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Old bridges, closed websites, and the damage of ethanol (5 x 8 – 11/12/13)

Old bridges, closed websites, and the damage of ethanol (5 x 8 – 11/12/13)

An undignified end for ‘Old Blue,’ why is ethanol bad for everyone but farmers, websites that close at night, the racist with a black past, and the difference between men’s and women’s college hockey.
by Bob Collins

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If he doesn’t hit for more power, Mauer will be an average first baseman

If he doesn’t hit for more power, Mauer will be an average first baseman

A Gold Glove, batting-title winning catcher is more valuable — since there are not a lot of them — is a lot more valuable than a high-average, low-power first baseman. At $23 million a year, that’s a lot of money to pay.
by Bob Collins

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The short shelf life of a baseball stadium

The Braves are abandoning a stadium that is just 17 years old, but yet needs “hundreds of millions of dollars in improvements.
by Bob Collins

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What if you don’t hunt? (5 x 8 – 11/11/13)

What if you don’t hunt? (5 x 8 – 11/11/13)

Tough times for the non-hunter in Minnesota, your kid isn’t your best friend, is it possible to succeed in the Oil Patch without others failing, Car2Go hits the streets of Minneapolis, and Jerry Kill quiets the critics.
by Bob Collins

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The birth of ‘No One Dies Alone’

The birth of ‘No One Dies Alone’

Some letter writers take issue today with the Star Tribune's ongoing series on the number of nurses who shouldn't be nurses, either because they've become addicted to some substance or because they have a criminal history. A nurse brings up an outstanding point: there's no place to go for nurses who find themselves in trouble.
by Bob Collins

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A final toast to the Doolittle Raiders

A final toast to the Doolittle Raiders

In 1956, the Hennessy company gave Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle an 1896 bottle of Hennessy Cognac — the year he was born. Every year since, the surviving members of the flyboys who raided Tokyo in World War II, gather to drink a toast to those who’ve died. Saturday will be the last toast. When Maj. Read more →
by Bob Collins

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The football players who aren’t jerks

The football players who aren’t jerks

Sometimes, sports stars really can be appropriate role models.
by Bob Collins

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Did cash sully skydivers’ survival story?

The skydiver plane crash reveals only one change is needed in air safety.
by Bob Collins

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Twin Cities cookbook author John Michael Lerma dies

Twin Cities cookbook author John Michael Lerma dies

I first met John Michael in 1999, after I moved into the house across the street from him in St. Paul's Highland Park neighborhood. I was coming home from a meeting one night, and the power was out on our block. Everything was pitch black - except John Michael and Chad's home, which was as brightly lit up as if the power was still on. I knocked on the door, and this gregarious man opened the door, warmly welcoming me to a small cozy living room lit up by what seemed like dozens of candelabras. Typical John Michael - who needs power when you have candelabras?
by Laura McCallum

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Questioning Mara Liasson (5 x 8 – 11/8/13)

Questioning Mara Liasson (5 x 8 – 11/8/13)

Does the NPR reporter’s FoxNews work affect her credibility? Following the Red Cross’ Hurricane Sandy money, Minnesota as an unfair hockey factory, people in a vegetative state may be more alive than we think, and can trains pave the way to a more bike-friendly Minnesota?
by Bob Collins

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