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How Steve Henneberry got into a World Series game

Steve Henneberry, who works at the University of Minnesota, drove to Chicago a few days ago even though he didn't have a ticket to the World Series and probably couldn't afford what the scalpers were selling them for. But Steve had something better, it turned out. He had a long-time friend.
by Bob Collins

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A young boy’s best pal — Erling Kindem — dead at 91

A young boy’s best pal — Erling Kindem — dead at 91

It's hard to say for sure why Boyd Huppert's story of Emmett and Erling struck such a nerve with most of us when it first aired a few years ago.
by Bob Collins

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Mysteries on the obituary page

Mysteries on the obituary page

At first, it seemed like a mistake on Saturday's (and Sunday's) obituary page in the Star Tribune. Two people, same picture. Some mistake.
by Bob Collins

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PiPress’ Bulletin Board secret revealed

Until the secret was revealed on Saturday, nobody knew who was behind perhaps the most popular feature in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. In revealing it, we also learned that it is on borrowed time.
by Bob Collins

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Video: Jet catches fire at O’Hare

This is some amazing video from a passenger aboard the American Airlines jet that caught fire while on a take-off role at O'Hare this afternoon.
by Bob Collins

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Vote for Grandpa!

Vote for Grandpa!

If you're sick of all the political campaigning and the dueling letters to the editor, it's only because you haven't yet met Michael Holmes, a former Red Wing resident, who suggests you pay attention to what he has to say about the race for mayor in the city.
by Bob Collins

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The Cubs, an old lady, and a bottle of Jaegermeister

The Cubs, an old lady, and a bottle of Jaegermeister

In this space yesterday we critiqued how one news organization chose to cover a World Series without offering a proper alternative. Here's the proper alternative.
by Bob Collins

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Ashes to ashes, dust to dust at Wrigley

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust at Wrigley

In the temples of baseball -- the old stadiums full of tradition -- it can be a fulltime job keeping fans from spreading the ashes of the dearly departed.
by Bob Collins

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Posting your kids’ pictures on social media? It seems only fair

Posting your kids’ pictures on social media? It seems only fair

One of the reasons parenthood is so hard is because there are so many people in the business or pleasure of telling you how you're doing it wrong. And there's no greater expert on how to be a parent than the ones who've been doing it for a couple of years, tops.
by Bob Collins

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Nine-year-old Minneapolis boy to be Buddhist spiritual leader

Nine-year-old Minneapolis boy to be Buddhist spiritual leader

Like any 4th grade boy, Jalue Dorje enjoys soccer, swimming and Pokemon cards. But unlike most 9-year-olds, he is believed to be -- and confirmed by the Dalai Lama himself -- the reincarnation of an eminent senior lama who died nine years ago. PBS NewsHour Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
by Bob Collins

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