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Jury deadlocked on cop shooting the world saw

The jury in South Carolina reported today it's deadlocked in the trial of the police officer who killed Walter Scott. They deliberated 14 hours over three days and decided they can't decide whether this constitutes murder.
by Bob Collins

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Reconsidering the great Christmas lie

There's some contention from the experts that we may be harmed by the great lie of the season.
by Bob Collins

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Enjoy heartbreak? Be a school bus driver

The racist taunts between a school bus driver in Moorhead and his passengers has brought out school-bus drivers in the area willing to tell the story of what the job is like.
by Bob Collins

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Duluth Christmas tree thief strikes

It happened in the city's Lakeside neighborhood where Martin Running has several pine trees in his yard. Someone thought, 'I'll just saw off the top of one of his trees and save some money' apparently, because that's what happened. They cut about 12 feet off, presumably leading police to suspect the thief is someone with a high ceiling.
by Bob Collins

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After election protest, college restores the American flag’s place

Hampshire College is putting the American flag back on the flag pole. The school in western Massachusetts pulled it down three weeks ago after it was set on fire in the wake of the election of Donald Trump. “I’ve received many e-mails, a lot of them extremely unpleasant,” Hampshire College president Jonathan Lash said. You…
by Bob Collins

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With shortage of black Santas, Minnesota brings in a ringer

With shortage of black Santas, Minnesota brings in a ringer

It's a step forward that the Mall of America has hired its first black Santa Claus, but the news today also comes with a question: Is there nobody of color in Minnesota who can be Santa Claus?
by Bob Collins

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When the local grocer retires

When the local grocer retires

He provided free cake, ice cream, and coffee for the vets and, we suspect, regularly contributed to the booster clubs, and yearbooks and school functions. He gave scholarships to graduating seniors. He sponsored local youth sports teams, and provided all the reasons local residents should shop at a local grocery, even if the prices might be a little cheaper at the big chain at the edge of town.
by Bob Collins

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The clown of Aleppo

The clown of Aleppo

There are angels who walk among us, but they are no match for the evil of war. Anas al-Basha could have left Aleppo any time but he stayed behind, trying to maintain a civil society. Al-Basha could make kids laugh. He's a clown. Now, he's dead.
by Bob Collins

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Faribault woman found her lost mother, then was killed in car crash

The story of Marisa Bocanegra, a mother of five who was killed in a car crash south of Wanamingo on Tuesday, is the very portrayal of life's unfairness. She had finally met her birthmother just a few weeks ago, ending decades of searching for the woman who was tricked into giving her up in Colombia.
by Bob Collins

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Goalie makes 98 saves

Here's the hockey version of 'Is the glass half empty or half full?'. The Morris/Benson boy's hockey team lost last Saturday's season-opening game to Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato 12-to-0. Half empty. Here's half-full: Morris/Benson's goalie didn't let 98 shots in.
by Bob Collins

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