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The freedom to create fat, unhealthy kids

The freedom to create fat, unhealthy kids

We like to think of our generation as smarter than those who went before, but we dump junk down the throats of our kids, spurred on by the marketing of food companies.
by Bob Collins

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Coach who survived cancer, crash dies at 69

Coach who survived cancer, crash dies at 69

Don Meyer, the long-time men's basketball coach at Northern State University in Aberdeen, has died, the Associated Press reports today. He had also once been coach at Hamline.
by Bob Collins

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60 years after Brown decision, schools becoming more segregated again

60 years after Brown decision, schools becoming more segregated again

“We conclude that, in the field of public education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate facilities are inherently unequal.” With that, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled several states’ system of providing separate and unequal education to the children of the United States — one for whites, and one for blacks. That…
by Bob Collins

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At Univ. of St. Thomas, a camel isn’t just a camel

At Univ. of St. Thomas, a camel isn’t just a camel

A plan to let the students ride a camel Wednesday, apparently the last day of class, was canceled, reportedly because some students felt it was racist.
by Bob Collins

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Do helmets contribute to more bike accidents?

Do helmets contribute to more bike accidents?

It's National Bike to Work (Wearing a Parka) Day today and science writer Joseph Stromberg gives the pot a good stir on Vox by suggesting it's time to stop forcing people to wear bike helmets.
by Bob Collins

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Spreading a little love, Edina style

Spreading a little love, Edina style

An anonymous senior at the school today left 3,000 paper cranes around the school, apparently to help dispel the image of the Edina student as a self-absorbed rich kid
by Bob Collins

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Man who fought for country fights for citizenship

Man who fought for country fights for citizenship

The case of Mario Hernandez defies all logic. When he signed up to fight in Vietnam, and took his oath to uphold the Constitution, he thought he was becoming a citizen. He had a Social Security number that he got when he arrived in the United States as a child. He went on to a career as a prison guard. He voted. He did everything a good U.S. citizen does. Then he tried to go on a cruise with his wife and when he tried to get a passport, he found out he's not a citizen after all.
by Bob Collins

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Girl’s dad gets court order to stop 5-year-old bully

Girl’s dad gets court order to stop 5-year-old bully

Bullying reached a boiling point over in Kenosha, Wisconsin, when a father got a restraining order against a kindergartner who allegedly was bullying his daughter.
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Exit, Carl Kasell

Exit, Carl Kasell

Carl retired as an NPR newsreader a few years ago, and last night he taped his final episode of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me. Of his many accomplishments, proving that a serious news person can have a personality may be the most important, especially for public radio types.
by Bob Collins

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