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January 6, 2015 6:20 AM

Farewell to vet who wouldn’t be denied D-Day ceremony

We bid farewell today to Bernard Jordan who has died at age 90. You may recall him from his escapade last year when he went AWOL from his senior citizens home in England and showed up in France to commemorate D-Day.

by Bob Collins

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January 6, 2015 5:27 AM

Politician doesn’t want reporters using his name

In Maryland, a City Council member in Frederick is threatening to sue the local newspaper for using his name in its stories.

by Bob Collins

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January 6, 2015 4:32 AM

Without druggies, Baseball Hall of Fame loses credibility

This afternoon, the Baseball Writers of America will announce the 2015 class for the Baseball Hall of Fame. The juiced-up stars -- Bonds, Clemens, McGwire -- will not be among them. And that's a good enough reason to scrap Cooperstown.

by Bob Collins

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January 6, 2015 3:17 AM

Where are all the female coaches?

There's a reality about the State of Hockey -- it can be stuck in the '60s when it comes to female coaches and the way parents and players react to the notion that women know a thing or two about the game.

by Bob Collins

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January 6, 2015 2:43 AM

Think: Does technology free us or trap us?

For 23 years, the Great American Think-off in New York Mills, Minn., has helped thaw the collective brain of Minnesotans, paralyzed by the mind-numbing winters.

by Bob Collins

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January 6, 2015 2:25 AM

Superior’s ‘sea smoke’

Things could be worse. We could be without the entertainment value of Lake Superior during the state's worst cold snaps.

by Bob Collins

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January 6, 2015 12:41 AM

Let’s just make the flu illegal!

The world's most effective Petri dishes -- schools -- have reopened after the holiday break and that should make the flu season here worse than it already was.

by Bob Collins

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January 4, 2015 8:00 AM

Cancer claims Jenna Vancura

Jenna Langer Vancura, whom I wrote about in September, died on Saturday. She was just 28. The Woodbury and New Ulm native chronicled her life with cancer on her blog, The Redhead Report, and visited MPR’s Daily Circuit a few times too. She had three bouts with cancer, then announced in September — 11 years…

by Bob Collins

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January 2, 2015 8:01 AM

Beware the feel-good video that makes you donate money

If there's one thing the world didn't need, it's another reason to doubt the apparent best intentions of others, but thanks to a YouTube filmmaker, that's what we've got.

by Bob Collins