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Younger stars push back against curmudgeonly rocker

Younger stars push back against curmudgeonly rocker

The Rock 'n Roll food fight that started last weekend when long-time Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame critic Steve Miller was inducted into the Hall of Fame has intensified. Miller called the people who run the music industry 'gangsters and crooks.'
by Bob Collins

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Grand Forks hockey fans try to ‘unflip’ Naomi’s car

Grand Forks hockey fans try to ‘unflip’ Naomi’s car

It is increasingly a part of America's culture that when your sports team wins a championship, you go flip cars over; burning them is optional, apparently.
by Bob Collins

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A Twin Cities Super Bowl windfall? Don’t spend it yet

A Twin Cities Super Bowl windfall? Don’t spend it yet

Rockport Analytics estimated $338 million in new spending would be generated by the 2018 Super Bowl in Minneapolis. Skeptics, though, say Super Bowls typically don't deliver on the upbeat forecasts.
by Bob Collins

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Duluth has a needle problem

Duluth has a needle problem

The Duluth Police Department had a reasonable request on Facebook today: Please stop throwing your used hypodermic needles away in a city park.
by Bob Collins

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO STOP SHOUTING!

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO STOP SHOUTING!

ONE OF THE LAST VESTIGES OF OLD-SCHOOL RADIO IS FALLING: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ANNOUNCED THE ERA OF ALL-CAPS IS OVER.
by Bob Collins

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Camaro hits 171 mph on Highway 61

Thanks to the Duluth News Tribune, we learned today how fast a police car can go when it has big intentions: 135. We also learned how fast a Camaro can go when it unwinds on Highway 61 on the way to Two Harbors: 171.
by Bob Collins

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Cottage Grove gets an island

Cottage Grove gets an island

I didn't realize it at the time, but I got a good look at Cottage Grove's newest addition when I was testing out an external mount on a GoPro a couple of weeks ago: an island in the Mississippi River.
by Bob Collins

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Fan catches 5 balls at a game, gives them all to kids

Fan catches 5 balls at a game, gives them all to kids

There's reserved seating in Baseball Heaven for Bill Dugan, a Detroit Tigers fan who was raised right. He caught five foul balls in yesterday's Detroit-Pittsburgh game.
by Bob Collins

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A ‘Little Papi’ sings the National Anthem

A ‘Little Papi’ sings the National Anthem

Here's today's daily dose of sweetness, which continues our unofficial theme of the day: Baseball.
by Bob Collins

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