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St. Cloud man celebrates birthday by loving his neighbors

Cortez Riley, of St. Cloud, may be on to something that should catch on. He just turned 28, the St. Cloud Times says, so to celebrate, he set up a week of events to get his family and friends to join him in volunteering around his community.
by Bob Collins

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Can Gabrielle Grunewald please catch a break?

Can Gabrielle Grunewald please catch a break?

If there's someone who should catch a break in this state, it's Gabriele Grunewald, a professional runner who once ran the fifth-fastest time in the 1500 meters in University of Minnesota history just a day after she was diagnosed with cancer.
by Bob Collins

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Duluth dodged Google’s fiber optic bullet

Duluth still doesn't have a fancy system for high-speed Internet. But there's good news. There are no kids running around there named Google Fiber.
by Bob Collins

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Olympic dreams dashed, two runners help each other to the finish

Olympic dreams dashed, two runners help each other to the finish

New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin and the USA's Abbey D'Agostino collided during their heat in the 5,000 meter running event. Down they both went, their Olympic dreams dashed.
by Bob Collins

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Why do we only use one foot to drive a car?

If the brake pedal is on the left in our cars -- spoiler alert: it is -- then why do we brake with our right foot?
by Bob Collins

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On birthday, soldier surprises dad at the ballpark

On birthday, soldier surprises dad at the ballpark

Everything you want to know about what it's like to be a father you can find in the expression of Chuck Van Gordon, who was at Detroit's Comerica Field last night when a video message from his daughter, Melissa, was played on the video board.
by Bob Collins

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St. Paul mom will watch son run in Olympics today

St. Paul mom will watch son run in Olympics today

Emmanuel Matadi, a Johnson High grad, is going to run the 200-meter dash at the Olympics in Rio today and his mother is going to see him do it, and that should sustain us through another day in the drumbeat of awful news.
by Bob Collins

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Dog gets a bit too curious about MN’s tallest bridge project

Dog gets a bit too curious about MN’s tallest bridge project

Maybe "Hat Trick" just wanted a better view of the Highway 53 bridge construction outside Virginia, Minn. But it was an ill-advised trip. (Spoiler: happy ending).
by Bob Collins

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Timewasters: Norway’s dødsing championship

In Norway, the sport is called dødsing – or ‘death diving’.
by Bob Collins

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