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Literacy v. the law is no contest in a Kansas town

Literacy v. the law is no contest in a Kansas town

MPR’s Department of What Were They Thinking sends along today’s head scratcher. In Leawood, Kansas, authorities have told Spencer Collins, 9, his Little Free Library has to go. “Reading is one of my favorite things to do,” he tells a local TV station. “We built it on Mother’s Day as a present for my mom…
by Bob Collins

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Bring on the mosquitoes!

Bring on the mosquitoes!

Is it too early to start thinking about what life will be like when all the mosquitoes hatch after 20 inches of rain?
by Bob Collins

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The threat of copycat kayakers

The threat of copycat kayakers

Does a picture of a professional kayaker going over Minnehaha Falls make you want to do the same, likely plunging to your death?
by Bob Collins

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Watering the lawn during a flood

We've had about 20 inches of rain this month so far. And yet people are still pumping out the aquifers to water their lawns.
by Bob Collins

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Mysteries of the photo op

Mysteries of the photo op

It is actually somebody’s job in Minnesota to make sure that there is a giant gold state emblem in front of politicians who dress down for a look at the flood problem, though the informality doesn’t neuter the political pretentiousness of the shield’s presence. Dayton, Franken, Klobuchar about to head off to survey S Minn…
by Bob Collins

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Kevin Love trade may bring another player who hates it here

Kevin Love trade may bring another player who hates it here

These are tough times for the self-esteem of Minnesota Timberwolves fans. Kevin Love can’t get himself out of town fast enough and he probably won’t even pause long enough to say “see ya,” when he’s finally traded. It would be refreshing if whomever is coming here would be excited as all getout to play in…
by Bob Collins

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Tissue time

Tissue time

It’s a little late for Father’s Day, but you’ll get the picture anyway. This one is racing around the InterTubes today, and with good reason. McKenzie Michelle Carey, who has Mitochondrial disease, wanted to be in a summer pageant. She needed a dance partner.
by Bob Collins

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Hey readers, how do you fix a wrecked bluff?

Hey readers, how do you fix a wrecked bluff?

How do you fix the giant mudslide threatening to swallow Fairview Medical Center at the University of Minnesota?
by Bob Collins

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Flood misery is a kayaker’s dream

Flood misery is a kayaker’s dream

Sometimes a flood gives us the opportunity to look at the half-full side of things.
by Bob Collins

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Unfit for flight? Or unfit for publication?

Unfit for flight? Or unfit for publication?

If you read USA Today (or watch KARE 11), you’ve probably seen or read the story this week asserting that the National Transportation Safety Board is too quick to blame pilots for crashes involving general aviation airplanes. Nearly 45,000 people have been killed over the past five decades in private planes and helicopters — almost…
by Bob Collins

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