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The invisible homeless

The invisible homeless

You'd recognize a relative if he/she was one of the homeless people on the street or skyways, right? Of course you would. Who wouldn't?
by Bob Collins

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At graduation time, schools try to stamp out the selfie

At graduation time, schools try to stamp out the selfie

You spend tens of thousands of dollars pursuing a college degree. You'll be saddled with crushing debt which likely will keep you from owning a home or maybe even getting ahead. You'll be entering a terrible job market. Is it really so bad if you want to take a selfie of you getting your diploma?
by Bob Collins

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Net neutrality may be dead. Why you should care

For the most part, Americans got all glassy-eyed when the tech types tried to whip up support for "net neutrality," which treats everyone as equal on the Internet. Now, we're about to pay the price -- literally -- for our indifference. Netflix announced to investors this week that it will raise its monthly price, hardly surprising after the shakedown Comcast staged by throttling Netflix content, causing buffering and angry customers to the point where Netflix had no choice but to pay Comcast more money to clear the roadblock.
by Bob Collins

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A final ‘goodbye’ on Facebook puts cancer fund drive over the top

A final ‘goodbye’ on Facebook puts cancer fund drive over the top

When Stephen Sutton of the UK learned he had bowel cancer at 15, and learned he was terminal at 17, he used his Facebook page to chronicle all the things he wanted to do before he dies. He wanted to skydive. He did. He wanted to play drums in a band at Wembley Stadium. He did. He wanted to crowd surf. He did. He also wanted to raise more than $1.6 million for cancer research and he was far short of his goal when he posted his goodbye on Facebook this week.
by Bob Collins

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Dispatches from Planet Prom

Without fail, prom season each year brings out the absurd in school officials.
by Bob Collins

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Inside the Wrigley Field scoreboard

Inside the Wrigley Field scoreboard

Today is the 100th birthday of Wrigley Field.
by Bob Collins

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Minn. Supreme Court ruling adds pressure to fix sexual offender system

The Minnesota Supreme Court today warned district court judges to be more wary when statistics are used to civilly commit people who have served their sentences for sexual crimes.
by Bob Collins

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One Day in the Twin Cities

One Day in the Twin Cities

One Day in the Twin Cities
by Bob Collins

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With marijuana legalization, is it time to reconsider the drinking age?

Near the end of the Vietnam War, most states lowered the drinking age to 18 on the theory that if young men can be pulled off the street and sent to war via the draft, they should be able to buy a drink. The war ended, the draft ended, and the federal government started threatening to withhold highway funding to any state that didn't raise the drinking age back to 21.
by Bob Collins

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