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Companies face minefield in race to capitalize on Serial

Companies face minefield in race to capitalize on Serial

Remember that post I wrote this morning that with the Serial podcast we have to constantly recalibrate ourselves to remember that a real person died and other lives have been ruined, despite our entertainment with the subject? Best Buy didn't read it.
by Bob Collins

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Ruling leads more firms to end birth control coverage

Another area businesses has prevailed in its refusal to cover contraceptive costs in its health-care plan because of the owners' religious beliefs.
by Bob Collins

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Who owns used caskets?

Who owns used caskets?

Who should own this old casket? Or any old casket, for that matter. A judge in Texas may decide the question soon. It once held JFK-killer Lee Harvey Oswald.
by Bob Collins

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How will Serial end?

How will Serial end?

Another episode of Serial popped up in the podcast directory today. There's only one left in the inaugural season of the podcast, which has redefined the standards by which all future podcasts are judged.
by Bob Collins

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At newspapers, lutefisk stretches limits of good taste

At newspapers, lutefisk stretches limits of good taste

This is way better than dumping ice water on your head. The Grand Forks Herald staff recently tried lutefisk the infamous Norwegian dish that makes any reasonable person wonder where Norwegieans went wrong, exactly.
by Bob Collins

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Haves vs. have-nots in Minneapolis tax debate

Haves vs. have-nots in Minneapolis tax debate

Minneapolis residents confronted the Minneapolis City Council last night over that body's previous cuts to energy and racial equity programs. It was democracy in action. Or it was insulting. It depends on whom you ask.
by Bob Collins

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Restaurant customers buy server a new car

Restaurant customers buy server a new car

Cindi Grady's 2002 Hyundai was in bad shape, what with the shattered passenger side window, the driver's side window that wouldn't go up, the damaged hood that was fastened down with somebody's belt, and the bent frame that made it drive like a crab.
by Bob Collins

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Commoner touches princess

Commoner touches princess

It's the biggest scandal since Tom the chauffeur knocked up a Crowley.
by Bob Collins

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