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Pedestrians run for their lives in St. Paul

St. Paul is not a pedestrian-friendly city. An average of one pedestrian is struck by a vehicle every other day.
by Bob Collins

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General Mills division tries to save the bees

Nobody knows how to sell you a box of cereal like General Mills, whose various ad campaigns for Cheerios have tapped into social change and, at least to some degree, propelled it. General Mills Canada this month, a Cheerios-branded campaign focused on another species: bees.
by Bob Collins

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Rural Minn. dies a little when small grocers close

Rural Minn. dies a little when small grocers close

All across Minnesota, rural grocery stores are holding out against the choices people make.
by Bob Collins

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A candidate, a baseball, and the word of Pete Rose

A candidate, a baseball, and the word of Pete Rose

Only in the presidential campaign of 2016 would we we be analyzing the handwriting of Pete Rose to fact-check a candidate's claim.
by Bob Collins

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Privacy rules strand a shooting victim in Rochester

If the Rev. Amy Kosari didn't know somebody who knew somebody, a woman with limited English ability who was shot twice in the chest recently might still be isolated on the Mayo Clinic-St. Mary's campus.
by Bob Collins

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After 50 years, the letters to Shirley stop

Around Grand Forks, Marilyn Hagerty's sister, Shirley, was almost as famous as the Grand Forks Herald's writer herself.
by Bob Collins

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Political hate speech reaches the basketball court

Meanness is in in America these days. And, slowly, so is the utter lack of sportsmanship by fans at high school basketball games.
by Bob Collins

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A Rose Garden rap features creator of ‘Hamilton’

Yesterday wasn't the first time that 'Hamilton' star Lin-Manuel Miranda rapped at the White House. He appeared there six years ago for a performance. But yesterday was the first time the president of the United States was his sidekick in a freestyle rap in the Rose Garden.
by Bob Collins

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Kids sell lemonade to help a neighbor in foreclosure

Kids sell lemonade to help a neighbor in foreclosure

It's not unusual on a warm day to see kids set up a lemonade stand to make a couple of bucks. But these Minneapolis kids wanted to buy a house, or more specifically help a neighbor keep hers.
by Bob Collins

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Spring ritual: non-tenured teachers get layoff notices

A year ago, when Willmar, Minn., was sending layoff notices to all non-tenured teachers, I asked those in the profession, 'why do you bother?' It's a good time to ask the same question because this afternoon, the school board is likely to do the same thing.
by Bob Collins

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