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The two-space debate is over

The two-space debate is over

Mary Norris' job at the New Yorker includes pulling out the two spaces that some people leave after a period, leaving one, an issue that tears newsrooms and offices apart. Who would do such a thing?
by Bob Collins

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Former Minnesota student pulls off ‘Homeland is racist’ protest

Former Minnesota student pulls off ‘Homeland is racist’ protest

Showtime's 'Homeland' has long been criticized for Islamophobic stereotypes. 'In just a few steps, the show has neatly stitched together all the current bogeymen of U.S. foreign policy,' filmmaker Laura Durkay said last year as the show got more and more critical acclaim from the Hollywood press. Now, a group of street artists, including a former Minnesota college student, has exacted some revenge.
by Bob Collins

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In unemployment rate, a tale of two Minnesotas

In unemployment rate, a tale of two Minnesotas

Lies, damned lies and statistics. Once a month, Benjamin Disraeli's characterization of the power of numbers is on display when economists release unemployment figures.
by Bob Collins

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A Minneapolis restaurant is closing, and life will go on

Vincent will close at the end of the year after a 14-year run. Chef Vincent Francoual says he wants to try something new.
by Bob Collins

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The real story about the aunt who sued her nephew

The real story about the aunt who sued her nephew

'Everybody was saying stuff that they didn't know.' That right there is the kind of keen insight about social media that only a 12-year-old can deliver.
by Bob Collins

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It’s good to be a kid

It’s good to be a kid

The young man -- Oscar Wood, 9 -- went to yesterday's deciding American League Divisional Series dressed as his favorite player, Jose Batista.
by Bob Collins

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Where are all the U.S. troops deployed?

Where are all the U.S. troops deployed?

There are currently about 10,000 troops in Afghanistan. How does this compare with other countries where U.S. troops are deployed?
by Bob Collins

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Wolf Blitzer is worried Lincoln Chafee will look silly

Lincoln Chafee probably isn't going to become president of the United States and Lincoln Chafee probably knows that.
by Bob Collins

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Why a judge didn’t live in the district he served

The Minnesota Supreme Court today removed a judge from a district court after it found that he had violated the rules that require a judge to live in the district in which he serves. From January to June of last year, he lived outside of Anoka. Filing an affadavit that you know is wrong is…
by Bob Collins

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