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Will McAvoy: Why we need to stand up to each other

Will McAvoy: Why we need to stand up to each other

The Twitter account under the name of Will McAvoy, the fictitious anchor of a cable TV news network made popular by The Newsroom, offers some grist worth considering on the current political campaign.
by Bob Collins

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Iron Range board ready to bet on another airplane company

One of the brothers who started Cirrus Design, the aircraft company, years ago is using the template to start another aircraft company in Minnesota.
by Bob Collins

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NY Times to Trump: ‘Bring it’

NY Times to Trump: ‘Bring it’

Donald Trump picked a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel and because of that the New York Times barely concealed its glee today when responding to the demand by Trump's lawyers for a retraction of yesterday's story that Trump groped two women.
by Bob Collins

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Why aren’t you stopping for school buses, Minnesota?

Why aren’t you stopping for school buses, Minnesota?

It really can't be that people don't know the rules about stopping for buses, could it? The 'stop' sign would seem to be a clue on what driver's need to do.
by Bob Collins

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Did Dylan deserve a Nobel?

Did Dylan deserve a Nobel?

Even if you don't agree with the award, you've got to celebrate the fact that in the middle of this cesspool of a political campaign, we're having a debate about worthy literature.
by Bob Collins

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The $5,000 tip

The Internet search is on for the San Francisco Giants fan who must be somebody, because he was wearing a World Series ring. Oh, and because he left a server in the bar outside Wrigley Field a tip for $5,000.
by Bob Collins

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La Crosse judge orders cops to disarm when testifying

A county judge in La Crosse has police seething over her order that when they testify in her courtroom, they can't have their guns nor duty belts with them.
by Bob Collins

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Is this the greatest time to be alive?

A columnist on Wired paddles against the tide of hand-wringing today, contending that now is the greatest time to be alive. Is it?
by Bob Collins

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In politics, we’ve reached peak data

In politics, we’ve reached peak data

We're just weeks away from Election Day and it can't come soon enough, apparently, for people who are in the business of data visualization, creating spiffy interactive maps that are intended to reveal new depth in analyzing who we are politically.
by Bob Collins

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