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Former NHL star can’t even dress himself now

Former NHL star can’t even dress himself now

Other than Bobby Hull, no player was more identified with the Chicago Blackhawks back in the day than Stan Mikita. Those were the good days.
by Bob Collins

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One man’s descent into the American health care system

One man’s descent into the American health care system

The New York Times followed a Kentucky man with a chronic illness from the months before the national health law went into effect.
by Bob Collins

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Open thread: The archbishop resigns

Open thread: The archbishop resigns

For Catholics in particular, does the resignation make a difference in how your view the church?
by Bob Collins

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Judge upholds right of Iowans to be drunk on the front porch

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled in the case of Patience Paye of Waterloo, who was arrested two years ago by police responding to a domestic violence case. She didn't want her children to be upset, so she stepped onto her front porch to talk to the authorities. She had been arguing with a man who didn't want her to drive drunk and wouldn't give her the keys. She also didn't have a license.
by Bob Collins

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A question of ‘blackness’ surrounds NAACP official

For most people, Rachel Dolezal's race doesn't matter. But she heads Spokane's NAACP. She's also a part-time professor in Eastern Washington University's Africana Studies Program.
by Bob Collins

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First Church of Cannabis to test religious freedom law

In Indiana, the First Church of Cannabis will hold its first service the same day Indiana's new Religious Freedom Restoration Act goes into effect.
by Bob Collins

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Michigan boy carries brother for 57 miles

Michigan boy carries brother for 57 miles

Braden Gandee, of Temperance, Mich., was born at 32 weeks with cerebral palsy. He can't walk. So his brother, Hunter, carries him on his back. Everywhere.
by Bob Collins

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NPR/ProPublica follow Red Cross money, and can’t find it

There may be no more sacred cow in the United States than the American Red Cross, but it’s got a disaster of its own in the wake of an NPR/ProPublica investigation that showed the Red Cross is challenged to explain where half-a-billion dollars in donations to Haiti earthquake relief went. The charity’s own documents, however,…
by Bob Collins

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Making a buck on the flag

Making a buck on the flag

We've seen tackier uses of American flag references -- just see Nikki Tundel's fine photo series on the subject today (an annual tradition in this space)-- than the plan by Major League Baseball to dress up its players in stars and stripes on Flag Day Sunday.
by Bob Collins

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No conclusion in ongoing gun debate, just as intended

Does the right of citizens to carry guns fuel crime or help stop it? That's the ongoing debate surrounding so-called concealed carry legislation around the country and it's not likely to be settled anytime soon because in many states, the law makes it difficult to analyze data.
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