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At graduation, cop fills in for parents killed by drunk driver

At graduation, cop fills in for parents killed by drunk driver

In Orange County, Texas, police Lt. Eric Ellison had the worst job any cop can have: He had to tell Kazzie Portie, 18, that his parents were dead. Young Kazzie was to graduate from high school last weekend, but now his parents wouldn't be there to watch him get a diploma. So Lt. Ellison filled in.
by Bob Collins

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An appeal to drivers’ hearts

An appeal to drivers’ hearts

In a state where getting an umlaut added to a road sign required gubernatorial intervention, it's unlikely the idea will work here but a movement is growing to appeal to drivers' hearts to get them to pay attention and stop killing people.
by Bob Collins

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Smitten Kitten class gets a teacher in parental trouble

There's certainly a debate to be had over whether the Gaia Democratic School, a private school in Minneapolis, should've taken kids in a sex education class to the Smitten Kitten on Lyndale Ave., which calls itself a 'progressive sex toy store.'
by Bob Collins

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FBI confirms it’s behind ‘mystery plane’

FBI confirms it’s behind ‘mystery plane’

The FBI confirmed to the Associated Press that the flights, which operate without a judge's order, are being used for "ongoing investigations" and the companies that own the aircraft are fronts for the government.
by Bob Collins

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High School League lowers the boom on dance coaches

The extent to which the adults were shamefully using kids to make their point in a beef at last February's Minnesota state high school dance tournament seems underscored by a decision by the Minnesota State High School League yesterday to award medals anyway to the girls who refused them. They had previously been disqualified because of their display.
by Bob Collins

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Mpls. leader imagines pedal powered peanut butter plant

Mpls. leader imagines pedal powered peanut butter plant

First-term Council Member Alondra Cano wants Minneapolis to think more creatively about economic development, although her bike powered peanut butter factory idea is somewhat impractical.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Anti-bullying efforts paying off in a big way

Anti-bullying efforts paying off in a big way

There have been enough of these types of stories lately to declare that society is witnessing a significant shift when it comes to bullying.
by Bob Collins

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In country radio, women are bad for business, exec says

In country radio, women are bad for business, exec says

Country radio executive Keith Hill is telling radio programmers at country radio stations that if they want to get better ratings, they need to get female singers off the air.
by Bob Collins

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Requiem for the payphone

Requiem for the payphone

Concordia College professor W. Scott Olsen pens a terrific essay -- a requiem, he says -- to a just-about-gone icon of American life and, occasionally, the privacy it provided.
by Bob Collins

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Combining delivery, PiPress and Strib get cozier

It's a pretty fair bet that few people are going to feel sorry for the change that might've presented itself on your doorstep today.
by Bob Collins

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