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Woodbury teen faces a hostile world, triumphs

Today's column from the Pioneer Press' Ruben Rosario is the sort of thing you want to put before every young person in your house to whom you've given a smartphone. It's the story of a courageous seventh-grade girl in Woodbury who reveals how a typical middle-school relationship degenerated quickly into sexual manipulation.
by Bob Collins

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Why you should savor today’s mundane moments

The moments you don't cherish today will be the ones that fascinate you later.
by Bob Collins

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A perfect moment for all women

A perfect moment for all women

The Nobel Peace Prize committee has made some bonehead choices in recent years, but today's announcement that Malala Yousafza is the recipient is about as perfect as any selection has ever been.
by Bob Collins

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Baby with bucket list dies

Baby with bucket list dies

This is a story that is sad, depressing, horrifying, but ultimately incredibly beautiful. Shane Michael Haley died today. Millions of people on Facebook knew him even though Shane Michael Haley was also born just today.
by Bob Collins

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‘Pinkwashing’ comes to the Oil Patch

‘Pinkwashing’ comes to the Oil Patch

October is breast cancer awareness month, which means the annual debate over 'pinkwashing' is flaring anew.
by Bob Collins

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New words for winter snow conditions offered

New words for winter snow conditions offered

Transportation officials will start describing winter road conditions differently so that you can more clearly understand just how bad -- or good -- the roads are.
by Bob Collins

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Right in the feels, Glen Campbell

Right in the feels, Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell, the legendary singer and songwriter, is in the final stages of Alzheimer's, an illness, of course, with no happy endings. This week, he released his final ballad, which he recorded in January, right after he stopped performing in public. But he remained faithful to his promise not to hide his journey with the illness so that he could shed light on what 44 million Americans are going through.
by Bob Collins

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The pieces that bind a small town

The pieces that bind a small town

Word arrives from the 'little town by the lake' -- Hendricks, MN. -- today that Bob Neff, the longtime Methodist pastor in town died overnight. Every town needs a Bob Neff and for many years, every little town in Minnesota had one.
by Bob Collins

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Wandering moose wows ’em in Wisconsin

Wandering moose wows ’em in Wisconsin

A young bull moose is causing a bit of a sensation in western Wisconsin.
by Bob Collins

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Why do some persist and others fail?

Among life's many mysteries is this one: Why do some people persist in the face of adversity and some others don't?
by Bob Collins

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