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Vaccinations as a presidential campaign issue?

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who's over in Europe burnishing his foreign policy credentials, just injected the vaccine issue into his likely 2016 presidential campaign.
by Bob Collins

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The winners and losers of Super Bowl XLIX

The winners and losers of Super Bowl XLIX

No matter what kind of day you have at work today, at least it's not going to be as bad as the one the Seattle Seahawks had in last night's Super Bowl, when they elected to pass the ball for the win rather than just give it to automatic-touchdown running back Marshawn Lynch.
by Bob Collins

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When it’s time to let go

When it’s time to let go

If you had to line up all the possessions of your life, put price tags on them, and then watch people come pick through them, could you?
by Bob Collins

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Kevin Love isn’t taking the bait

Kevin Love isn’t taking the bait

Former Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin returns to the state he spurned tomorrow night when the Cleveland Cavaliers make their one and only appearance at Target Center.
by Bob Collins

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The education of U.S. senators: Nothing but the best

The education of U.S. senators: Nothing but the best

The people at College Raptor have finally found something that Republicans and Democrats in the United States Senate have in common: Their educations. For the most part, nothing but the best, and disproportionately from the Ivy League.
by Bob Collins

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MN ID’s counties most likely to have drunk drivers

MN ID’s counties most likely to have drunk drivers

The Department of Public Safety has answered the question today in releasing the counties targeted for increased DUI patrols around the Super Bowl.
by Bob Collins

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On the radio, ‘whiteness’ is more than skin deep

On the radio, ‘whiteness’ is more than skin deep

It’s not much of a secret that public radio is white — really white. The lack of diversity has hardly gone unnoticed locally or nationally. The origins go far deeper than race. Back when I was a young college student, my Boston accent was (mostly) beaten out of me in a voice and articulation class.…
by Bob Collins

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Ousted gay coach suggests UMD discrimination

Soon-to-be-ousted University of Minnesota Duluth women's hockey coach Shannon Miller is doubling down on her suggestion that her contract isn't being renewed partly because she's gay.
by Bob Collins

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Why women don’t swim

Why women don’t swim

Are women giving up swimming because they're ashamed of their bodies?
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To the poets of our youth

To the poets of our youth

If you had teenage angst in the '60s and '70s -- and who didn't? -- you probably spent time curled up with a Rod McKuen book of poetry or listening to some of his spoken word recordings.
by Bob Collins

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