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Time to think about the statute of limitations?

Like many Minnesotans, I did something last night I rarely do. I left the porch light on.
by Bob Collins

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Tell us about your best/worst job

I had such a good time last year with my Labor Day radio show on the best/worst job you ever had...
by Bob Collins

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The art of the obituary: The outdoorsman

The art of the obituary: The outdoorsman

We talk often in this category -- The Art of the Obituary -- about portraying and defining our lives outside of the jobs we hold. Nineteen year olds don't have the big jobs that permeate many obituaries. And it didn't matter a bit in relaying a life well lived. Not a bit.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: More reporters standing in water

1,000 Words: More reporters standing in water

With the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida in 11 years came a return to the water for the nation's TV reporters.
by Bob Collins

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What a boy learned visiting hospice

This week's StoryCorps segment on NPR's Morning Edition was a perfect conclusion to the week during which an uplifting moment came when a grown-up sat down with a young boy. Today's segment described the uplifting result when a young boy sat down with grown-ups.
by Bob Collins

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Flamingo thief apologizes to girl fighting leukemia

Flamingo thief apologizes to girl fighting leukemia

In Weare, New Hampshire (pop. 8,785), townspeople have posted plastic flamingos on their lawns as a symbol of their support and hope for a 12-year-old girl fighting leukemia. The flamingos are being sold for $10 each to raise money for Abby Van Dyke's expenses. Thirteen-hundred birds have been sold so far.
by Bob Collins

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Seeking consistency when it comes to free speech

Seeking consistency when it comes to free speech

Two items in the news today show the inconsistency we have toward the issue of free speech.
by Bob Collins

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Out of sight, a homeless man cleans a river

Out of sight, a homeless man cleans a river

On Saturday, artists and volunteers at the Weisman Art Museum Collective at the University of Minnesota are going to pick up trash along the Mississippi River. They will create some sort of installation to show how our everyday actions are affecting the river. In one section, someone has beat them to it.
by Bob Collins

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Adoption papers: A gift that keeps on giving

What do you get the stepfather who has everything? Adoption papers.
by Bob Collins

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Video: The SpaceX explosion

Nobody was hurt when a SpaceX rocket exploded at Cape Canaveral today, so we are officially placing the video in our 'when disasters are beautiful' category.
by Bob Collins

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