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France remembers a Minnesota ‘ace’

France remembers a Minnesota ‘ace’

It's been a little more than 70 years Major Don Beerbower, an ace pilot, was shot down and died in Saint-Thierry. But today, the town will dedicate a monument to the 22-year-old from Hill City, MN., who might've had a big career in buttermaking (he was studying it in Iowa State) had the war not broken out when it did.
by Bob Collins

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What part of ‘don’t walk’ don’t you get?

Driving out of downtown Saint Paul last evening, I was particularly struck by the number of people who ignored the 'don't walk' signal and strutted into the crosswalk, defying the cars to hit them. It's been going on for years, of course.
by Bob Collins

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When legislators don’t know what they’re doing

If we ever needed a reminder about the value of a newspaper, we need only look at the reporting in the last few week of Brandon Stahl of the Star Tribune, who uncovered a combination of apparent incompetence and faulty legislation in the state's child abuse reporting system that left Eric Dean, 4, dead.
by Bob Collins

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$11 million lottery winner: ‘I have to work’

$11 million lottery winner: ‘I have to work’

First, we acknowledge that (a) playing the lottery is a good way to throw your money away and (b) publicizing winners helps keep people ignoring “a”. That said, who among us hasn’t thought of what we’d do with the sudden addition of millions into the bank account? Today, Rhonda Meath, 51, told reporters that she…
by Bob Collins

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Can your 12-year-old truant do this?

Can your 12-year-old truant do this?

A 12-year old girl is isolated from her classmates because she's a piano prodigy.
by Bob Collins

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This is what merits a two-game suspension in the NFL

This is what merits a two-game suspension in the NFL

Today's story also appears to illuminate the extent to which some of the nation's top sportswriters have covered for the NFL.
by Bob Collins

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Pioneer Press union wants St. Paul newspaper sold

Pioneer Press union wants St. Paul newspaper sold

In an ad in the competing Star Tribune, the Minnesota Newspaper & Communications Guild said Digital First is seeking an 'exit strategy' from the newspaper business.
by Bob Collins

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Air Force adds oath to God in enlistment requirement

A member of the U.S. Air Force was denied re-enlistment last month because he crossed out the words 'so help me God' on his papers.
by Bob Collins

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If an asteroid hit St. Paul

If an asteroid hit St. Paul

Buildings would be knocked over from Earl Street on the East side to Dale Street on the west, according to this calculator that's worth wasting work time playing with today.
by Bob Collins

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