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1,000 Words: The homeless kid

1,000 Words: The homeless kid

It’s hard to know how to feel about the big story surrounding this photograph: It’s the type of picture that photographers take when they get the assignment to go out and shoot pictures of the cold weather. There’s always homeless people around, trying to stay warm. This homeless person, Nicholas A. Simmons, 20, of Greece,…
by Bob Collins

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What is this polar vortex of which you speak?

What is this polar vortex of which you speak?

Call it an “arctic hurricane” and the polar vortex sound scary.
by Bob Collins

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What was the point of Iraq, the oil trains, and how a MN woman gives the poor a lift (5×8 – 1/6/14)

What was the point of Iraq, the oil trains, and how a MN woman gives the poor a lift (5×8 – 1/6/14)

For what did Americans die in Iraq, the oil trains of Minnesota, how a Minneapolis social worker gives people a lift, losing weight eating nothing but McDonald’s food, and the obligatory post about the cold.
by Bob Collins

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Aspen jet crash shows why it’s among nation’s deadliest airports

Aspen jet crash shows why it’s among nation’s deadliest airports

A private jet crashed while attempting a second landing in Aspen this afternoon, at least one of the three people on the plane died. The aircraft was a private Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 601-3R from Mexico. It was making a stop in Aspen and was to return to Mexico this evening. Comedian Kevin Nealon tweeted: “Horrible Read more →
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Why the wind chill temperature deserves our cold shoulder

Why the wind chill temperature deserves our cold shoulder

If you’re one of the few remaining Minnesotans who actually likes winter, you’re going to have to grin and bear it for the next few days as weatherpeople struggle to describe an awful temperature in more awful terms. It’ll be sickeningly cold; everyone understands that. So why do weatherpeople work so hard to make it…
by Bob Collins

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World War II flyboy dies, leaves stories behind

World War II flyboy dies, leaves stories behind

There’s a great story behind the life of almost every World War II veteran but relatively few can match that of Bill Overstreet. Overstreet was a P-51 fighter pilot in the European theater. He flew in Chuck Yeager’s unit — the 357th Fighter Group, which shot down more German aircraft than any other unit, based…
by Bob Collins

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Who’ll weep for the Boomers?

The reality for Baby Boomers nearing retirement is most of them know that if they lose their jobs today, they're done.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob -1/2/14

A body has been discovered in the aftermath of the Cedar Avenue explosion in Minneapolis, an extended conversation on the Chris Kluwe article, and why your dog may be the best compass.
by Bob Collins

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Study: Health care for poor doesn’t reduce ER visits

Long before there was Obamacare, an underpinning of the health care debate in the United States has almost always been that with health care, people won’t use much-more-expensive emergency rooms at hospitals for primary medical care.
by Bob Collins

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