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A coffee cup will unite us

A coffee cup will unite us

Drink up, people! We've got some serious uniting to do, still.
by Bob Collins

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Soon there will be unbridled joy, followed by months of deep darkness

Soon there will be unbridled joy, followed by months of deep darkness

Game 6 of the World Series is tonight and, if you believe the national media, there'll be a game 7 tomorrow night. And then, that'll be it for baseball. It will disappear during the months of darkness, surely no coincidence. The presidential campaign of 2020, however, will begin a week from today.
by Bob Collins

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In anti-texting drill, Wis. school told students classmates were dead

In anti-texting drill, Wis. school told students classmates were dead

Nothing seems to be working when it comes to getting people to stop texting and driving so there's at least a minimal level of understanding for the authorities in the Broadhead, Wis., school district -- southwest of Milwaukee -- who told students at the beginning of the school day last week that four of their friends were dead.
by Bob Collins

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‘Finger salute’ to ex-wife not a crime, court rules

‘Finger salute’ to ex-wife not a crime, court rules

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania made the ruling this week in the case of Jason Roy Waugaman, 35, who had dropped his kids off at his wife's home during a custody exchange. She stood in front of his truck, he hit the gas to scare her and drove off while giving her the obscene gesture.
by Bob Collins

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UW: Obama ‘lynching’ protected by First Amendment

It's been eight years since the United States elected a black president, and some people are still depicting him in a lynching. This time, it's fans at last weekend's University of Wisconsin game against Nebraska.
by Bob Collins

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Big outpouring for Irondale student who lost both parents

When his dad, Rey, died in the spring of 2015, Sam Heras, a 17-year-old, had to give up football at his Irondale high school to help support his mother. They'd been notified they were losing their house. No time for games. Last week, his mother died.
by Bob Collins

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When passed, law Stanek used to send deputies to ND had no opposition

Like or not, Hennepin County sheriff Rich Stanek was within his legal right to send Hennepin County deputies and equipment to North Dakota to put down a protest by Native Americans against an oil pipeline near their land.
by Bob Collins

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A White House Halloween

We cop to feeling some hope for normalcy in the country whenever we see a president of the United Stand outside the White House while 4,000 Washington DC school kids file by to get candy from him. That some dressed like Scooby Doo, only makes us swell with pride.
by Bob Collins

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Facebook activists are trying to confuse cops at Standing Rock

Facebook activists are trying to confuse cops at Standing Rock

Even if they're thousands of miles away, scores of Facebook users are trying to help Dakota Access pipeline protesters at Standing Rock in North Dakota.
by Cody Nelson

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