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Popping bubble wrap sends students scurrying for cover

Acknowledging that authorities had little choice but to take the report of gunfire seriously, we are nonetheless forced to accept that we've entered a new era of fear in America when bubblewrap causes the lockdown of schools.
by Bob Collins

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A mother died, but random acts of kindness remain

A mother died, but random acts of kindness remain

Madeline 'Dutch' Swain died of Parkinson's on Friday, with her daughters by her side. They had to say goodbye and make plans for what would happen upon her death, the scripture at the service, instructions for people not to wear black, and a notation in an obituary that in lieu of flowers or memorials, people should just commit a random act of kindness and post it on Facebook.
by Bob Collins

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It’s OK to take a knee for the Constitution

If nothing else comes from the growing protests by professional and high school football players during the National Anthem, at least some coaches/educators are getting schooled in the Constitution.
by Bob Collins

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Court of Appeals rules reporter won’t have to reveal confidential source

The owner of Hillcrest Terrace sued then Star Tribune reporter Paul McEnroe following his April 2013 story that the facility left a man with developmental disabilities and mental illness 'alone and sitting in filth.' The story was based on a not-yet-released Minnesota Department of Health report that was leaked to McEnroe.
by Bob Collins

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In Bemidji, new dress code collides with gym class

Four inches above the knee. That's the updated dress code for middle- and high-school students in Bemidji, and some parents suggest by students, they mean girls.
by Bob Collins

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Diamond Reynolds tries to get a fresh start

Diamond Reynolds tries to get a fresh start

She and her young daughter have been trying to move out of the apartment she and Philando Castile shared. But when she inspected it, and sounded almost as bad as the place she desperately wanted to leave, the Washington Post says. But it's the section about another person who was in the car that is the most compelling -- Dae’Anna, the four-year-old.
by Bob Collins

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Theft of the Blog: Tell me something good

Theft of the Blog: Tell me something good

Your assignment is to go search the far reaches of the Internet and find something that doesn't leave the rest of us feeling the way we felt too often this week.
by Bob Collins

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Twins honor memory of Jacob Wetterling

Twins honor memory of Jacob Wetterling

In making the announcement that the squad will wear a patch with the number 11, the Twins said the Wetterling family encourages people to wear the number and live by these 11 principles.
by Bob Collins

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State Fair photo mystery solved

State Fair photo mystery solved

Can we get a little bit of love for the Star Tribune today? Specifically, for reporter Liz Sawyer who has solved the mystery caused by this photo, uploaded to Facebook on Sunday by award-winning 17-year-old photographer Gabrielle Bremer of Barnum.
by Bob Collins

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