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MN Court: Victim’s role irrelevant in deciding damages

In a decision that forced a conservative and liberal justice to dissent, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled authorities cannot blame the victim when determining the restitution criminals are required to pay in some cases.
by Bob Collins

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Why you should skip your kid’s games

I was out for an evening bike ride a few weeks ago when I stopped to watch a game at a Woodbury park and noticed something odd -- there weren't very many parents there. The parents who were there didn't appear to be particularly emotionally invested. It seemed like fun. And that, author and father Daniel Pink insisted last evening on PBS NewsHour, is how youth sports should be played -- without parents in attendance.
by Bob Collins

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Fargo man pens two-word obituary

Fargo man pens two-word obituary

Douglas Legler's obituary in today's Fargo Forum is shorter than his name, the paper notes.
by Bob Collins

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Is there a war on black churches?

Is there a war on black churches?

Another church family is waking up today to the smoking ruins of their house of worship.
by Bob Collins

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When grace is amazing

When grace is amazing

Last week, as I’m sure you know by now, President Barack Obama broke into song at the funeral of Clementa Pinckney, killed in the attack on a Charleston, S.C., church. It was Amazing Grace, a song with a significant history of its own. MPR colleague Tesfa Wondemagegnehu today forwarded this essay from a friend he…
by Bob Collins

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Podcast replaces books on summer ‘reading’ list

In Waltham, Mass., a Boston suburb, the summer reading list has substituted a podcast for a book. For the record, you can't read a podcast.
by Bob Collins

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Study: Fireworks increase pollution by 42 percent

Study: Fireworks increase pollution by 42 percent

A new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study claims that Fourth of July fireworks increase pollution by 42 percent.
by Bob Collins

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Got a second?

If you can stay up until close to midnight tonight, you'll get to tell your grandchildren about the time you stayed up until midnight for no good reason. At 11:59:59, the world will add one second to time.
by Bob Collins

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A defense of the Confederate flag

Wade Yarbrough, of Apple Valley, waded into hostile territory in today's Star Tribune with his op-ed urging restraint in judging people who fly the Confederate flag.
by Bob Collins

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Household trash will power airliners

United Airlines will make a pretty significant announcement today. It will announce the first investment by a domestic airline in a company that will provide alternative fuel. Fulcrum, a California-based company, turns household trash into jet fuel.
by Bob Collins

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