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Ten hours of catcalls

Ten hours of catcalls

A woman walked around New York City for 10 hours and filmed every catcall she received.
by Bob Collins

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AG campaign enters break-dancing bison phase

AG campaign enters break-dancing bison phase

Is it really surprising that in a year in which a candidate's hair is an actual issue in a race for Congress, that a candidate for attorney general of Minnesota features a break-dancing bison?
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: Cpl. Cirillo’s funeral

1,000 Words: Cpl. Cirillo’s funeral

They're holding the funeral today in Hamilton for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, who was gunned down while standing guard at the National War Monument in Ottawa.
by Bob Collins

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Use of military truck in Wisconsin town sparks debate

Use of military truck in Wisconsin town sparks debate

A man who lives near Wausau is suing the sheriff's department in Marathon County, Wisc., because when it came time to collect a civil judgment against him, the department sent a SWAT team.
by Bob Collins

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Should weight be added to employment discrimination standards?

Obese people have a hard time getting equal treatment in the workplace. That much has been known since a study proved it about a decade ago. But now a new study shows that the situation is much worse for women than men.
by Bob Collins

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The agony and the performance review

Suffice it to say, few things in the American workplace create more tension than the performance review. Between 60 and 90 percent of those surveyed hate the process, the story indicates. Managers often come up with "goals" for the coming year that an employee can easily meet (if he or she hasn't already) or are so vague that it's easily satisfied in the subsequent quarterly reviews. Why do we do this?
by Bob Collins

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Jason DeRusha can’t stop being adorable

Jason DeRusha can’t stop being adorable

Steve Neuman, who might or might not work for Minnesota Public Radio, tweeted an idea to DeRusha this morning, right after WCCO's 'four things you need to know' segment, which usually features things you really don't need to know.
by Bob Collins

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Without baseball, the dark season begins

Without baseball, the dark season begins

Baseball lends itself to a romance that no other sport can provide. This op-doc from a prison this week in the New York Times is proof of that.
by Bob Collins

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Millennial to Millennials: Stop taking money from parents

If you're a Millennial, the chances are pretty good you're getting help from the Bank of Mom and Dad. According to a 2013 study involving a poll of parents, about 74 percent of today’s "emerging adults" receive financial support from their parents. Stop it, argues a 25-year-old.
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