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What La Crosse knows about dying

NPR's Planet Money has dropped in on La Crosse, Wis., to find out why so many people there have planned for their deaths, writing down what they want to have happen at their end of their lives.
by Bob Collins

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How often can you urinate on company time?

A woman who works at St. Cloud's Electrolux is suing the company because it fired her when she urinated in a box on the plant floor, after she was denied the opportunity to take an additional bathroom break beyond that which employees are allowed.
by Bob Collins

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In Crimea, does the U.S. have the moral high ground?

In Crimea, does the U.S. have the moral high ground?

If some of the statements from the United States in the wake of the Russian takeover of Crimea sound familiar, we need only go back to Russian statements in the aftermath of the U.S. attack on Iraq years ago.
by Bob Collins

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Show me your property tax statement

Show me your property tax statement

Politicians are arguing over whether property taxes in Minnesota have dropped. There's only one way to determine the answer: your checkbook.
by Bob Collins

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The chart proves it: You can take more winter

The chart proves it: You can take more winter

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources posted this chart today proving that, while severe, this isn’t really the worst winter ever.
by Bob Collins

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A pelican learns to fly

A pelican learns to fly

There’s really no reason for me to post this video other than the fact that it reminds us that somewhere in this world today, there’s a person running on a warm beach flapping his arms like a pelican. Equal time: Why would you ice fish? (Minnesota Public Radio News).
by Bob Collins

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Flag ban decision shows depth of desperation in America’s schools

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a school district in California was within its rights when it ordered kids who wore T-shirts adorned with the American flag to turn them inside out.
by Bob Collins

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Whatever happened to the shutdown promises? (5×8 -2/28/14)

Whatever happened to the shutdown promises? (5×8 -2/28/14)

Did lawmakers follow through on their promises to give up their shutdown pay, Herb Bergson’s battle, the ice houses that don’t want to leave Minnesota lakes, when we make things all about us, and Minnesota: The state of Daft Punk.
by Bob Collins

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Coon Rapids mom ends cancer treatment to spend more time with sons

Coon Rapids mom ends cancer treatment to spend more time with sons

Lynn Acker, 37, of Coon Rapids, has left Mayo Clinic, where she’s been treated for cancer, and she’s not going back because she wants to spend her remaining days with her three hockey-playing kids.
by Bob Collins

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