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Focus on storytelling drama gets low marks from Olympics audience

Increasingly over the decades, coverage has had less to do with the actual competition, and more to do with the personal struggle of an individual athletes. The more drama, the better in storytelling and that's what the Olympics are now -- personal stories. Oh, and the medals.
by Bob Collins

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Swim across a lake? No problem for an 89-year-old woman

Swim across a lake? No problem for an 89-year-old woman

Sandy Abeler, of Bertrum, Minn., swims across a lake there to raise money to send kids to camp. She's 89.
by Bob Collins

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Lost leg found at beaver dam

Lost leg found at beaver dam

Don't you just hate when this happens? You're paddling along, enjoying a scenic trip on one of Wisconsin's lakes when you find a leg sticking out of a beaver dam.
by Bob Collins

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A defense of Steve Inskeep’s interview with David Duke

As expected, NPR ombudsman Elizabeth Jensen heard plenty of reaction from NPR listeners about Steve Inskeep's interview with white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.
by Bob Collins

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Time to spare? Go by air! Delta grounded

Time to spare? Go by air! Delta grounded

It can't be much fun if you're a Delta traveler today. All of Delta's flights were grounded because of computer woes. Even when the systems are restored, the effect will ripple throughout the system for hours, if not days. That's what happens when the airline industry consolidates.
by Bob Collins

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After 20 years, time’s up for old exhibits at Children’s Museum

After 20 years, time’s up for old exhibits at Children’s Museum

Can an exhibit at a museum be considered iconic? Perhaps it depends on how many kids grew up crawling over, under, and around it. Using that definition of questionable science, three exhibits at Minnesota's Children's Museum, qualify as iconic.
by Bob Collins

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Welcome letter about diversity sparks backlash at Concordia

Welcome letter about diversity sparks backlash at Concordia

The letter, from Cheryl Chatman, the dean of diversity at the university, invited students to an orientation session, making it clear that students of color were required to attend.
by Bob Collins

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Minnesota carpet cleaner demands hashtag freedom

Is this a stand for free speech or a chance to get some free advertising? Either motivation behind a lawsuit by a carpet cleaning franchise in Minnesota against the U.S. Olympic Organizing Committee would be the American way.
by Bob Collins

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