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NewsCut

10,000

10,000

For several years, I've been considering what sort of unique and insightful (or inciteful, as the case may be) post would constitute the 10,000th NewsCut post.
by Bob Collins

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MN homeowners win storm damage fight with insurers

A decision this week by the Minnesota Supreme Court will never make the news but it's significant for anyone in Minnesota with siding that might get damaged in a hailstorm.
by Bob Collins

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You can’t even drop a possum on New Year’s Eve anymore

You can’t even drop a possum on New Year’s Eve anymore

Word has filtered from the mountains of North Carolina that Brasstown will not be able to drop a possum to mark the beginning of the new year. The judge said if the convenience store owner with the idea gets a waiver from North Carolina wildlife officials, it still might be a possum-possible event.
by Bob Collins

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Taxpayer-funded stadium? Soccer booster won’t say ‘no’

There isn't a pauper among the groups trying to bring Major League Soccer to Minnesota, but that's never mattered before when it comes to public handouts for sports facilities.
by Bob Collins

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The Christmas crooks among us

The Christmas crooks among us

It may well be that people stealing Christmas packages off doorsteps has been going on for years, but it certainly seems as though the crime is increasing.
by Bob Collins

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Return of the telephone call?

Thanks, Sony. Now we've got to talk to each other again.
by Bob Collins

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To the moon with Margaret Hamilton

To the moon with Margaret Hamilton

The lunar missions and, later, the Skylab program relied on the work of a remarkable young mathematician named Margaret Hamilton, a pioneering software engineer.
by Bruce MacDonald

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Out today

Out today

There is no NewsCut today. It’s the annual Christmas shopping extravanza at Casa Collins. But, just so you didn’t come here today for nothing…
by Bob Collins

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Bickering brothers get virtual spanking from mom on national TV

Bickering brothers get virtual spanking from mom on national TV

Pundit brothers Brad and Dallas Woodhouse, who operate on opposite ends of the political spectrum, were guests on 'Washington Journal' on C-SPAN Tuesday when host Steve Scully took a call from a viewer.
by Bob Collins

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Embracing Winter: Ice skiing in Brainerd

Embracing Winter: Ice skiing in Brainerd

We're not sure what the most impressive element of this video -- discovered thanks to a KARE 11 tweet -- is: the shorts in December, the shirtless lads, the water skiis on ice, the tricks they do, the fact they're wearing life jackets, or that they didn't fall through the ice on a lake in Brainerd. We just know it's pretty spectacular.
by Bob Collins

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