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College is a ‘thing’ again

College is a ‘thing’ again

Reports of the demise of college were premature.
by Bob Collins

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State rep links north Minneapolis with prison

State rep links north Minneapolis with prison

There are still a few weeks left in the Minnesota legislative session, but there's a frontrunner in the gaffe-of-the-year competition who may be difficult to beat.
by Bob Collins

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East Side billboard in its last days

The city's most controversial billboard, which currently says nothing and hasn't for quite some time, is coming down, Fred Melo at the Pioneer Press reports.
by Bob Collins

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Momentum picks up for privatization of the sky

Momentum picks up for privatization of the sky

NPR broaches the next step in privatization: turning the entire air traffic control system over to a private company to run.
by Bob Collins

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Dreams for high-speed rail here keep crawling along

Dreams for high-speed rail here keep crawling along

A train in Japan has set a new record for speed. The maglev train broke the record it set just last week when it reached 603 kilometers per hour, or about 375 miles per hour.
by Bob Collins

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Real courage brings up the rear at Boston Marathon

Real courage brings up the rear at Boston Marathon

Maickel Melamed, 39, finished the Marathon this morning a little before the sun came up. Keep in mind it started at noon yesterday.
by Bob Collins

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Why die on Mars when you can die in South Dakota?

Why die on Mars when you can die in South Dakota?

AdWeek says the campaign is worth the gamble because nothing else has made South Dakota attractive.
by Bob Collins

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Enough with the coughing, violinist says

Enough with the coughing, violinist says

Minnesota classical music fans, you cough too much. Just ask Hilary Hahn, the one-time child prodigy who'd had it with your hacks at a concert at the Ordway last week.
by Bob Collins

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Remembering the last days of Vietnam

Remembering the last days of Vietnam

Next week, as the anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War approaches on April 30, the country will be flooded with stories, TV shows, and memories of the war, which -- at least for a time -- made us reluctant to get into another one.
by Bob Collins

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After a colleague’s death, casting off baggage

Twin Cities writer David Brauer has been processing his past since the death of New York Times columnist David Carr, with whom Brauer worked. He poured it out in Minnesota Monthly.
by Bob Collins

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