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Pioneer Press owner may not sell chain after all

CEO John Paton has sent a memo to employees that a sale 'is not in the best interest of shareholders at this time.'
by Bob Collins

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Happy Herb Morrison day!

Happy Herb Morrison day!

Herb Morrison was the guy who covered the Hindenburg disaster in New Jersey. Nobody heard his real voice that day.
by Bob Collins

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Art or smut?

Art or smut?

"The Women of Algiers" is a Picasso masterpiece. A Fox News station apparently felt differently.
by Bob Collins

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The uniforms the Timberwolves will never wear

The uniforms the Timberwolves will never wear

Today's sports news comes from the Department of Lipstick on a Pig.
by Bob Collins

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Patriots issue rebuttal to Deflategate report

Patriots issue rebuttal to Deflategate report

The New England Patriots are pushing back -- and hard -- against the independent investigation of whether and how footballs used by the team in last season's AFC Championship Game were deflated.
by Bob Collins

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Weak handshake? You might be a goner

You know the type. You reach out your hand, grab the one extended to you and give it a firm shake, only to be met with the limp fish version. Now a study suggests you're shaking hands with a dead man walking.
by Bob Collins

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In MN county, you can now be married by an atheist

Somewhat quietly, Washington County has acknowledged that you don't have to believe in God to marry two people.
by Bob Collins

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Trains, bees, and the search for logic

Two news stories today are requiring a fine microscope to find logic.
by Bob Collins

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The man who put the swing in our prairie home

The man who put the swing in our prairie home

For a man with a Texas accent, Johnny Gimble sure screamed 'Minnesota' to a lot of people.
by Bob Collins

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Prince returns to the Internet

Prince returns to the Internet

I'll be with you in a moment, I'm just checking 'post a Prince concert without getting served with a court order' off my bucket list.
by Bob Collins

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