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‘Gang sign’ story backfires on KSTP

‘Gang sign’ story backfires on KSTP

From the Department of Are You Serious comes this from KSTP, which alleges that Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges knows a gang sign.
by Bob Collins

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A tricky landing at O’Hare

A tricky landing at O’Hare

This could have gone very badly for this flight trying to land at O'Hare in windy conditions yesterday.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The ‘I voted’ sticker

1,000 Words: The ‘I voted’ sticker

Some people couldn't be bothered to vote this week. Others rememebered why they could.
by Bob Collins

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Fireball reported over Twin Cities

Fireball reported over Twin Cities

Depending on the reliability of witnesses, there were one or two fireballs reported over Minnesota and Wisconsin at about the same time last night.
by Bob Collins

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How to properly deface a building

How to properly deface a building

How can you not like the miscreant(s) who 'defaced' the entrance to the Acme Foundry on Hiawatha Ave?
by Bob Collins

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How to detect the presence of racism in a vote

How to detect the presence of racism in a vote

The roll of an exit poll is not to provide data upon which weighty decisions are made. The roll of an exit poll is to determine why people voted the way they did. Today, this exit poll in South Carolina is taking a lot of heat for obvious reasons. Is it racist to try to determine if there's a racist component of the way people vote?
by Bob Collins

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The final harvest

Dozens of farmers show up in Wisconsin to bring in the harvest for a man who was killed while farming last week.
by Bob Collins

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What’s the deal with God and football?

What’s the deal with God and football?

We're not even at the end of it yet and it's already been an odd week for trying to establish parallels with football.
by Bob Collins

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The right not to vote considered

The right not to vote considered

Only about 50 percent of the “eligible” (not to be confused with “registered”) voters in Minnesota bothered to go to the polls on Tuesday, and Wednesday featured the usual amount of “tsk tsk’ing” from people who did. Is it bad that half the people didn’t bother to vote, especially when Minnesota made it easier this…
by Bob Collins

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