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Supporting #22 at Mankato East

Here's a nice thought from Mankato today, where students at Mankato East High School lined up to show support for former player Isaac Kolstad, who was beaten into a coma at a Mankato bar over the weekend.
by Bob Collins

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Target responds to disgruntled employee

These are not happy times for Team Target at the headquarters in Minneapolis. The company's chief marketing officer this week responded to an unhappy team member.
by Bob Collins

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Opinion diversity? Students demand agreeable speakers

Opinion diversity? Students demand agreeable speakers

Smith College is the latest institution of higher learning that didn't want to listen to someone with whom they disagree.
by Bob Collins

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No flags for dead vets. Blame scrap-metal thieves

Among the elements of our society, few are more despicable than scrap-metal thieves. The Rochester Post Bulletin reports they’ve been hitting cemeteries hard recently, and a particular target is veterans cemeteries because of the brass and copper markers that denote a veteran’s service and hold a small flag. “It’s sacrilegious,” said former Marine Bernie Melter,…
by Bob Collins

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Fifth Avenue? Who needs it? We’ve got Uptown

Fifth Avenue? Who needs it? We’ve got Uptown

You know you've made it, Minneapolis, when the New York Times turns to you for fashion advice.
by Bob Collins

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‘YMCA’ act too racist for Fargo first-graders

‘YMCA’ act too racist for Fargo first-graders

The first grade class was supposed to dress up as a policeman, a cowboy, a biker dude, a construction worker or a Native American to perform YMCA during a talent show.
by Bob Collins

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Gay video too hot for Janesville

Gay video too hot for Janesville

The Janesville, Wisconsin school superintendent has apologized for the showing of this video last month at a high school day to bring 'attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in schools.'
by Bob Collins

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The greatest tradition in sports

The greatest tradition in sports

The handshake at the end of a Stanley Cup playoff series, sadly, occurred at the Xcel last night after the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 in overtime.
by Bob Collins

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Shouldn’t light rail deliver reliability – and speed?

Shouldn’t light rail deliver reliability – and speed?

MPR reporter Laura Yuen's fine story on the the new Green Line light rail service is quite a bucket of cold water for those of us who've been fairly anxiously awaiting the inauguration of service one month from today. The initial estimate of a 40-minute trip on the rail line between downtown Saint Paul and downtown Minneapolis was already far too long -- it's a 26-minute bus trip now -- and now, Yuen reports, test trains have taken an hour or more.
by Bob Collins

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The students who don’t waste opportunities

Some kids appreciate the opportunity they get with a free education; some kids don't. Two stories in the news today make that point abundantly -- and frustratingly -- clear.
by Bob Collins

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