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May 20, 2019 3:25 AM

Mobile van will offer showers to homeless in Sauk Rapids

Some time ago, someone asked Nancy Dyson and Jason Jaques, of Sauk Rapids, where they could go to get a shower in the area. They had nothing to offer. So they solved the problem themselves.

by Bob Collins

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May 20, 2019 2:03 AM

Life in pieces

I wanted to tell her she could do better than this, that she clearly deserves better than this. That she's bright and funny and there are people out there who are bright and funny and somehow life has a way of bringing them together. 'Highway 7 is just a half mile up the road,' I said to her as I pointed north.

by Bob Collins

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May 20, 2019 12:45 AM

What’s on MPR News – 5/20/19

Here are the stories, topics, and guests you'll hear today on MPR News.

by Bob Collins

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May 19, 2019 11:18 AM

Commencement speaker tells grads to ‘pay it forward.’ Then he pays off their student loans

For the most part, commencement speakers are a pretty forgettable lot. They might be good for a few laughs but within a few months, they become a trivia question. Suffice it to say, though, the Morehouse College seniors are not going to forget their commencement speaker.

by Bob Collins

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May 17, 2019 11:00 AM

N.D. man will be both a state rep and a reporter

Can a state legislator be both a lawmaker and a journalist? The short answer is 'no.' That's also the long answer, but a North Dakota public radio organization and a newspaper in Grand Forks are going to give it a try.

by Bob Collins

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May 17, 2019 7:58 AM

Thanks to a teacher and seniors, some kids learn what it’s like to write a letter

Allison Birkemeier proves again that teachers are awesome. She came up with the letter writing idea while visiting the retirement home. She said some of her students didn’t know how to write letters. And they've never gotten anything in the mail, she told the Omaha World Herald.

by Bob Collins

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May 17, 2019 7:30 AM

Mother buries baby alive; dog rescues it

'Ping Pong' is the answer to the question humankind can't stop asking: Who's a good dog?

by Bob Collins

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May 17, 2019 4:23 AM

NewsCut Flashback: The art of raising children of the world

At school tomorrow, they will likely talk about the day they made an airplane fly. I, as you might have guessed, will talk about the parents who entrust their children to the experiences of the world and let them change us forever.

by Bob Collins

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May 17, 2019 2:46 AM

As more states ban abortion, a safe house movement grows

This is a preview of what's coming as state's rush to ban abortion in an attempt to give the Supreme Court the tools to overturn a woman's current constitutional right.

by Bob Collins