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Orlando worst shooting ever? What about Wounded Knee?

Unable to reconcile all of this on the question, I'm comfortable dropping the phrase in recognition that it can obscure a more important point: we've been really good at killing innocent people in this country for a long, long time.
by Bob Collins

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Housekeeping: Where are the comments?

You’ve probably noticed that the comment “balloons”have read “0” for some time, giving the indication that there is no underlying discussion taking place on any of the NewsCut posts. It’s not true. A few weeks ago, some tinkering with the guts of Word Press destroyed some of the key features that you see on NewsCut…
by Bob Collins

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A father, a son, and ALS

When former NFL player Steve Gleason's son, Rivers, was born, he began a series of personal video journals 'as a way of sharing my life, who I am, and love for him,' he writes.
by Bob Collins

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Why news organizations have an ethical duty to name shooters

Why news organizations have an ethical duty to name shooters

The coverage of the aftermath of the mass killing in Orlando is following a well-worn path -- we've gotten pretty good at developing the template in these sorts of things. We've now reached the 'don't name the shooter' debate.
by Bob Collins

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On Flag Day, a 223-year-old icon gets a salute

On Flag Day, a 223-year-old icon gets a salute

It's Flag Day, the annual NewsCut tradition of which requires us to cite -- and maybe mock a bit -- the way people show their love for the American flag, often by abusing it.
by Bob Collins

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Mpls school dept. threatens to fire teacher who monitored arrest of an African American man

A teacher at Washburn High in Minneapolis was threated with being fired because she stopped to monitor the arrest of an African American man by Minneapolis police and then was arrested for obstructing justice.
by Bob Collins

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A letter from Sandy Hook

A letter from Sandy Hook

Jimmy Greene's and Nelba Márquez-Greene's Facebook post shows that they relive their day of horror every day there's another one for someone else.
by Bob Collins

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‘One Son. One Father. One Day. One Arm’

‘One Son. One Father. One Day. One Arm’

Back in 2012, things were going pretty well for Kevin Burkart of Prior Lake to hit his goal of jumping out of an airplane 300 times in one day to help raise awareness and money for research of Parkinson's Disease, an affliction that affects his dad. Then he went snowmobiling and got into a horrific accident, scuttling the idea
by Bob Collins

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MN court: Inspectors free to seek code violations

The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that housing inspectors in a Twin Cities suburb can search rental housing units for code violations even if there's no suspicion that any exist.
by Bob Collins

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What will it take to get you to watch bad baseball?

What will it take to get you to watch bad baseball?

The Twins don't appear too interesting in making the same mistake the Minnesota Timberwolves made when they slashed ticket prices to get people to show up at the arena.
by Bob Collins

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