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When the corn has to come out

When the corn has to come out

Your daily dose of sweetness comes today from Sam Cook, the columnist for the Duluth News Tribune. His friend has taken time off from his job in Duluth to head for southwest Minnesota in order to help his brother bring in the harvest. His brother is dying. My buddy doesn’t take time away from work…
by Bob Collins

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Timewasters: The Hobbit safety video

Timewasters: The Hobbit safety video

The Hobbit is still a thing in New Zealand where Air New Zealand has just debuted another safety video designed to get its passengers to look up from their smartphones during the pre-flight briefing.
by Bob Collins

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What will it take for you to save more money?

How's your retirement plan going? Not so well, if you're typical of those surveyed by Wells Fargo, which this week said that 41-percent of "middle class" Americans in their 50s are not saving for retirement.
by Bob Collins

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The helicopter linemen

The helicopter linemen

Linemen with helicopters string wire on the CapX2020 project in Fergus Falls.
by Bob Collins

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Jerry Kill’s payback: Loyalty

Jerry Kill’s payback: Loyalty

Step into the NewsCut Wayback Machine and set it for September 2013, when some local sportswriters were calling for the head of University of Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill, who had the audacity to have epilepsy.
by Bob Collins

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Is the end of golf at hand?

Is the end of golf at hand?

Golf courses here once would stay open until Christmas in good weather. In a warmer-than-normal fall this year, many courses have already called it quits for the season. There's little to suggest it'll make a comeback.
by Bob Collins

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The fleeting moments of unity

The fleeting moments of unity

It was a lovely moment this morning when the Canadian House of Commons had a special sitting with its leadership led into the chambers by Kevin Vickers, the sergeant at arms who saved members' lives by shooting and killing the man who had invaded Parliament Hill.
by Bob Collins

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Kevin Love’s most excellent summer

Former Minnesota Timberwolves star Kevin Love has penned a 'goodbye', sort of, to Minnesota
by Bob Collins

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Should it be a crime to give food to the homeless?

Should it be a crime to give food to the homeless?

In a growing number of American cities, giving food to a homeless person is a crime.
by Bob Collins

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Podcasts and a PD for MPR News

There's a new boss in charge of programming for Minnesota Public Radio News.
by Bob Collins

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