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1,000 Words: The proper way to welcome spring

1,000 Words: The proper way to welcome spring

We could learn a lesson from Hindus when it comes to welcoming spring.
by Bob Collins

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Death of a salesman’s documentarian

Death of a salesman’s documentarian

My dad was a salesman. He told groceries to grocery stores and, after an attempt at running his own grocery store failed, he sold insurance. He was good at it; he was great at it, actually. 'If you don't see anybody, you can't sell anybody,' he told me in the early days of my own attempt to follow him into the business.
by Bob Collins

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Cammy goes for a skate

Cammy goes for a skate

We interrupt your normal programming for the weekly test of your tear ducts.
by Bob Collins

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Dress debate takes meaningful turn

Dress debate takes meaningful turn

Something good has come of the insipid national debate over whether the dress was blue or gold.
by Bob Collins

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Taxpayers may be asked to build soccer stadium

The Vikings stadium was pitched to taxpayers as a venue for a Major League Soccer franchise. Now, one of the wealthiest people in Minnesota wants his own.
by Bob Collins

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Should an artist have to explain his work?

Should an artist have to explain his work?

A kerfuffle in the world of classical music is testing the parameters of artistic freedom.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The last ebola patient

1,000 Words: The last ebola patient

We haven't heard much about the ebola outbreak since the polls closed on Election Day in the United States, but today the last ebola patient left a hospital in Liberia.
by Bob Collins

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With snow falling, Capitol officials take a stand against fun

With snow falling, Capitol officials take a stand against fun

America hates kids. How else to explain the insistence that kids -- or anybody else -- not slide down Capitol Hill on those rare occasions when it snows in the District of Columbia?
by Bob Collins

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Runway braking OK, Delta pilot told before crash

Had the jet not hit the berm at the end of the runway, it would've ended up in Long Island Sound.
by Bob Collins

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Ballpark lights glow in downtown St. Paul

Ballpark lights glow in downtown St. Paul

I was greeted by another reminder that the new St. Paul Saints ballpark might be one of the few publicly financed sports projects that actually makes a difference in a city.
by Bob Collins

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