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County considers sales tax to finance road upkeep

St. Louis County is about to take a big step toward financing roads -- a sales tax.
by Bob Collins

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Booming economy is bad news for Target Center project

Booming economy is bad news for Target Center project

The original plan to renovate Target Center, home of the NBA Timberwolves and Garth Brooks, is a shell of its former self.
by Bob Collins

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Caledonia plane crash remains a mystery

Almost a year after three people were killed in the crash of a twin-engine plane in Caledonia, Mn., the National Transportation Safety Board is not offering many clues why.
by Bob Collins

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And now: The Star Mangled Banner

And now: The Star Mangled Banner

Which is worse: Forgetting the words to the National Anthem or giving it a new and different interpretation?
by Bob Collins

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Stricken hoops player reminds us we’ve got it good

Stricken hoops player reminds us we’ve got it good

These are the kind of words that, once you read them, you never forget. 'What keeps me going is remembering why I'm here.'
by Bob Collins

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With Ebola quarantine, an outbreak of politics

With Ebola quarantine, an outbreak of politics

We're more than a month into the so-called Ebola crisis and so far the number of Americans who've contracted the illness here and who weren't bedside treating Ebola patients in a hospital stands at zero. Still.
by Bob Collins

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Canadian city refuses to cede territory to hate

In the wake of last week's killings in Canada, the haters had their night, but the good people had the daytime.
by Bob Collins

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Baseball’s national anthem performed by symphony

Baseball’s national anthem performed by symphony

Fact: Football has the ratings, hockey has the excitement, basketball has the showbiz, soccer has the .... well, I don't really understand what soccer has.... but nothing can whip up a community like a city in the throes of a World Series.
by Bob Collins

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How to treat Ebola in two pictures

How to treat Ebola in two pictures

This is how you treat a person with Ebola.
by Bob Collins

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