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In bid to swim length of river, vet reaches Mississippi

It's been five months since Chris Ring jumped into Lake Itasca and started swimming. He's been swimming most every day since.
by Bob Collins

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Honor a vet. Give them the health care they deserve

It's Veterans Day, of course, so everyone is saying all the things they should be saying on a day to honor people who served in the military, many of them forced to do so by the threat of prison time if they didn't. It's also a day when we might remind ourselves that are words are empty in the face of reality contained in a recent investigation this week from Colorado Public Radio that didn't get anywhere near the attention it deserved.
by Bob Collins

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Cub’s crooning customer

Cub’s crooning customer

People plan their grocery shopping excursion to the Cub in Edina to coincide with Ronnie Steffen's performance after he finishes his.
by Bob Collins

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Ethanol at a crossroad

It's farmers vs. anti-ethanol individuals as the Environmental Protection Agency nears a decision on an ethanol mandate.
by Bob Collins

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Meet your sexy new Fed boss, Minneapolis

Meet your sexy new Fed boss, Minneapolis

Neel Kashkari, 42, named today to be the head of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, isn't entirely like past heads of the Fed around these parts. Here's a few things to know about the guy.
by Bob Collins

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Honest Gil’s spouse in new ad

There's no such person as Gil Fulbright, although the group, Represent.Us, contends that they're everywhere; the financial elites that control politics and the candidates who take their cash.
by Bob Collins

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This day in Gordon Lightfoot history

We're delighted to refer you to another piece of history: The day the inimitable T.D. Mischke conducted an interview with a historian, asking all of his questions as Lightfoot.
by Bob Collins

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Last wish to see movie granted, Star Wars fan dies

Last wish to see movie granted, Star Wars fan dies

The end has come for Daniel Fleetwood, the Star Wars fan who got to see the upcoming The Force Awakens episode as his last wish.
by Bob Collins

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Mizzou students deal blow to racism, then 1st Amendment

Mizzou students deal blow to racism, then 1st Amendment

When students set up a camp to protest racism on campus, they declared their public space a no-media zone, then assaulted reporters who tried to do their job and tell the story.
by Bob Collins

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