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The mystery of Devil’s Kettle Falls

Devil's Kettle Falls, about 20 minutes east of Grand Marais, draws visitors far and wide for its unique mystery: half the river disappears into a hole (kettle) and no one knows where all that water goes.
by Bob Collins

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NPR pushes back against allegation it was influenced in Iran treaty coverage

NPR pushes back against allegation it was influenced in Iran treaty coverage

NPR again pushed back today against an Associated Press story last week that strongly suggested a pro-peace, anti-nuke group in favor of the Iran nuclear treaty gained influence in NPR reporting through a grant to the news organization. The Ploughshares Fund gave NPR $100,000 last year to fund its coverage of the treaty negotiations and subsequent deal.
by Bob Collins

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More from the Street of Eternal Happiness

If you enjoyed my interview last week with Rob Schmitz, the Marketplace China correspondent, MPR producer veteran, and Elk River native, here's a little more for your plate.
by Bob Collins

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Maybe a staffless grocery store is the answer for small towns

Grocery stores in smaller communities have struggled in recent years and there's real concern that they won't be able to make it. Many of them have tried everything. Almost everything. Most haven't tried what Paul and Kendra Rasmusson have created in New Prague -- a staffless, round-the-clock, self-checkout grocery store.
by Bob Collins

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Living with parents is now common lifestyle for 18-34 year olds

It's the first time in the 'modern era' -- about 130 years -- that the age group was more likely to be living with parents than with a spouse or partner in their own home.
by Bob Collins

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Student walks for the first time… to get a diploma

Student walks for the first time… to get a diploma

Micah McDade has had cerebral palsy since birth and has never walked, until he needed to get his high school diploma.
by Bob Collins

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Whatever happened to the Class of 2015?

Whatever happened to the Class of 2015?

One in eight college graduates is 'underemployed.' And for most young graduates, wages are no higher than they were for the grads in 2000. Know a 2015 graduate? How did things turn out
by Bob Collins

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Is the stoned driver ‘safer’ than the ‘drunk’ one?

With medical marijuana legal now in Minnesota, has carnage on the road, presently caused by alcohol, multiplied with stoned drivers? It's too soon to say. And funny thing about that; scientists who study the brain can't seem to agree on whether it impairs drivers the way booze does.
by Bob Collins

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Another pedestrian struck in a St. Paul crosswalk

It's happened again. A pedestrian in St. Paul was hit and seriously hurt in a crosswalk because a driver had -- as law dictates -- stopped to allow her to cross.
by Bob Collins

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