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News groups protest commercialization of D-Day

News groups protest commercialization of D-Day

Next week, France will recognize the 70th anniversary of D-Day -- a day when foreign troops helped saved France -- and the country's broadcasters aren't allowing free coverage of it.
by Bob Collins

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Misspell for the show, spell for the dough

Misspell for the show, spell for the dough

Congratulations to Sriram Hathwar of Painted Post, New York, and Ansun Sujoe of Fort Worth, Texas, who share the championship of the Scripps spelling bee. They were confident and rarely flustered, which is why a few hours from now, we'll forget who they were.
by Bob Collins

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How people with mental illness lose their children

This week the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed a district court ruling that prevented a 27-year-old man from marrying a woman, because he has a mental illness. His parents don't believe he fully understands what marriage is.
by Bob Collins

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Hunt underway for 94-year-old vet’s stolen medals

Odin Stutrud, 94, survived the rigors of the United States Army from 1942 to 1946, including fighting the Japanese in the Aleutian Islands campaign in World War II. It's some jerks (or jerk) in Wahpeton who have him steamed.
by Bob Collins

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Yearbook controversy season is underway

Yearbook controversy season is underway

Ties, jackets, and only one button allowed to be unbuttoned on blouses. That's the way we used to do it, kids.
by Bob Collins

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Is it ‘safe’ downtown?

We scoff at Chicago but is downtown Minneapolis safe?
by Bob Collins

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How did these top military medals end up at Goodwill?

How did these top military medals end up at Goodwill?

A post on Reddit says they were found in a Goodwill store, and now the social media site is doing what it does best: Solving mysteries.
by Bob Collins

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Amid insistence a neighborhood is safe, gunfire breaks out

That was quite a piece of audio on NPR's Morning Edition this morning when NPR reporter David Schaper was interviewing a woman in a South Side Chicago neighborhood about a city effort to more closely track gun sales. Just after the woman insisted the block was safe, gunfire broke out.
by Bob Collins

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Green Line schedule lowering travel time

Green Line schedule lowering travel time

A week or so ago, MPR News reported that during testing of the new Green Line light-rail route, trains were taking about an hour to go from Union Depot in Saint Paul to Target Field, well above the 39 minutes of the original projections. Transit officials insisted that once the trains were timed with traffic…
by Bob Collins

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Orchestra embraces pot fans who love classical music

In Colorado, Slate reports today, the Colorado Symphony, staged a 'Classically Cannabis' concert, a bring-your-own pot event.
by Bob Collins

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