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Politicians decry drug price-gouging problem they helped create

Politicians decry drug price-gouging problem they helped create

It's easy to hate on Martin Shkreli, the smug kid who got rich quick by pricing pharmaceuticals at a ridiculously high price because he bought the rights to them. Politicians in Washington got a crack at him today. Nobody is going to think ill of politicians trying to beat up a drug thug like Shkreli.
by Bob Collins

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On the Iron Range, a glut of heartbreak

On the Iron Range, a glut of heartbreak

There's really not a lot of new information in the Washington Post's documentation today of the economic tsunami that's wiping out the Iron Range. But the domestic economic collapse hasn't gotten anywhere near the attention it deserves, at least from a human scale.
by Bob Collins

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‘In God We Trust’ too hot for Prescott police cars

You're going to want to sit down for this, Internet. The Prescott, Wis., police department is removing 'In God We Trust' from its police cars and they're not happy about it.
by Bob Collins

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When parents parent, the world is a better place

Today's must read is the Star Tribune's almost unbelievable profile of Justin Lang, the Robbinsdale 30-year-old man who went house to house in North Minneapolis yesterday shoveling people out.
by Bob Collins

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A drone’s view of an apocalypse

Homs is Syria's third-largest city. Or, at least it was before it was bombed literally back to the stone age.
by Bob Collins

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Wally Ballou, signing off

There aren't a lot of comedians who end up being important teachers in the radio news business, but Bob Elliot, one half of the genius of Bob and Ray is certainly one. His character, Wally Ballou, winner of over seven international diction awards, was as instructive to young reporters on how not to do live reports as any journalism professor.
by Bob Collins

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Vikings ‘fans’ looking for stadium seat license payday

There are plenty of stories out there of people who've been priced out of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, even though they've owned season tickets for years.
by Bob Collins

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NPR defends getting a story right

NPR is getting some criticism for getting a story right. Welcome to the world of campaign coverage.
by Bob Collins

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When it comes to snow, Minnesota’s still got it!

When it comes to snow, Minnesota’s still got it!

Like an old, punch-drunk fighter, Minnesota showed it still has got it when it comes to handling blizzards. We weren't all that sure we still knew how to handle a good blow, what with never getting big snowstorms anymore, but this morning we're resuming normal routines with a minimum of fuss.
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Student launches balloon, camera to stratosphere

Student launches balloon, camera to stratosphere

Totino-Grace Engineering Institute student Jens Rataczak has spent a year preparing to do what he did on Sunday. He sent a weather balloon aloft from the Fridley school with a data logging and tracking system and a GoPro camera, which proved -- again -- that earth is round, and that sometimes the farther you get away from it, the prettier it looks.
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