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No, the All-Star Game hype didn’t fall short

No, the All-Star Game hype didn’t fall short

There's more to 'living up to the hype' than how much money business made on the deal.
by Bob Collins

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Springsteen controversy shows Vietnam still isn’t over

Springsteen controversy shows Vietnam still isn’t over

There are 58,286 names on a granite wall in Washington. They're not there to honor the policies that put them there. They're there to honor the people who were swept up and sent to Vietnam. By now, we should have been able to understand the distinction.
by Bob Collins

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Garth Brooks meets the woman he made famous

Garth Brooks meets the woman he made famous

Garth Brooks, who's in the middle of a bigger winning streak than anyone else who's ever played at Target Center, got a chance to meet the woman for whom he stopped his Minneapolis concert last week.
by Bob Collins

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On Veterans Day, Medal of Honor recipient honors friends

On Veterans Day, Medal of Honor recipient honors friends

If Sal Guinta didn't fully understand being a Medal of Honor recipient when it was given to him in 2010, he understands it now, thanks to some of the 75 other living Americans who have a medal just like his.
by Bob Collins

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The nature of forgiveness (cont’d)

The nature of forgiveness (cont’d)

Last month, Zoe Galasso was shot and killed at a lunch table in the school cafeteria in Marysville, Washington. Of the people who were shot by her classmate, Jaylen Fryberg, Zoe was the first to die. Fryberg took his own life. Fryberg's mother stopped by the Galasso household a few days later.
by Bob Collins

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Retailers cash in on military service

Retailers cash in on military service

It's a fine line that businesses walk today when offering deals to veterans.
by Bob Collins

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NTSB unable to determine cause of plane crash that killed 3

NTSB unable to determine cause of plane crash that killed 3

The National Transportation Safety Board says the cause of a plane crash in Caledonia, Minn., that killed three men will remain a mystery.
by Bob Collins

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Metrodome: ‘How do you like me now?’

This is the first year since 1989 that high school football semifinal games have been played anywhere but the Metrodome in Minneapolis, and the Dome is having the last laugh.
by Bob Collins

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What sacrifice are you making?

Sacrifice is not shared in the United States. More than six of every 10 Americans couldn't even be inconvenienced enough to vote last week, for instance.
by Bob Collins

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A eulogy for Tom Magliozzi

Processing the death of radio icon Tom Magliozzi was easy for most of us. We got to remember the Car Talk laugh machine the way he was. That's not the case for his family, his son's eulogy revealed.
by Bob Collins

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