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The Gospel according to Luke (Skywalker)

A German church tries to tie Christmas to "The Force Awakens."
by Eric Ringham

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St. Paul Council wades into presidential race with Trump vote

St. Paul Council wades into presidential race with Trump vote

These presidential campaigns have a way of working themselves out via the will of the people without the intervention of the St. Paul City Council, which today will vote on a resolution aimed at Trump.
by Bob Collins

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FAA tries to force drone owners to register

FAA tries to force drone owners to register

The FAA is treating the drones as aircraft, which they technically are. And it's treating the operators as a pilots, which they technically aren't. There are no requirements for training operators of drones, nor do they have to be licensed. Not yet, anyway.
by Bob Collins

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Pete Rose deserves to stay banned from baseball

Pete Rose deserves to stay banned from baseball

Pete Rose may not yet realize that he's a compulsive liar who can play a lot of roles for his audience, but a sympathetic figure is not one of them.
by Bob Collins

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Horse fans say ‘nay’ to Sportsperson of the Year decision

Horse fans say ‘nay’ to Sportsperson of the Year decision

It says something -- although we're not sure exactly what -- that when Serena Williams became the first woman to win Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year since 1983, people objected because a horse didn't win.
by Bob Collins

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Court: Woman not hired because she was pregnant owed damages

The Minnesota Court of Appeals today reinstated a discrimination suit filed by a woman who says she was denied a job because she was pregnant when it was offered.
by Bob Collins

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Car2Go: The little car that won’t

Car2Go: The little car that won’t

Pioneer Press' Julio Ojeda-Zapata reports today that the car-sharing service wants to cut back its operations in the city. It's only been in St. Paul for 17 months, and now it wants to serve only high-use areas.
by Bob Collins

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Woman who worked at 101 dies

Ethel Weiss, of Brookline, Mass., deserved a good, long retirement. But she didn't want one. She didn't want to let the kids down.
by Bob Collins

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To be Muslim in Minnesota

In the debate that has seared the nation in the last few weeks, I suspect we use the word 'Muslim' without a clear idea of what it means to be Muslim in America.
by Bob Collins

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