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Obamacare not leading to reduced hours, study says

Obamacare not leading to reduced hours, study says

Contrary to predictions, many companies did not eliminate jobs with the advent of ObamaCare, the Affordable Health Care Act.
by Bob Collins

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Who’s got the best summer job? This guy

Who’s got the best summer job? This guy

In its story about the Stanley Cup visiting Duluth yesterday, the Duluth News Tribune unintentionally gives us pause to think how much more excited we might be to go to work today if we had the gig Walt Neubrand has.
by Bob Collins

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The amazing, shrinking Sesame Street

The amazing, shrinking Sesame Street

The end is near: The hour-long version of Sesame Street will soon be no more on PBS.
by Bob Collins

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Video: Massive explosion in China

Some amazing footage of an enormous explosion at a fuel depot in China today.
by Bob Collins

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Daughter ‘stole’ obituary for 104-year-old

If the obituary scandal out of Richmond isn't a sign of the times, I really don't know what is.
by Bob Collins

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Divided MN justices order cameras be allowed in court

Divided MN justices order cameras be allowed in court

Minnesota may be about to acknowledge, finally, that cameras and microphones in the courtroom do not destroy the legal process.
by Bob Collins

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With conviction, let’s call a truce in pedal pub wars

With conviction, let’s call a truce in pedal pub wars

A great battle was fought. Justice has been served. Let's set aside our pedal pub hatred and move on.
by Paul Tosto

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Too much coddling on the college campus?

The Atlantic is sure to roil the educational waters today with its signature article claiming that today's college students are engaged in a war on ideas and words they don't like.
by Bob Collins

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Minimum wage increase no big deal at Stillwater cafe

Minimum wage increase no big deal at Stillwater cafe

A year ago, Stillwater's Oasis Cafe caused an online firestorm when it added a 35-cent 'fee' onto every bill to pay for the increase in the state's minimum wage. The minimum wage has gone up again, but this time the cafe has simply raised prices and gotten rid of the fee, the Pioneer Press reports.
by Bob Collins

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