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To be a kid in the summer

To be a kid in the summer

There's no milk carton race anymore in the Minneapolis Aquatennial because -- oh, who knows what the Downtown Council was thinking when trimming the sails of the traditional race. No matter. Chetek, Wis., steps in as the cardboard boat capital of the area. The town, just south of Barron, hosts LibertyFest each July
by Bob Collins

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Waiting for the butterflies. And waiting…

Waiting for the butterflies. And waiting…

The official bee and butterfly garden of NewsCut is doing well this year, with the exception of the fact there are no bees or butterflies this year. Our enthusiasm at the increase in Monarchs last year was short lived; we haven't seen one this year. Yet.
by Bob Collins

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Son tells homeless, piano player dad: Clean up your act

Son tells homeless, piano player dad: Clean up your act

Donald Gould, who acknowledges being a drunk and an addict, had hoped some Internet attention would allow him to reunite with his son after 15 years. It didn't end well. It has. TV news stations have tried to make the story a warm and fuzzy, but it's not. Not yet.
by Bob Collins

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McCollum halts Confederate flag backers’ stealth move

Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum is getting some national press today for being on the ball and catching the late-night Republican shenanigans that sought to undo a ban on the Confederate flag at federal cemeteries.
by Bob Collins

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Garnett, Mauer, Vanska have FAA navigation codes too

Garnett, Mauer, Vanska have FAA navigation codes too

The Federal Aviation Administration has announced that it is changing navigation “fix” names that honor Donald Trump. When designing instrument approach “fix” points some years ago, an FAA controller made them Donald-Trump related. Fixes are just coordinates in the sky — points at which a plane has to be in order to be on course…
by Bob Collins

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History isn’t forgotten. People are

History isn’t forgotten. People are

A Confederate flag was lowered in South Carolina today and a few outcasts will insist history is being forgotten. You know who was actually forgotten? Charles Schroeter, a Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Union army in October 1869, while serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry in Arizona Territory.
by Bob Collins

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A raccoon dies, and the world seems a bit colder today

A raccoon dies, and the world seems a bit colder today

We love you so very much, Internet. In Toronto, authorities were slow to pick up a dead racoon. So people started creating a memorial to it, and created a hashtag on Twitter to honor it. The rest was online gold.
by Bob Collins

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Actress takes a stand against texting in the audience

Actress takes a stand against texting in the audience

Theater-goers, what on earth is wrong with you? You buy tickets to a show, and then you spend part of it on your phone texting. Who raised you?
by Bob Collins

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Moorhead couple: No more joy after car crash takes sons

"Our kids were dream kids," Kathie Kvalvog told the Forum in a heart-wrenching story. "They were better people than we are. They definitely would have benefited the world."
by Bob Collins

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Lakeville man ‘pedaling’ his story of mental illness

Lakeville man ‘pedaling’ his story of mental illness

Tom Mork has a story to tell, one, he says, replete with ignorance, despair, bewilderment, humor, and hope. He'll tell it while riding his bike.
by Bob Collins

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