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1,000 Words: The videographers

Remember when people made fun of foreign tourists for constantly viewing the world through their video cameras? This tweet from a Christian pop duo aboard a Southwest Airlines flight today proves -- again -- that those tourists were ahead of their time.
by Bob Collins

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Man dresses as old woman for official’s photo op

Man dresses as old woman for official’s photo op

Minnesota has its share of weird decisions by politicians to look good for the TV cameras, but we've got nothing on Cranston, Rhode Island.
by Bob Collins

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Let the recession watch begin!

The U.S. economy, not exactly humming along at 2 percent growth and stagnant wages, is the jewel of the global economy now. Europe is a mess. China is getting its bubble comeuppance and the daily business watch is now a debate over whether a recession is ahead.
by Bob Collins

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Try your luck on the St. Croix ‘ice road’

For many people in the East Metro, commuting to work means taking a deep breath and doing this: trying to cross the St. Croix by the 'ice road.'
by Bob Collins

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New York defends its ‘values’

New York defends its ‘values’

It's probably never a good idea to use the New York Daily News as a barometer of the state of journalism.
by Bob Collins

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Orchestra to allow iPad use during concerts

The venerable Boston Symphony Orchestra has acknowledged that young people can't sit through a concert without being connected to their iPads.
by Bob Collins

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Groundhog Day crisis looms in Wis. city: No groundhog

Sun Prairie, Wisc., near Madison, needs a groundhog if there's going to be a groundhog day in the city that's tried mightily since 1948 to be the Midwest's Punxatawney.
by Bob Collins

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Honoring stricken competitor, HS wrestler refuses forfeit

Last month Austin Roberts, of Spencer, Iowa, was wrestling in a high school championship match when he collapsed. The wrestler, who hadn't been defeated all season, died a few hours later.
by Bob Collins

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Yeah, it’s MN: 101-year-old shovels, hockey kid dances

Yeah, it’s MN: 101-year-old shovels, hockey kid dances

It's been a good week for Minnesota viral videos. Not one but two videos involving Minnesotans have racked up thousands of views online.
by Nancy Yang

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Parents of student who took his own life want others to seek help

Experts on suicide have generally succeeded in tamping down public talk about suicide by the nation's school children. But Dan and Wanda Lienemann of Waukee, Iowa think there's a better way to prevent the kind of thing that happened to their 18-year-old son.
by Bob Collins

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