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Report: Plane crashed while pilot took selfies

Report: Plane crashed while pilot took selfies

It's hard for anyone who has flown an airplane to understand the jaw-dropping foolishness documented in a National Transportation Safety Board report that blames a Colorado plane crash on a pilot taking selfies, according to the Denver Post.
by Bob Collins

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Man walks 21 miles for work. World gives him a lift

Man walks 21 miles for work. World gives him a lift

James Robertson, 56, works at a factory in Rochester Hills, Michigan. He takes a bus part of the way from Detroit and then commutes daily by foot. Twenty-one miles.
by Bob Collins

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Why can’t music get more respect in schools?

Why can’t music get more respect in schools?

There's really nothing that music can't do, as today's inspiring video from the New York Times proves. Again. Why can't it get a little respect from a civilized society?
by Bob Collins

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A police officer’s widow neuters a killer’s hate

A police officer’s widow neuters a killer’s hate

Given the opportunity, there are so many things Minnesota would like to say to Brian Fitch Sr., words that would probably mirror the ones he hurled at a judge last evening as the verdict was read in his trial, where he was accused of killing Mendota Heights police officer Scott Patrick.
by Bob Collins

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SD company’s success shows value of spitballing ideas

SD company’s success shows value of spitballing ideas

Tucked away inside this CBS story on Brookings, South Dakota's Daktronics company yesterday -- they make the video scoreboards at sports arenas, including the Xcel Energy Center and Target Field -- was a fascinating nugget about how times have changed when it comes to creating a business
by Bob Collins

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TV anchor announces he has ALS, retires

TV anchor announces he has ALS, retires

Over the summer, North Carolina TV news anchor Larry Stogner was among the thousands of people who took the 'ice bucket challenge' to call attention to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -- Lou Gehrig's Disease. Then he was diagnosed with ALS.
by Bob Collins

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Land costs may close lake resort for disabled

Land costs may close lake resort for disabled

The province owns the land that the The Wilderness Discovery Resort leases and wants to sell it for market value, which the resort owners can't afford.
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For using others’ material, Minnesota firm loses its website

For using others’ material, Minnesota firm loses its website

Up until today, no Minnesota court has ever ruled that copyrighted websites are property subject to being seized and sold to satisfy court awards.
by Bob Collins

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A little ‘blasphemy’ on the prairie

A little ‘blasphemy’ on the prairie

Curiously, the Star Tribune's use of the word 'blasphemy' has sparked its own debate on whether it is.
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Asked about spring, groundhog bites mayor instead

Asked about spring, groundhog bites mayor instead

Jimmy didn't see his shadow, which isn't surprising since Jimmy looked for it before the sun was up far enough to cast shadows this morning.
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