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Washington reporter gets better look at Red Lake County

Washington reporter gets better look at Red Lake County

Christopher Ingraham, the Washington Post reporter who was at the receiving end of Minnesota's outrage after he presented data showing Red Lake County is the ugliest county in America, didn't help relations when he doubled-down by criticizing our thin skins. But yesterday he proved himself a stand-up reporter.
by Bob Collins

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NDSU to pay athletes

North Dakota State University is becoming just the second NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision university to pay its athletes.
by Bob Collins

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Here’s why twins.com isn’t about a baseball team

Here’s why twins.com isn’t about a baseball team

The league has tried for years to get the domain, but the fellas won't sell. Why? Partly because the twins -- the Minnesota Twins -- have never asked.
by Bob Collins

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Mpls. schools chief sorry for ‘insensitive’ literacy training books

Mpls. schools chief sorry for ‘insensitive’ literacy training books

The Minneapolis Public School interim superintendent has apologized for optional materials used at a recent early literacy training program that reinforced some cultural and racial stereotypes.
by Bob Collins

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Why I’m leaving (your city here)

Why I’m leaving (your city here)

Every once in a while, we stumble across evidence that there really are signs of intelligent life on this planet.
by Bob Collins

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This is what a small plane crash looks like

We can add this new video from NASA to our video collection of things being smashed.
by Bob Collins

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Do one-week law crackdowns work?

Question: Why isn't there always a crackdown on things that are against the law?
by Bob Collins

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The day Stevie Ray died

The day Stevie Ray died

For music fans, especially fans of the blues, it may be hard to believe that it was 25 years ago today that a Wisconsin helicopter crash killed Stevie Ray Vaughan.
by Bob Collins

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When it comes to women, men are going back to the ’50s

When it comes to women, men are going back to the ’50s

A few days ago, a colleague of mine tweeted that she couldn't even use an ATM the other day without some guy stopping to critique her breasts.
by Bob Collins

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MN Supreme Court upholds photo ID use by state courts

If spectators are required to show a photo ID to attend a trial in Minnesota courts, does it violate a defendant’s right to a public trial? Today, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled it doesn’t while warning judges to be careful with the practice.
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