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Is the world too creepy for door-to-door cookies?

Is the world too creepy for door-to-door cookies?

It's been awhile since a Girl Scout has knocked on our door to sell the cookies for way too much money, because we've reached the age where we don't know any Girl Scouts anymore and the Scouts mostly aren't selling to strangers anymore.
by Bob Collins

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Bachmann bids goodbye to Congress with BuzzFeed list

Bachmann bids goodbye to Congress with BuzzFeed list

The list alternates from serious ("Representing the people of Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District" -- aww) to playful ("Hanging out with D.C.'s most eligible bachelors").
by Nancy Yang

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The art of the obituary: Spiderman

The art of the obituary: Spiderman

Not at all surprisingly, the obituary appearing in the Star Tribune today for Aaron Purmort, whose 'crimefighting' has been well documented on his wife's blog, is nothing short of perfect.
by Bob Collins

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Opposition mobilizes again to MSHSL transgender policy

Opposition mobilizes again to MSHSL transgender policy

The conservative group that's opposed to the Minnesota State High School League's proposed policy for transgender athletes has pulled another full-page ad out of the 'say what?' file.
by Bob Collins

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A return to Thanksgiving traditions, Guthrie style

A return to Thanksgiving traditions, Guthrie style

Back in my ancestral homeland, which also happens to be Arlo Guthrie's neck of the woods, the full playing of Alice's Restaurant was a Thanksgiving tradition.
by Bob Collins

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Classic NYT correction on ‘grape salad’ story

Classic NYT correction on ‘grape salad’ story

The Grape Salad story in the NY Times is now officially the journalism version of 'Ishtar'.
by Bob Collins

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‘It’s over.': Nora Purmort shares story of her husband’s last moments

“It’s over.” That’s how Nora McInerny Purmort began the blog post Tuesday evening about her husband Aaron’s death.  He died of brain cancer.  The tumor was discovered in 2011. It reappeared not long before their child was born in 2013.  The Purmorts shared their story on My Husband’s Tumor  “It ended today at 2:43pm, in the middle…
by Nancy Yang

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Ancient blogger falls, takes day off

Ancient blogger falls, takes day off

There's no NewsCut today. But there is a dog who makes motorcycle engine noises.
by Bob Collins

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Timberwolves worth more than MN Wild, magazine says

If you had to choose which team is more valuable, which would you pick? The Minnesota Wild or the Minnesota Timberwolves? Forbes says T-Wolves.
by Bob Collins

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