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Death of a snowman

Death of a snowman

A giant snowman in Gilman, Minn., is showing its age and is dying a hot death.
by Bob Collins

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The healing power of a baseball

The healing power of a baseball

The family of Robert Lucier of Windsor, Ontario memorialized their dad the only way they knew how last Friday afternoon: by taking in a Detroit Tigers baseball game.
by Bob Collins

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Nine month old baby charged with attempted murder

Nine month old baby charged with attempted murder

Journalists are often challenged to find just the right word for their news stories. Pity the poor reporter for Reuters; he could only come up with 'dysfunctional' to describe a justice system in which a 9-month-old baby can be charged with murder.
by Bob Collins

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Rescued from sea, couple buffeted by storm of parental criticism

Rescued from sea, couple buffeted by storm of parental criticism

The rescue of a couple at sea with their two young children has led to another storm : criticism that they had no business putting their children at risk.
by Bob Collins

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In West Fargo, the ‘piano man’ is 14 years old

What were you doing in the 8th grade? Cole Willis, 14, has already selected his college. He wants to go to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and become an engineer. Now he's moved on to figure out how to pay for it; it'll cost about $59,000 a year in 2014 dollars.
by Bob Collins

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The final finish line for a father and his son at Boston Marathon

The final finish line for a father and his son at Boston Marathon

Dick and Rick Hoyt will run their final Boston Marathon together in two weeks, ending one of the annual inspirational stories we still have in sports. They never made it to the finish line last year; the bombs went off before they got there. They'll run this year to honor the victims of last year's terrorist attack.
by Bob Collins

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Joe Senser, victim

Joe Senser, victim

With his wife, Amy, about to be sprung from prison months early for her criminal vehicular homicide conviction, former Viking Joe Senser is still refusing to accept what a jury determined only a little more than two years ago: His wife killed a man and then drove away without stopping.
by Bob Collins

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Where’s Ukraine? And does it matter?

Where’s Ukraine? And does it matter?

There are a couple of competing ways to look at this graphic, from a survey asking people in the United States to indicate where Ukraine is. One is, 'Wow, are people ever ignorant.' The other is: 'Wow, Americans got it right a lot of the time.'
by Bob Collins

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Maplewood cops pull man from burning car

Maplewood cops pull man from burning car

A car is burning and you know it has a tank full of gasoline. Do you approach it?
by Bob Collins

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