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Changing of the guard at NPR

Changing of the guard at NPR

Frank Deford will still be an NPR contributing commentator under a new lineup announced today, but his weekly visits to NPR's Morning Edition are over. He'll be on only monthly from now on, the network announced today.
by Bob Collins

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Diversity and the Oreo cookie

Can we really learn anything from a cookie?
by Bob Collins

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The state’s coolest bus driver is an opera singer

Who among us hasn't thought that if we drove a school bus, we'd be the coolest school bus driver ever? Sorry, but Philip Bologna, of Rochester, Minn., has that distinction.
by Bob Collins

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Remembering Machinery Hill

Remembering Machinery Hill

We understand that time marches on and today's entertainment venues need rides and musical stages to get people through the door, but we're wistful about the official demise of Machinery Hill at the Minnesota State Fair nonetheless.
by Bob Collins

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The last laker arrives in Duluth

The last laker arrives in Duluth

You couldn't have asked for more miserable weather than the Arctic blast that's gripped us over the last few days. Which is why the people of Duluth have exclusive bragging rights for being 'real' Minnesotans when it counted most.
by Bob Collins

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Can Republicans survive an undereducated electorate?

On two fronts, and from two different political directions, the lack of education by the American voter is cited as a factor in the country's direction today.
by Bob Collins

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Abuse allegations prompt boycott of Mpls. nightspot

Abuse allegations prompt boycott of Mpls. nightspot

Lawsuits against Jason McLean, who owns Dinkytown's Varsity Theater and Loring Pasta Bar, are prompting a social media-fueled boycott of the locations.
by Bob Collins

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