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Revisiting the great collector car storage case of 2016

Revisiting the great collector car storage case of 2016

People were unhappy with the picture that was used to show the driveway of the individual, whose case was at the heart of the case which tested a state law regulating these sorts of things. So I snapped a couple of pictures this afternoon.
by Bob Collins

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MN Supreme Court: Drugs can be part of DWI blood test

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that a search warrant that allows police to test the blood alcohol content of a suspected drunken driver can also target the use of drugs, even if there's no probable cause to suspect drug use.
by Bob Collins

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The last orange roof

The last orange roof

Howard Johnson's was once the largest restaurant chain in America. And now, there's only one.
by Bob Collins

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Coach visits mound to tell pitcher ‘I love you’

What do coaches say when they go to the mound to talk to a struggling pitcher? Now we know, at least in Little League.
by Bob Collins

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Who stole Steele County’s ‘Super Bunny’?

A kid can't even take a rabbit to a county fair anymore, at least not in Steele County.
by Bob Collins

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Politicians demand action on prescription drug scandal

Politicians demand action on prescription drug scandal

Anyone who's had a critical prescription has to be both relieved and frustrated by the reaction to the rapid increase in the rise of EpiPen, the shot that people with severe and life-threatening allergies use to stay alive.
by Bob Collins

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Cars parked in driveway are public safety hazard, MN court says

Cars parked in driveway are public safety hazard, MN court says

A Minnesota law requiring collector cars to be "screened" from public view has survived a challenge from a Cleveland Avenue, St. Paul man who buried two of them under tarps.
by Bob Collins

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Town uses elbow grease to erase racism

Town uses elbow grease to erase racism

There's a racist in Tenino, Washington. That would be a fitting headline if not for the fact there are a lot more people spreading their love of neighbors and community.
by Bob Collins

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Public defenders fight a skewed system of justice

Public defenders fight a skewed system of justice

For all the love Americans rightly show the Constitution, the right to an attorney is a poor step child.
by Bob Collins

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Pole vaulter stops run to hear National Anthem

Pole vaulter stops run to hear National Anthem

USA pole vaulter Sam Kendricks wasn't entirely focused like a laser beam on his attempt on Saturday. If he had been, he wouldn't have heard the National Anthem being played for someone on the medals stand in another competition.
by Bob Collins

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