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Here’s some more climate change evidence to ignore

Here’s some more climate change evidence to ignore

I'm pretty sure there's such a thing as climate change and I'm pretty sure humans are responsible for it. I also think it's too late to do anything about it even if we were a country capable of discussing the question in a reasonably intellectual way.
by Bob Collins

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Weather Service disputes TV channel’s tornado advice

Weather Service disputes TV channel’s tornado advice

During Monday night's tornado scare in Nebraska and Iowa, the Weather Channel TV meteorologists told people in the Sioux City, Iowa, area to evacuate. It's not a call that's the TV channel's to make.
by Bob Collins

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A last trip to the woods

A last trip to the woods

A story circulating thanks to a post on a Washington state hospice's Facebook page is so sweet that one wonders why they waited three months to tell it. No matter. We're not so overwhelmed with these sorts of tales that we can turn up our nose at three-month-old stories.
by Bob Collins

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New York to Minneapolis via the treetops

New York to Minneapolis via the treetops

Every now and again, we need a little reminder about what a diverse and breathlessly beautiful country the United States can be. Even its ugly parts are weirdly enthralling. Today’s reminder comes from photographer Dave Hirschman, who occasionally ferries airplanes for a living. This week, he flew an Aircam, owned by Twin Cities businessman Walt…
by Bob Collins

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Where you should live

Last week, as I wrote in this space, the Pew Center revealed that the polarization of America is affecting where we physically reside. In our increasingly tribal ways, we’re segregating ourselves by our political philosophy. It’s no secret, of course, that if you live in Minneapolis, you’re more likely to be a Democrat than if…
by Bob Collins

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Why we drive through standing water

Why we drive through standing water

We know how tempting it can be to believe your car can get through a little standing water so we're giving a woman on I-90 near the South Dakota border the benefit of the doubt.
by Bob Collins

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Picking up Pilger

Picking up Pilger

It's hard to wrap our head around the destruction a tornado can cause. There's not much left of Pilger, Nebraska, where the twin tornadoes struck yesterday.
by Bob Collins

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Report: Mpls. to lose ground in battle against sprawl

Report: Mpls. to lose ground in battle against sprawl

Minneapolis is the 12th most "walkable" city in the nation, a report released today shows. It's one of the few national surveys in which the city finishes behind Cleveland (10).
by Bob Collins

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The danger of aging in place

If there's one thing many Baby Boomers have in common, it's this: Trying to convince an elderly parent that it's time to leave the home they've spent their life in, and move somewhere that's not so dangerous for an elderly person. For many, especially those who've already reluctantly given up the car keys at a son or daughter's insistence, it's the last piece of independence -- and dignity, really. Is it worth forcing the move, capping a lifetime with a few years of unhappiness. Or does a son/daughter just shrug and say, 'whatever makes you happy at whatever the cost?'
by Bob Collins

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Is the World Cup a ‘guy thing’?

Is the World Cup a ‘guy thing’?

Things were hopping at the Dubh Linn Irish Brew Pub in Duluth yesterday when the U.S. beat Ghana in yesterday’s World Cup match. Check the picture. One woman. This video from Lonny Goldsmith at Brit’s Pub in downtown Minneapolis also suggests a testosterone-heavy clientele. More women seemed represented in Kansas City. But mostly guys. Chicago.…
by Bob Collins

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