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Plane that led D-Day invasion discovered in Wisconsin

Plane that led D-Day invasion discovered in Wisconsin

Last year, the remnants of a World War II airplane were found in a boneyard in Wisconsin. The Douglas C-47, originally built in Wisconsin, was on its way to being turned into a more modern turboprop airplane. The Oshkosh company that owned it didn't know its lineage. If that had happened, a significant piece of U.S. history would have been lost.
by Bob Collins

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Where do you meet your kidney donor? At the ballgame, of course

With the Minnesota Twins in Boston to face the Red Sox yesterday, it was the perfect time for Eden Stone of West Roxbury, Mass., to meet Paula Kelly of St. Paul. Next Tuesday they'll meet each other again -- inside Boston's Beth Israel Hospital when Eden will get one of Paula's kidneys.
by Bob Collins

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Now playing at the airport: Broadway smackdown

Here's another entry in our occasional series, 'Why Doesn't This Ever Happen to Me at the Airport?'
by Bob Collins

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The art of the obituary: Mary Dodd Stalling

The art of the obituary: Mary Dodd Stalling

The Austin American Statesman reminds us that a life well lived can consist of running from a subpoena, a schoolteacher named Fancy, and integrating the record store business in a Texas town. Mary Dodd Stalling, 91, died peacefully on May 30, 2015. Born November 21, 1923, she was adopted into the Dodd family and raised…
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Sawing a garage in half: Rash, but legal, judge says

Sawing a garage in half: Rash, but legal, judge says

A judge in Grand Rapids, Minn., has ruled that if someone else's garage sits partially on your property, it's OK to saw it in half.
by Bob Collins

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How the FBI’s aerial surveillance program was unmasked

A man in Minneapolis and another in Los Angeles pulled together nuggets of public information to shine a light on those who operate in the darkness. It's a great story.
by Bob Collins

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Bud Kraehling, MN TV icon, dead at 96

Bud Kraehling, MN TV icon, dead at 96

The Minnesota Broadcasting Hall of Fame, in which he was installed as a charter member, described Kraehling as "one of Minnesota's best known and best loved television personalities."
by Bob Collins

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David Sedaris on his sister’s suicide

Anyone with a loved one with mental illness will recognize the pain that Sedaris tenderly describes.
by Bob Collins

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Running world rocked by allegations against its most powerful voice

Running world rocked by allegations against its most powerful voice

Is famed long-distance runner and coach Alberto Salazar the sports world's next icon to fall? Former team members of Salazar, including a Duluth native, are alleging today that he was a cheat.
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Pols ask ‘what’s up with the ‘mystery’ airplanes?’

The appearance of the FBI’s “mysterious” surveillance aircraft over Sen. Al Franken’s state is now sending the question of “what does the FBI know and how does it know it?” to Congress. Franken, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, has sent a letter to Department of Justice officials…
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