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How people got the government they deserve

How people got the government they deserve

What on earth is being taught in history and civics classes? Apparently it's neither history nor civics.
by Bob Collins

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Exit Jeter

Exit Jeter

Fall is a time of melancholy. Baseball, which has never looked better, is ending. And with it goes Derek Jeter. So Gatorade has put out one more Jeter-themed ad today, aimed straight at the feels.
by Bob Collins

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The ongoing scandal America ignores

The ongoing scandal America ignores

If the United States ever thinks it needs something more to be outraged about, it always has the one thing it's ignored for generations: the treatment of Native Americans.
by Bob Collins

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Is it time for 16-year-olds to get the vote?

Over the years, Minneapolis Rep. Phyllis Kahn has elicited a few guffaws with her occasional bill to lower the voting age in Minnesota to 16. Maybe it's time for Scotland to be our guide.
by Bob Collins

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Minnesota’s hot commodity right now? Firewood

It could be a cold winter for people who heat their homes with firewood. There isn't any.
by Bob Collins

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Quick thinking saves nation from Bachmann’s shoulders

Michele Bachmann, the congresswoman from Minnesota's 6th District, was due to preside over the House yesterday afternoon when someone sprang into action upon seeing her upper arms.
by Bob Collins

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A comic’s guide to the Adrian Peterson story

A comic’s guide to the Adrian Peterson story

Remember Twin Cities boosters saying Super Bowl 2018 would give Minnesota a national reputation and help "put it out the map." This isn't what they had in mind.
by Bob Collins

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Here comes the next generation of NFL headaches

Here comes the next generation of NFL headaches

There's a fair chance the NFL's No. 1 draft pick next year will be an accused rapist who has now been disciplined by his college team for lewd comments about women.
by Bob Collins

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MN court: Guardians can order removal of life support

A divided Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that a professional guardian can order the removal of life-support for patients without court review.
by Bob Collins

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