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Judge jails kids for refusing to spend time with dad

Judge jails kids for refusing to spend time with dad

What kind of father watches his three kids carted off to jail for refusing to have lunch with him?
by Bob Collins

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Wisconsin judge: Viewers know Fox News program isn’t straight news

Fox News isn't really news, a judge in Wisconsin has ruled. Sort of. The judge in Milwaukee County ruled against Aaron Marjala, a firefighter who was found permanently disabled in 2008. While collecting the disability payments Marjala maintained "an active lifestyle." Marjala even ran in marathons.
by Bob Collins

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Confederate flag down. Now about that kimono

Confederate flag down. Now about that kimono

While everyone was focused on South Carolina's vote last night on flying the Confederate flag on state property, another controversy over racial/ethnic displays was playing out at a museum in Boston.
by Bob Collins

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Toni Poletes, the face of Marine on St. Croix, dies

Toni Poletes, the face of Marine on St. Croix, dies

Toni Poletes was beloved enough that many in the town of 600 people got naked for a 2015 calendar to raise money to help her pay for her medical care.
by Bob Collins

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When teachers cheat in Minnesota

There's a particular violation when teachers run a scam.
by Bob Collins

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Stabbing reveals MN-WI divide over ‘Castle Doctrine’

There's not much difference between the Wisconsin and the Minnesota side of the St. Croix River. But where the law is concerned, they're on two different planets.
by Bob Collins

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NYSE, United, WSJ glitches are online comedy gold

Today's glitches that affected United Airlines, the New York Stock Exchange, and Wall St. Journal could be worse. Twitter could be down.
by Bob Collins

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Museum says teen didn’t really find a math error

Museum says teen didn’t really find a math error

It was a good run for Joseph Rosenfeld of Virginia, who got some fame this week for discovering an error in the Golden Ratio at Boston’s Museum of Science. Rosenfeld noticed the apparent mistake right away. “I immediately thought it was incorrect, but I still double-checked myself on my cellphone going to Wikipedia and other…
by Bob Collins

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Steady stream of Gold Star families follows river swim

Steady stream of Gold Star families follows river swim

It's taking Chris Ring, the Navy veteran who is swimming the length of the Mississippi River in a show of support for the families of soldiers killed in combat, a bit longer than expected because he's running into so many families. He's fine with that.
by Bob Collins

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A Big Lake battle: Prairie or forest?

Which ecosystem is the right one for the Sand Dunes State Forest in Big Lake? The one that's there now? Or the one that once was there?
by Bob Collins

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