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Flying into Oshkosh

I doubt you'll find anything particularly thrilling here but a few people have asked to see another video of what it looks like flying into Oshkosh during the AirVenture show, when it becomes the busiest airport in the world.
by Bob Collins

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8 years later, long line remains defining Obama moment

8 years later, long line remains defining Obama moment

There was a lot of sentimentality as I browsed social networks on Wednesday night during President Barack Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, which naturally allowed me to think about how I'll remember the last eight years.
by Bob Collins

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The rising tide at Fairview and Hwy 36

The rising tide at Fairview and Hwy 36

We suppose by now we should just accept as a given that when it rains, you should be nowhere near Fairview Avenue beneath the Highway 36 overpass.
by Bob Collins

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‘Robin Hood’ delegate feels the hate

‘Robin Hood’ delegate feels the hate

Sean Kehren doesn't want to tell you where he's from. What matters is he's going places.
by Bob Collins

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Adios, Car Talk

Adios, Car Talk

The hit public radio show that lived longer than one of its hosts will be no more after next year, Current.org, the public media newspaper reports.
by Bob Collins

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A woman has been nominated for president. Here’s a picture of her husband

A woman has been nominated for president. Here’s a picture of her husband

The Chicago Tribune is rightly getting some pushback today for its tone-deaf front page coverage of last evening's historic moment when a woman was nominated to be the president of the United States by a major party.
by Bob Collins

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A political speech sends nation to history books

Honk if you got up yesterday morning thinking it would be the day a national TV network would proudly feature an essay that included a reference to the comfortable life of being a slave in Washington.
by Bob Collins

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Art to reduce stress sparks religious debate in Delano

Art to reduce stress sparks religious debate in Delano

An artist's proposal to build a labyrinth in Delano as part of a public arts project is on hold for now after city leaders raised concern that it has religious overtones.
by Bob Collins

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For $262,000, the LaDues will leave Waseca

Ladue is a troubled young man who was charged with plotting a massacre at his high school. How do you go back to a small town after a case like this? You don't, his father's GoFundMe effort says.
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‘Crying Robin Hood’ is a Minnesota hero

‘Crying Robin Hood’ is a Minnesota hero

Sean Kehren, 22, didn't do anything to earn the ridicule of the Internet other than be engaged in civic life by, in this case, becoming a delegate from the 8th congressional district to the Democratic National Convention. He was shown during television coverage last night crying as Bernie Sanders implored his followers to support Hillary Clinton.
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