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A sitcom takes a serious look at ‘spanking’

A sitcom takes a serious look at ‘spanking’

Looking at it in hindsight, ABC's decision to move an episode -- Crime and Punishment -- of its sitcom, 'Blackish', because it was scheduled to run too soon after Adrian Peterson was charged with beating his son in the name of discipline seems misplaced.
by Bob Collins

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A romantic depiction of a flawed train

A romantic depiction of a flawed train

Amtrak couldn't have hoped for a more sanitized depiction of riding the beleaguered Empire Builder than they got this morning from CBS News as a result of its invitation to give a free ride to two dozen writers in exchange for their prose.
by Bob Collins

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Why baseball is the greatest game

An Iowa family honors a man killed in a hay field. They went to a baseball game.
by Bob Collins

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Politics and child protection

Politics and child protection

A St. Louis County child protection worker asked a good question when Gov. Dayton's task force on the child protection system, formed after an investigation by the Star Tribune revealed how kids are falling through the county and state safety net , held a hearing this week.
by Bob Collins

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A day after, Canada is still Canada

As the headline from NBC suggests, the United States -- or at least its media -- can't help but pat its northern neighbor on the head, treating it as a civic child.
by Bob Collins

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From the USA with love

From the USA with love

It was a tender moment on the ice Wednesday night before the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh hockey game.
by Bob Collins

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What happened in Ferguson?

What happened in Ferguson?

Lost in the tragic shooting in Ottawa today is a blockbuster story that’s gotten little attention: The white police officer who shot and killed an African American man in Ferguson, Missouri, triggering weeks of racial strife, may well have had a good reason. It started with a report early this morning in the St. Louis…
by Bob Collins

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When it’s a good idea to give up

St. Paul Academy has forfeited a playoff football game against Highland because only 14 players are still playing and officials are concerned it will be too big of a mismatch.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 Words: The barricade

Members of Parliament in Ottawa barricade the door against a person with a gun.
by Bob Collins

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MN Supreme Court: No jail time for rapist was inappropriate

In a decision a justice calls 'rare', the Minnesota Supreme Court today overruled a lower court in Crookston that had let a man convicted of rape avoid prison.
by Bob Collins

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