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Headline-writing legend dead

Headline-writing legend dead

For most of us, a minute or two of our workday in the context of our lives doesn't define us.
by Bob Collins

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Bank stands against boycott call over same-sex ad

Bank stands against boycott call over same-sex ad

Wells Fargo isn't giving in to evangelist Franklin Graham, who objects to this ad.
by Bob Collins

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Too ill to travel? Dad makes it to daughter’s wedding

Too ill to travel? Dad makes it to daughter’s wedding

Andre Pearson, 61, of Omaha, has been a patient at Mayo Clinic in Rochester since March. He has serious heart problems. But he made it to his daughter's California wedding.
by Bob Collins

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Racist comments started pool fight, party host says

Racist comments started pool fight, party host says

The Dallas Morning News reports today a 19-year-old African-American woman says racist comments at her party at the community pool started things rolling.
by Bob Collins

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In fracking debate, intelligent discourse brushed off

A good screaming match is great for ratings. If intellectual curiosity gets slaughtered in the process, so be it.
by Bob Collins

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Delta declares war on price shopping

Delta declares war on price shopping

Trip Advisor, the online travel site, is pretty much worthless now for people who fly out of airports that serve as Delta hubs, such as Minneapolis St. Paul. The airline no longer exists on the site.
by Bob Collins

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At 102, woman becomes oldest recipient of doctorate

We're declaring this Ingeborg Rapoport Day, in honor of the 102-year-old German woman who today will get a doctorate from Hamburg University Medical Center. She wrote her thesis on diptheria 80 years ago, but the Nazis would not allow her to defend it.
by Bob Collins

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For a beautiful sunset, just add filth

The irony isn't lost on us that the beauty of sunrises and sunsets often depends on filth -- pollution and smoke, mostly.
by Bob Collins

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Stories on boulders adorn Capitol grounds

Stories on boulders adorn Capitol grounds

Last week, the newest addition to the green space on the Minnesota Capitol grounds was completed when work on the Minnesota Military Family Tribute was finished.
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