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Mary and Bob – 11/7/13

Mary and Bob – 11/7/13

Banning workplace discrimination against gay workers, how the IRS gave billions to identity thieves, the phony “wolves near the daycare center” story, “all out hell” promised in a Wisconsin fight over abortion, the cat who came home after five years, and Jimmy Kimmel ruins little kids’ lives. Here’s today’s news conversation with Mary Lucia on…
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The journeys we fear taking

The journeys we fear taking

Though I passed along late last month that Daniel Alvarez had completed his round-trip kayak voyage from Minnesota’s Northwest Angle to Key West and back, his outstanding blog, Predictably Lost, posts 10 days behind actual events. So today, Daniel posted about the end of his journey, at the beginning of it. I felt like a…
by Bob Collins

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Death or paralysis?

You have a choice, the doctors say. They can remove the tube that’s been helping you breathe and you’ll die. Which do you choose?
by Bob Collins

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Football hazing, insurance that’s too cheap, and wrong numbers on election night (5 x 8 – 11/7/13)

Football hazing, insurance that’s too cheap, and wrong numbers on election night (5 x 8 – 11/7/13)

The price of paying dues, the curse of affordable health care, famous misdials in history, the Minneapolis man who almost forced the Redskins to change their name, and the big dance before they remove your breasts.
by Bob Collins

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Joy Johnson’s last marathon

Joy Johnson’s last marathon

Joy Johnson, 86, a Duluth native, ran her last marathon last weekend.
by Bob Collins

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Commercials as storytelling

Commercials as storytelling

Sometimes, the best story you’ll see today is actually a commercial.
by Bob Collins

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Court: Law against clergy sex with parishioner does not inhibit religion

The Minnesota Supreme Court today reversed a Court of Appeals ruling that granted a new trial for a St. Paul priest who said religious doctrine was used in his prosecution in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
by Bob Collins

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Remembering a forgotten war (5 x 8 – 11/6/13)

Remembering a forgotten war (5 x 8 – 11/6/13)

If people don’t care about the war in Afghanistan anymore, why do they care about soldiers? Yet another assessment of Millenials, the problem of prayer, it’s Jason’s town, a murder most fowl in Rochester.
by Bob Collins

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