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The science of pedal pub hatred

The science of pedal pub hatred

The hatred of pedal pubs, which fueled a squirt-gun attack on a group of off-duty cops last week in Minneapolis, has deliciously reached the ivory towers of academia.
by Bob Collins

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Paralyzed playing football, grad walks to get diploma

Paralyzed playing football, grad walks to get diploma

Four years ago, Chris Norton was paralyzed while playing football at Luther College in Decorah. He was given only a 3 percent chance of ever feeling anything below his waist again, let alone walking. But he vowed to walk on stage when it came time to get his diploma.
by Bob Collins

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Texas floods viewed via quadcopters

Drones -- quadcopters -- are certainly earned their stripes as tools of news gathering and storytelling. The latest example comes from Houston where Bryan Rumbaugh has posted some pretty amazing footage he took today of the flooding there.
by Bob Collins

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‘Tebow bill’ stirs up Wisconsin high school sports

A kerfuffle in Wisconsin is shedding a bit of a spotlight on this question: "What's the role of school sports?" The problem is a bill that includes a provision allowing home-schooled and charter school students to play sports in their public school district.
by Bob Collins

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MN court: Boyfriend’s revenge post is protected speech

The Minnesota Court of Appeals today struck down Minnesota's defamation law, ruling in the case of a man who published sexually explicit ads on Craigslist after he had a fight with his girlfriend.
by Bob Collins

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On her birthday, Sally Ride gets a Google doodle

On her birthday, Sally Ride gets a Google doodle

The first U.S. woman in space is honored with today's Google Doodle, the creator of which provides a pretty neat behind-the-scenes story.
by Bob Collins

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Man sets record for bees on his body

We've got terrible news for those of you dreaming about setting a world record for most number of bees perched on your body.
by Bob Collins

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Legislature to East Metro: ‘No transit for you’

For seven years, Washington County taxpayers have been paying into the regional transportation pool, participating in a systemic buildout of public transportation, assured that although the priority was elsewhere, 'your time will come.' It probably won't, if the Legislature has its way.
by Bob Collins

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Prof: U of M priority is research scandal cover-up

In a blistering op-ed in the New York Times today, a University of Minnesota bioethics professor says the rot that infected an industry-funded anti-psychotic drug study, leading to the suicide of a research subject, extends beyond the department to the administration.
by Bob Collins

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