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1000 Words: Karma and the perp walk

1000 Words: Karma and the perp walk

True, in the eyes of the law, Martin Shkreli is still an innocent man. But still, $750 was the price of our sympathy.
by Bob Collins

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Farewell to a man who made childhood memories

Farewell to a man who made childhood memories

We pause today to salute ex-Tonka Toys executive Lloyd Laumann, who died recently at 78. He is survived by millions of old men with happy memories of growing up with yellow cranes, trucks and bulldozers.
by Bob Collins

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From Adele to Timberwolves, a shakedown for fans

From Adele to Timberwolves, a shakedown for fans

If you listen closely, perhaps you can hear the beginning of significant pushback by sports fans against the local sports teams which are making it costlier to buy their product.
by Bob Collins

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The quest to understand George H.W. Bush

The quest to understand George H.W. Bush

The tension in the early part of the interview today comes from a theme that runs through his tremendous book. That setting your ideals and values aside -- or even turning your back on them -- is just the way politics is. And, besides, once you're in office, you can walk things back and apply your ideals and values. To do otherwise seems simple enough, but that's also naive.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: Somalis in Minnesota

Photographer Arthur Nazaryan documents life in this photo essay.
by Bob Collins

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Beer might be cure for what ails SCSU hockey

At St. Cloud State University, the athletic department needs a shot in the arm, so the hockey program will turn to a tried and true method to boost Minnesotans' interest: beer.
by Bob Collins

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Rejected by Grand Rapids, the show goes on in Aitkin

On its 2,000 mile length, the Mississippi River has only one live theater, at least it did until Grand Rapids fell out of love with the Grand Rapids Showboat. The city is swapping land with the Blandin Paper Company so the showboat lost its lease at Syndicate Park. But you know how theater people are.
by Bob Collins

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Can Facebook bring Aya to America?

Can Facebook bring Aya to America?

We might well find out one of these days whether Facebook can force the U.S. to do something it doesn't want to do: Let a refugee into the country it doesn't think should be allowed in.
by Bob Collins

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Dude, that’s the bank robber

Dude, that’s the bank robber

It looked like it would be a typical TV news stand-up. But reporter Adam Sallet got way more than that in reporting on a bank robbery in Rochester.
by Paul Tosto

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As you wish

It’s a cultural and political Rorschach test: When you look at the face of the actor Mandy Patinkin, whom do you see? Saul Berenson from “Homeland,” or Inigo Montoya from “The Princess Bride”? Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has been quoting the youthful Montoya on the campaign trail. Now the grown-up Saul has begun to object.…
by Eric Ringham

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