
by Bob Collins

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Maybe 2016 wasn’t so bad

Predictably, perhaps, we've waited until the last couple of days of 2016 to apply the brakes to the "2016 is the worst year ever" movement. I'm a glass-half-full kind of guy so this video today reaffirmed something I've long believed: If something's getting done, it's probably science.
by Bob Collins

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MN Supreme Court: Misstatement on job application grounds for denying unemployment benefits

The court overturned a Minnesota Court of Appeals decision in the case of Nina Wilson, who indicated on a job application for a mortage services company in 2014 that she completed high school via a GED. She was fired five months later when a background check did not find any evidence she completed school.
by Bob Collins

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Age, personality, politics conspire to deny us a historical moment

Age, personality, politics conspire to deny us a historical moment

We'll never again likely have the opportunity to witness six living presidents all together. The only other time we've had six living presidents is between 1992 and 1994 -- Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton -- and I've yet to find a photo of all of them together.
by Bob Collins

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Arsonist torches Little Free Library in Mpls

Arsonist torches Little Free Library in Mpls

One fairly wonders what threat to the self-esteem a Little Free Library in Minneapolis posed to the person who decided to burn it this week.
by Bob Collins

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Arabs, Jews gather at Hanukkah celebration

Arabs, Jews gather at Hanukkah celebration

As 2016 exits, we'll take hope anywhere we can find it. Today we find it in Bahrain, a Muslim-majority monarchy.
by Bob Collins

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Carrie Fisher’s ‘Wishful Drinking’

Carrie Fisher’s ‘Wishful Drinking’

Had we known that it would be her last interview on public radio, maybe we could have dived deeper into the richness of Carrie Fisher's life than her role as Princess Leia when it aired on NPR's Fresh Air last month.
by Bob Collins

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A Minnesota-size skating rink

A Minnesota-size skating rink

Let there be no further debate -- if there was still any at all -- that Minnesota is the state of hockey. The latest proof comes from Duluth native Cory Fechner of Minneapolis, who had a pond, Google earth, and some GPS mapping knowledge. Oh, and some time on his hands.
by Bob Collins

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Hibbing fire victims get a Christmas

Hibbing fire victims get a Christmas

The fire, on Third Avenue, forced four families to find new places to live. And a burglar broke in after the fire and stole the presents under the tree in one apartment.
by Bob Collins

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