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Pearl Jam joins growing list of musical acts canceling N.C. concerts

Pearl Jam joins growing list of musical acts canceling N.C. concerts

Three days before it was set to perform in Raleigh, N.C.., Pearl Jam has become the latest musical act to cancel a show in the state because of a new state law whose aim was to wipe out attempts in Charlotte to provide anti-discrimination protections to LGBT people.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The Marathon and the Wellesley kids

1,000 Words: The Marathon and the Wellesley kids

Every year on Patriots Day, they run the Boston Marathon. And every year at this time, the individual winners are almost a footnote to the traditions of running. This year was no exception, particular the long tradition of stopping to 'visit' with the young women of Wellesley College.
by Bob Collins

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Video: TV reporter rescues man from flood

Video: TV reporter rescues man from flood

As we've posted numerous times, we're not generally a big fan of TV reporters standing in water to reveal the drama of a flood, but we make an exception today for a reporter from KTRK in Houston, where severe flooding has hit.
by Bob Collins

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Civil War, slavery remarks an issue in Minn. 2nd race

It's not often we see a congressional race in Minnesota get as negative as the one that's underway in the 2nd District to replace retiring Rep. John Kline.
by Bob Collins

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State speech tournament ‘takes fine arts to a new level’

Generally, there's not a lot of buzz at high school tournament time when the tournament is about speech, which is why today's post from the Minnesota State High School League's Tom Leighton is such a great read for a Monday morning.
by Bob Collins

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On nation’s airlines, Islamophobia flies free

Here's an idea. If you're uncomfortable with someone speaking Arabic on an airplane, maybe you should get off.
by Bob Collins

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Target Field busing in out-of-towners for concessions jobs

Target Field busing in out-of-towners for concessions jobs

The Twins and the company that runs the concessions at Target Field have bused in workers from Chicago and Milwaukee to fill the jobs at the concession stands.
by Bob Collins

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Washington restaurant gives Minn. vets standing ovation

Washington restaurant gives Minn. vets standing ovation

Let the record show that when the Minnesota veterans of World War II and the Korean War walked into a restaurant on their Honor Flight to visit the World War II and Korean War memorial on Saturday, the people in the restaurant knew just what to do.
by Bob Collins

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Hodges references Clark protests at MinnRoast, gets jeered by protesters

Protesters with air horns disrupted last night’s MinnRoast, the fundraiser at the State Theater for the independent news site MinnPost [dislaimer: I am a financial contributor to MinnPost], after Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges used an incident during the 4th Precinct protests as the setting for a joke about her husband. Last November 18, a group…
by Bob Collins

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