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Video: A dose of Duluth

Sweltering a little today, are we? Here, take a dose of Duluth. You'll feel better.
by Bob Collins

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After winning gold, a swimmer shows the heart of a champion

After winning gold, a swimmer shows the heart of a champion

I'm rather a sportsmanship fan so I couldn't help but notice the big difference in the way two medalists for the United States celebrated after winning their races yesterday.
by Bob Collins

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Flight delayed? Pull up a floor

We've said it before but we say it again: No industry works as hard to alienate its customers as the airline industry does.
by Bob Collins

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Deemed racially insensitive, David Ortiz bobbleheads sent back

Deemed racially insensitive, David Ortiz bobbleheads sent back

Bobbleheads have been a "thing" for a couple of decades now with little sign that their popularity is ebbing, but we are still waiting for the first bobblehead that actually looks like the person it intends to portray.
by Bob Collins

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When you fit the description

Writer Yasin Mohamud pens an all too familiar tale in the Star Tribune's 10,000 Takes series about the time he was stopped by the cops in Edina because he fit the description of those involved with 'keying' cars at the Macaroni Grill. He was 16 at the time, he writes today.
by Bob Collins

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Save journalism, buy a newspaper

Subscribe to a newspaper if you want to save the business of journalism. No matter what you may think, the internet isn't going to do it.
by Bob Collins

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For a true hockey experience in St. Cloud, have a drink

Your long nightmare is almost over, St. Cloud. It appears that you'll be able to drink at St. Cloud State University hockey games.
by Bob Collins

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MN Appeals Court weakens state’s child solicitation law

The issue is an intriguing one that has not been addressed by either the Minnesota Supreme Court or the U.S. Supreme Court: Does a person have to know he's soliciting sex from a minor to be convicted of soliciting sex from a minor?
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Man with heart of bride’s dad walks her down the aisle

'Jeni wrote me a letter and she said ‘Dear Tom, I’m the daughter of the man who’s heart is inside of you and I’m gonna get married on August 6th,' Arthur Thomas said. 'And one further thing if you’re willing, would you walk me down the aisle?'
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