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Ontario man finishes 300-mile trek carrying an oxygen tank and his grief

Ontario man finishes 300-mile trek carrying an oxygen tank and his grief

North of Thunder Bay, Ontario yesterday, Norman Shewaybick kept a promise to his wife. He would drag an oxygen tank on a toboggan more than 300 miles, an oxygen tank that would have saved her life had the nursing station not run out.
by Bob Collins

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Spring break: Chasing hope

Spring break: Chasing hope

For the rest of this week, this is going to be the official NewsCut office. When you're a fan of a baseball team that hasn't won a World Series in your lifetime, the window of hope in a given season is pretty short, so I'm heading to Arizona to watch some spring baseball while there's still hope.
by Bob Collins

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On Craig Windham

On Craig Windham

Windham, who died last night, was as good a person character-wise as you'll ever find in a newsroom as evidenced by his work with young people, with whom he led overseas mission trips.
by Bob Collins

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Just moved to Minnesota? Check your auto insurance

A new Minnesota man won't be able to collect $17,000 in medical payments incurred in a car accident because his out-of-state insurance company isn't allowed to write insurance in Minnesota.
by Bob Collins

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Lands’ End learns marketing and abortion don’t mix

Lands’ End learns marketing and abortion don’t mix

If your company wants to document people who have made a difference in society, it's better to just to ignore people who made a difference in society because society rarely changes calmly.
by Bob Collins

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Inspecting Trump’s honesty, a comedian leads journalists

Inspecting Trump’s honesty, a comedian leads journalists

If the party leaders are wrong and Trump should win the White House, nine months from now journalists will be writing stories about how they gave him a free pass.
by Bob Collins

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Firefighter pays past-due utility bill for struggling family

Given that he was laid off during the Great Recession, it's unlikely that Ryan McCuen, of the Clinton Township Fire Department in Michigan, has a lot of money to just throw around, even if he did start a lawn service before he was hired back last year.
by Bob Collins

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Photos: How a pro pulls a pickup out of a lake

Photos: How a pro pulls a pickup out of a lake

Trying to pull your truck out of the ice? Lake Onalaska -- the part of the Mississippi River separating La Crosse, Wis., from Dresbach, Minn. -- is a lake that makes you work for it.
by Bob Collins

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A case for the ‘rolling stop’

Nothing stirs up a Friday like an op-ed column suggesting people on bikes get/don't get a little break from time to time.
by Bob Collins

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If you could have dinner with anyone…

Here's today's moments of bittersweetness, parental-guilt edition.
by Bob Collins

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