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Vacation

Vacation

August is a vastly underrated month.
by Bob Collins

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Why Robin Williams’ death has hit us so hard

Why Robin Williams’ death has hit us so hard

I haven’t posted audio of my daily conversation with Mary Lucia on The Current in months, but I’ve gotten a number of messages this afternoon asking me to do so. The subject, of course, is Robin Williams and it relates to the post I wrote this morning on the subject. I got a nice note…
by Bob Collins

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Politicians, step away from the smartphone

Politicians, step away from the smartphone

It's not been a particularly prideful 24 hours for Republican Party insiders on social networks.
by Bob Collins

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Sometimes you just need a little piano playing at an airport

Sometimes you just need a little piano playing at an airport

This is one of those days when a guy playing a piano at an airport in Prague is the faint string of civilization we're grasping for.
by Bob Collins

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The dumbest tradition in sports

The dumbest tradition in sports

Cubs fans created the worst "tradition" in the history of baseball -- throwing a home run from the other team back onto the field -- and a play yesterday highlighted it.
by Bob Collins

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Robin Williams and his black dog

Robin Williams and his black dog

Especially in his frenetic appearances on late-night TV, it was difficult watching Robin Williams. Anyone who has battled depression or had a loved one tortured by it knew that his genius came from a dark place.
by Bob Collins

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Last day for Emmett and Erling

Last day for Emmett and Erling

Few stories have touched people like the friendship story of Erling Kindem, 89, and his 3-year-old neighbor Emmett Rychner of Farmington. Today is the day the two part ways.
by Bob Collins

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The art of the obituary (cont’d)

Rick Bacon is the latest to contribute to our growing of list of obituaries the way they should be written. He wrote his own.
by Bob Collins

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And now your daily inspiration

And now your daily inspiration

No matter what’s going on in the world, reflected by today’s news stories, there are still first-grade teachers. No one changes the world like a first-grade teacher.
by Bob Collins

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