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Iowa teachers in Les Misérables role

Oh yes, my unmolded young minds of the West Des Moines School District, your teachers are much more fun than you know.
by Bob Collins

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Thomson Reuters in ‘reply-all’ meltdown

The poor folks at Thomson Reuters got ensnared in the reply-all loop today and it's all Vince's fault.
by Bob Collins

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State Fair Bingo!

State Fair Bingo!

It isn't really State Fair season until Brian Sorenson releases his State Fair Bingo cards. That day came today.
by Bob Collins

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And now they’re shooting reporters

And now they’re shooting reporters

You get up in the morning, you go to work, you're on the street doing your job , and then people are dead. Just like that.
by Bob Collins

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9/11’s ‘Dust Lady’ dies

9/11’s ‘Dust Lady’ dies

This picture of Marcy Borders, taken just after the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed, was one of the more iconic images of September 11, 2001.
by Bob Collins

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Now playing at the American Legion: a sign

Now playing at the American Legion: a sign

A sign at an American Legion in Rochester, Minn., is becoming must-see gawking.
by Bob Collins

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Life lessons from a fair carny

Life lessons from a fair carny

Largely on the strength of overwhelming evidence from my former colleague Nikki Tundel, I've come to believe that as great as the Minnesota State Fair is, the Iowa State Fair is better.
by Bob Collins

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Drones launching arms race

Drones launching arms race

Snake River Shooting Products and Consulting Inc., has unveiled ammunition specifically designed to shoot down drones.
by Bob Collins

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Limberbutt McCubbins wants to be president

Limberbutt McCubbins wants to be president

You can hardly tell by the free-for-all, take-all-the-money-you-get nature of presidential campaigns, but there actually still is a Federal Election Commision to oversee the rules of campaigning and it's apparently not happy with all the less-than-serious candidates who have filed in the last week or so.
by Bob Collins

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Does Car2Go have a city-wide obligation?

Does Car2Go have a city-wide obligation?

What does Car2Go owe Minneapolis and what do Minneapolis city officials owe the people of the city who could be denied access to the transportation?
by Bob Collins

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