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Fans flex muscle, soccer team owners back down

Fans flex muscle, soccer team owners back down

Here's another reason why soccer is better than most mainstream sports: Its fans don't take ticket-price increases lying down.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The cop and the distraught woman

1,000 Words: The cop and the distraught woman

Whether it's on a Willmar, Minn., street or the San Francisco Bay Bridge, It's amazing how the extraordinary act of saving lives is just another day on the job for cops.
by Bob Collins

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Report: Wis. assault on public unions has mostly worked

Report: Wis. assault on public unions has mostly worked

It was five years ago today that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker 'dropped the bomb,' in his words, introducing legislation to strip public employee unions of their right to collective bargaining. It was a move that split Wisconsin and led to weeks of protests. How has it worked out?
by Bob Collins

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More proof that history isn’t America’s strong suit

Regular readers know we really don't need any more proof that Americans are really poor at history and civics, but let's throw some out there anyway.
by Bob Collins

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Ex-U football player wishes he’d come out sooner as gay

Luke McAvoy, an offensive lineman for the University of Minnesota Gophers football team from 2011-2014, was in a difficult spot during the same-sex marriage debate in Minnesota at the time. While his teammates all had opinions of the issue, McAvoy kept quiet. He hadn't yet told the team that he's gay.
by Bob Collins

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Minn. no longer matters in search for universe’s secret

What do scientists do underground on the Mesabi range? No big deal. They're just looking for the secret of the universe. Or at least they were.
by Bob Collins

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After 70 years, lost lovers reunite

After 70 years, lost lovers reunite

A 93-year-old veteran from Virginia has reunited today with the 88-year old Australian woman with whom he shared a wartime love.
by Bob Collins

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One-man protest against a school’s approach to mental health

Since late January, a man in Superior, Wis., has been protesting the local school's "de-escalation room", a room where some of the school's special needs students can go when things get tense for them.
by Bob Collins

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When journalists sell their integrity to politicians

When journalists sell their integrity to politicians

Ever wonder where some political reporters get their analysis? Judging by emails pried from the Department of State, they buy it from the politicians they cover by selling their integrity.
by Bob Collins

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