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Students disconnect in deal with teacher

What would it take for the overconnected generation to give up their cellphones? In Kimball, Minnesota, a teacher is finding out by keeping their cellphones 24/7 in exchange for allowing the students to skip the finals in her class.
by Bob Collins

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Another look at racist origins of ice-cream truck songs

Another look at racist origins of ice-cream truck songs

Theodore Johnson III heard from plenty of people when he wrote his NPR Code Switch blog post about the racist origins of the song that has made generations scamper for the neighborhood ice cream truck.
by Bob Collins

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Teacher who swore is out in Rochester

Despite the best efforts of his students to keep him around, the Rochester teacher who swore in class is resigning.
by Bob Collins

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Court: OK to punish woman for fleeing abusive spouse

Court: OK to punish woman for fleeing abusive spouse

In a case that seemed to pit laws to protect domestic abuse victims against those designed to protect other drivers from drunks on the road, the Minnesota Supreme Court has sided with the latter.
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In Iran, happiness is vulgar Western decadence

In Iran, happiness is vulgar Western decadence

Happiness is vulgar in Iran. Six Iranian young people have been arrested for making a video featuring Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,” a song that people the world over have used to do something similar in breaking down the walls that humanity erects. Tehran Police Chief Hossein Sajedinia ordered the arrests, calling the video “obscene” and “vulgar.”…
by Bob Collins

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Why Super Bowl LII weather worries are probably wrong

Why Super Bowl LII weather worries are probably wrong

Without a hint of irony, the Star Tribune today pegged the economic impact of the Minneapolis Super Bowl in 2018 between $80 million and $500 million. There's no indication whether the calculation includes the impact of being portrayed as a winter hell hole between now and then. Let's step back a little bit, America. The NFL's warm-weather choices haven't been without problems.
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Cat throws out first pitch at baseball game

Cat throws out first pitch at baseball game

You’ve probably seen this video — 21 million have — of Tara the cat chasing a dog away from attacking a little boy. Last night, the cat threw out the first pitch at the Bakersfield Blaze game in California. Well, I gave it my best shot, but my humans really got in the way. Everyone…
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Classical music and the sexism of critics

Classical music and the sexism of critics

While some people in the U.S. have been focusing on the disparate treatment of women in the workplace -- specifically, the newsroom -- over the last week, another inequality has broken out in the open in Europe: Women in classical music, NPR reports.
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