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1,000 Words: Lunch with the ‘least of these’

1,000 Words: Lunch with the ‘least of these’

The Pope has lunch with the homeless, mentally ill, and addicted. Politicians didn't.
by Bob Collins

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‘Man camps’ comment sparks Iron Range newspaper row

A couple of north country newspapers are duking it out on the editorial page over an upcoming special election and the proposed copper mine on the Iron Range.
by Bob Collins

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S.D. town ‘digs in’ against effort to change homecoming

S.D. town ‘digs in’ against effort to change homecoming

Ki-Yi Days started in 1924 in which a homecoming "chief" and "princess" were named to try to build excitement for the big game against Brookings. Watertown doesn't want to change.
by Bob Collins

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Keep calm and read a banned book

Murphy Library at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will participate in the perfect response to efforts to ban books. It will read them aloud.
by Bob Collins

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What we have here is a failure to protect children

One of these days, the Star Tribune's Brandon Stahl is going to win a Pulitzer for his tireless coverage of the failures of Minnesota to protect its most vulnerable children. Unfortunately, he seems to have an inexhaustible supply of failures to prove it.
by Bob Collins

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Man who died trying to save his nephew honored

In a perfect world, our heroes would get as much attention as our villains.
by Bob Collins

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Next subject for ‘Serial’: Bowe Bergdahl?

After its big hit exploring an otherwise non-descript murder case, Serial, the This American Life spinoff podcast has become something of a mystery itself since its producers announced it would be back for a second season. What case would host Sarah Koenig tackle next?
by Bob Collins

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Carson hits payday with anti-Muslim views

What happened after presidential candidate Ben Carson said on NBC last week that a Muslim should not be president carried an important lesson on the state of politics and the nation: There's good money in anti-Muslim comments.
by Bob Collins

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David Ortiz: What might have been

David Ortiz, the former Minnesota Twin, provided the opportunity for Twins fans to wonder what might have been last week when he hit his 500th homerun, pretty much guaranteeing him a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. That's 442 homeruns more than he hit for the team that gave up on him when it released him in December 2002.
by Bob Collins

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Before the game, a dose of reality

Before the game, a dose of reality

It was 'tear your heart out night' at Target Field last night, and that was before the Twins and Indians played.
by Bob Collins

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