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In the ashes of a fire, proof of the ties that bind

In the ashes of a fire, proof of the ties that bind

There is a code among firefighters that few of us can fully comprehend, even though we so admire its existence.
by Bob Collins

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The lessons of Stephen Colbert’s Asian joke

The lessons of Stephen Colbert’s Asian joke

It was hard to tell the other night when Stephen Colbert was in character and when he was just being the real Stephen Colbert when he declared 'I'm not a racist.' He was reacting to the protests that popped up after his writers tweeted a joke he made on the show without any of the context that was evident in his Comedy Channel show's episode. That prompted Twitter to take to the ramparts to urge that his show be canceled.
by Bob Collins

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A Wall St. fight over the allegation the stock market is ‘rigged’

A Wall St. fight over the allegation the stock market is ‘rigged’

Michael Lewis, the author who told '60 Minutes' why the stock market is rigged, comes face-to-face with an exchange president he says is in charge of the rigging. Wall Street traders stopped to watch the fight.
by Bob Collins

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Robert Stephens puzzled by Best Buy’s lack of excitement

Geek Squad founder Robert Stephens couldn't say much about the company that made him rich when he sold his company to Best Buy. His contract with the company, which he left in 2012, prevented him from doing so. Now the handcuffs are off and he's talking, the Pioneer Press' Julio Ojeda-Zapata writes today.
by Bob Collins

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The power of rock, paper, scissors

The power of rock, paper, scissors

The baseball fans in Tampa -- all dozen or so of them -- showed us how to settle our differences yesterday when a bat went flying into the stands and several gentlemen claimed ownership.
by Bob Collins

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Late ice out likely to dampen fishing season

Late ice out likely to dampen fishing season

The fishing opener is a little more than a month away and -- perhaps you've heard -- winter doesn't seem to want to let go of its warm embrace.
by Bob Collins

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Hip hop, The Current, and the conversations we don’t know how to have

At the heart of the kerfuffle that broke out this week between promoters of a hip-hop current and the artists is our inability to talk honestly and productively about race in the Twin Cities.
by Bob Collins

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Raised to be high achiever, student accepted at all 8 Ivy League schools

Raised to be high achiever, student accepted at all 8 Ivy League schools

And now this antidote for last week's story about college sports players who skated through high school thanks to educators who were more than willing to pass illiterate students and some parents who didn't seem to care.
by Bob Collins

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Glen Taylor goes public with plans to buy Star Tribune

Glen Taylor goes public with plans to buy Star Tribune

The talk's been bubbling for a week or so that Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor was poised to buy the Star Tribune. Today, the side went public detailing Taylor's plans to buy the state's biggest newspaper.
by Paul Tosto

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It’s good to be David Ortiz

It’s good to be David Ortiz

In a perfect world on April Fool's Day, the Boston Red Sox would've played a great joke on teammate Johnny Gomes, who bought all of his teammates the ridiculous sport coats I wrote about last week to wear at their White House meeting with President Obama today. They were being honored for last year's World Series victory.
by Bob Collins

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