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Video: Stuck in ski gondola, rescued by helicopter

This is what it looks like to be rescued from a gondola by a helicopter. Not shown: the guy who couldn't put his cell camera down during the rescue.
by Bob Collins

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A visit to a gun show

It's likely only coincidence that on the same day, the BBC has aired a visit to an American gun show on the same day President Obama tightens restrictions on gun sales.
by Bob Collins

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Effort to allow experts to teach fails in ND

Everyone's got an opinion of teachers but in North Dakota, only one person who wasn't already a certified teacher wanted to try being one. One. One who wasn't qualified.
by Bob Collins

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Feel like getting Tased?

If 'feel what it's like to get Tased by cops' is in your 2016 resolutions, you've got only a day to wait to respond to the Eagan Police Department's solicitation for its Citizens Academy.
by Bob Collins

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New Brighton snow sculpture takes shape

New Brighton snow sculpture takes shape

The Bartz boys of New Brighton are at it again.
by Bob Collins

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NPR reporter quits to cure what ails it

The social media landscape has given rise to a new art form: the 'why I quit' treatise. You've probably seen them from time to time. Someone doesn't want to work somewhere anymore, quits, and then bares all of the faults of the workplace with the innuendo that its time is up.
by Bob Collins

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Reporters deliver their own newspaper

Anyone who's delivered newspapers had to chortle a little bit over the weekend when the Boston Globe announced its reporters and employees would pitch in to deliver the newspaper because of widespread distribution failures.
by Bob Collins

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Study: Telecommuters leaving cubicle farmers lonely

How you feel about a new study on telecommuting might well depend on whether you're anxious to get back to the workplace today after the holiday break, or whether you'd like to stay put and work from home.
by Bob Collins

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Oh, America. Lighten up!

Oh, America. Lighten up!

Seinfeld fairly nails it when he notes that when the '63 Stingray came out, America did things without having a reason to do it and a knowledge how. That was back in the day when it could also have an occasional chuckle.
by Bob Collins

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The story of the year 2015

The story of the year 2015

None of these will make the news, although they reveal the nature of us. We put one foot forward, then the other, and exhibit a quiet dignity and strength whether we succeed or whether we fail. That alone is uplifting and worthy of our attention and gratitude.
by Bob Collins

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