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‘Model’ student expelled for bringing knife to school

You don't enjoy some constitutional rights inside a school that you have outside one, at least if you're a student.
by Bob Collins

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The last moments of two people who made a difference

The last moments of two people who made a difference

There are a couple of "stories" today about the last moments of public people that are well worth your time.
by Bob Collins

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Falling crucifix kills man

Submitted without comment. Pope John Paul II crucifix falls, crushes man to death in Italy http://t.co/mz6tN52GON pic.twitter.com/BFTYUgUsfF — NBC News (@NBCNews) April 25, 2014
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Minnesota legislators don’t have immunity from drunk driving arrests? Oh, then. Never mind

For most of this year, a spirited group of Concordia University students has been learning more about the legislative process by championing a bill they said would strip lawmakers of immunity if they’re arrested for drunk driving during the session. No doubt it’s been a great learning experience but yesterday’s lesson came from attorney general…
by Bob Collins

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Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan schools to review book over use of ‘retarded’

Unless you think 'the retard room' is how you think kids should refer to classrooms for special needs students, there's not much to discuss about an effort to remove a nearly 30-year-old book called 'Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You' from Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan schools. But it'll be discussed anyway.
by Bob Collins

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1,000 words: The face of unemployment

1,000 words: The face of unemployment

This is the face of unemployment. A 10 year old girl so worried that her dad hasn't been able to find work for the last three years, that she hands his resume to the wife of the president of the United States.
by Bob Collins

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Marathoner can’t run, so he hugs instead

Marathoner can’t run, so he hugs instead

Ken E. Nwadike Jr. of Los Angeles, says he failed to qualify for the Boston Marathon by 23 seconds. He's a race event coordinator who raises money for charities. He says he started running while homeless as a high school student. He went to Boston anyway. To hug people.
by Bob Collins

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The art of backing away from Bundy

The art of backing away from Bundy

Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher at the center of a high-profile fight with the federal government over grazing and the seizure of cattle, let his inner racist out, and that has Republicans who embraced him scurrying.
by Bob Collins

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Seeing man without shoes, bus rider gives up his

Seeing man without shoes, bus rider gives up his

Off-duty bus driver Surjit Singh Virk took these pictures Saturday near Vancouver when he saw something he thinks the rest of the world should see.
by Bob Collins

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