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Minnesota pols move to cut transportation research

Minnesota pols move to cut transportation research

Some state legislators have a fear of intelligent data. A new bill is aimed at killing an alternative to the gas tax before it's born.
by Bob Collins

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Bob Dylan speaks

Bob Dylan speaks

Bob Dylan has been full of surprises in the last month. First with the interview in the AARP Magazine, and second, by merely speaking. For about 40 minutes at last night’s MusiCares Grammy dinner. It was as if he’s been saving up a lifetime of words for one night. His full speech is below the…
by Bob Collins

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Embracing winter: The dog sledders

Embracing winter: The dog sledders

Can your summer do this?
by Bob Collins

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When Sean Speaks: Reflections on unconditional love

When Sean Speaks: Reflections on unconditional love

Sean Carter can't walk or talk. That doesn't stop him from thanking his mother.
by Bob Collins

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How not to drive in Minnesota

How not to drive in Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Transportation today released this video showing a pileup on I-35 south of Faribault on Tuesday. It's not pretty because it captures us at our driving worst.
by Bob Collins

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The Arizona’s oldest surviving crewman dies

The Arizona’s oldest surviving crewman dies

When Joe Langdell died this week at age 100, the nation closed a chapter in its history.
by Bob Collins

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Dying man leaves better lives behind

Dying man leaves better lives behind

Bob Karlstand, a Vietnam veteran, is dying by colon cancer and lung disease. He was an only child. His parents are gone. He never married. He has no family. He's given all his possessions away. He's given his home to Habitat for Humanity. He's given his retirement fund to the nursing program at the University of Minnesota. That's $1 million.
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Hanging from helicopters, stringing lines across the Miss.

Hanging from helicopters, stringing lines across the Miss.

We don't tire of watching videos of people hanging out of helicopters hanging wires as part of the big CapX2020 project.
by Bob Collins

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Legislator wants to give lower drinking age a shot

Legislator wants to give lower drinking age a shot

It only takes a quick scan of the public safety section of area newspapers to see what alcohol can do to people, and a state legislator is suggesting -- again -- that one answer to the problem is to allow more people to drink at a younger age.
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There’s less to selfies in the cockpit than meets the eye

There’s less to selfies in the cockpit than meets the eye

NPR listeners could've benefitted from a little more aviation expertise and a tad less hyperbole in its story on All Things Considered on Thursday evening, stemming from yesterday's story about a plane crash in Colorado in which the National Transportation Safety Board suggested the pilot was taking selfies when he lost control of his airplane in miserable weather conditions.
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