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If the Hiroshima bomb had hit your hometown

If the Hiroshima bomb had hit your hometown

PRI's 'The World' deserves a lot of credit for its innovative map to understand the impact of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima 70 years ago today.
by Bob Collins

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What does radio reveal about us?

What does radio reveal about us?

Data show Minneapolis-St. Paul isn't much for news on the radio. Sports is another story, however.
by Bob Collins

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Here it comes, your final moment of Zen

It's all over but the last moment of Zen for fans of Jon Stewart, who hosts his last Daily Show tonight. Even Arby's, constantly lampooned by Stewart, claims to be sorry to see him go.
by Bob Collins

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The economy: What if this is as good as it gets?

Faribault mirrors the nation's economy. Things look better than they were, but everyone's worried about what's ahead.
by Bob Collins

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Highway mystery: A wedding dress

The MnDOT Highway Helpers find a lot of junk on our roadways, but Mike Howe has been doing this long enough to know a wedding dress thrown or dropped on a highway must have a story to it.
by Bob Collins

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End of the line for cancer-fighting cyclists

End of the line for cancer-fighting cyclists

That band of young people who rolled through Minnesota a few weeks ago, stopping along the way on their cross-country trip from Baltimore to help people fighting cancer? They made it to the Pacific Ocean today.
by Bob Collins

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Student wins a victory 7 years after horrific bus crash

Student wins a victory 7 years after horrific bus crash

Olga Franco is in prison now, but a case decided at the Minnesota Supreme Court today reveals that some survivors of the crash are still paying a price.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: Sturgis

1,000 Words: Sturgis

This is even a bigger week than normal in Sturgis, where the annual motorcycle rally is underway. It's the 75th anniversary of the first event in the South Dakota city.
by Bob Collins

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Unlimited parental leave puts more pressure on parents

Netflix's new policy on maternity and paternity leave should be an interesting exercise. If you give people the job of deciding how much leave they should take, will they take more than they are taking now?
by Bob Collins

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