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Disappearing roadside icons: Chicago’s Des Plaines Oasis

Disappearing roadside icons: Chicago’s Des Plaines Oasis

The Des Plaines Oasis that spans Interstate 90 is as close to iconic as anything is on the long drive to civilization. Soon it will be gone.
by Bob Collins

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Why isn’t Minneapolis answering 911 calls?

Raymond Callihan, 72, will be taken off life support in the next few days; he suffered an apparent heart attack while eating breakfast last week, according to WCCO. Would it have made a difference if Minneapolis’ 911 operators had answered Arcola Tullis’ call for help?
by Bob Collins

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The Gold Star family that never stops ‘paying it forward’

The Gold Star family that never stops ‘paying it forward’

By now, you've probably heard the story of Myles Eckert, the Toledo-area boy who found $20 outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant and then decided to give it to a soldier who was having dinner inside. He did it, he told CBS' Steve Hartman, in memory of his father, who was killed in Iraq on Mother's Day 2005. There's another kid in that family, and she's got a pretty good story, too.
by Bob Collins

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Airline passenger in Canada shocked to find women fly airplanes

Airline passenger in Canada shocked to find women fly airplanes

You can’t blame Carrie Steacy, an airline pilot in Canada, for being a little steamed. All she did was get “David in 12E” and all of the other passengers safety to their destinations in British Columbia.
by Bob Collins

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TV reporter quits over Russia incursion

TV reporter quits over Russia incursion

Another anchor from the state-run Russia Today network is protesting the actions of Russia. Liz Wahl, an American, quit on the air this afternoon. “I cannot be part of a network funded by the Russian government which whitewashes the actions of Putin,” Wahl said. She said her grandparents emigrated from Hungary to the U.S. to Read more →
by Bob Collins

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Nothing can slow a runner like a 95-year-old war vet

Nothing can slow a runner like a 95-year-old war vet

Joe Bell put on his uniform to honor runners who were raising money for scholarships for veterans. So they honored him.
by Bob Collins

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Whatever happened to Syria?

Whatever happened to Syria?

The situation in Ukraine is occupying our attention. And now it's almost hard to remember what the big crisis was before that? Syria is still happening.
by Bob Collins

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Some Wisconsin child support money disappears in Target credit card theft

What can hackers steal along with the credit card data they took when they broke into Target’s servers? At least in Wisconsin, child support payments. In Wisconsin, child support from the state is given to recipients in the form of debit Mastercards, a program described as “a secure and convenient way to receive payments.” But, Read more →
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