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How a St. Paul cop helped a kid get his life back

Today's must-read item comes from Mara Gottfried at the St. Paul Pioneer Press, who tells the story of Ali Bility, a 17-year-old who was in the starting lineup last night when Como Park's football squad took the field. Suffering from depression, Bility had attempted suicide last winter.
by Bob Collins

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In slashing a newsroom, Gannett drives a stake in a community’s heart

In slashing a newsroom, Gannett drives a stake in a community’s heart

The people who work at newspapers drive the local news agenda. What they can't do -- as the St. Cloud Times' story today proved again -- is provide coverage of the execution of a community's soul.
by Bob Collins

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Here’s the deal with ‘tree guy’

Here’s the deal with ‘tree guy’

We have a little more information to share with you today on yesterday's top story where police in Portland, Maine arrested a tree while cross a street. Asher Woodworth said he wanted you to rethink your expectations.
by Bob Collins

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Is the campaign too long?

Is the campaign too long?

There's a pretty good joke making the rounds ahead of the World Series, which starts tonight in Cleveland. 'It's been so long since the Cubs or Indians have won a World Series that the last time they did, the presidential campaign of 2016 hadn't even started yet.'
by Bob Collins

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NewsCut on the radio

I'm in the radio business for one last day today, filling in for Tom Weber on MPR News.
by Bob Collins

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Bob Hoover, one of history’s greatest pilots, dead at 94

Bob Hoover, one of history’s greatest pilots, dead at 94

Hoover was a World War II fighter pilot, a former Air Force test pilot and the chase plane pilot for Chuck Yeager when he broke the sound barrier for the first time.
by Bob Collins

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Obits on the refrigerator

Obits on the refrigerator

Here's what I learned from yesterday's radio show on obituaries: Quite a few people have obits of people they didn't know taped to their refrigerators.
by Bob Collins

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The disappearing local hardware store

We've got plenty of taprooms now, but the neighborhood hardware store is vanishing in a hurry. Kraemer's True Value Hardware will close in December. The owner of the business, which has been around for 109 years, says it seems like a good time to retire.
by Bob Collins

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No more spreading of ashes for Catholics

No more spreading of ashes for Catholics

It might be a bit more difficult to be a good Catholic if you've dreamed of having your cremated remains scattered to the wind in some idyllic location.
by Bob Collins

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Police arrest a tree

Police arrest a tree

On an otherwise calm day in the world of news, we have learned that dressing up as a tree can be as suspicious as being a clown.
by Bob Collins

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