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5 x 8: Backtracking on Jerry Kill

5 x 8: Backtracking on Jerry Kill

Strib apologizes for Souhan column, then pretty much repeats it; a toast to Doris; on 'thoughts and prayers,' the limits of free speech online, and the homeless man who gave a pile of money back.
by Bob Collins

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Getting the story wrong… again.

CBS’ John Miller was one of two reporters today who botched the identity of the person apparently responsible for killing at least a dozen people at the Navy Yard in Washington today. The gunman carried the ID of another man and Miller, along with an NBC news reporter, didn’t wait for authorities to identify the…
by Bob Collins

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The great, creepy clown search

The great, creepy clown search

Few things can get people as stirred up as the random appearance of a clown.
by Bob Collins

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The people who help when others shoot

The people who help when others shoot

Navy Yard shooting photos show patience, bravery in the face of danger.
by Bob Collins

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Does the mail always need to go through?

Does the mail always need to go through?

The stories out of Colorado over the weekend have been gut-wrenching; this CBS story this morning particularly so. A young man named Wesley Quinlan was swept to his death, but not before helping to save his friends. “Wesley just grabbed each of us and looked in our faces and just said, ‘We have to get…
by Bob Collins

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When stopped for speeding, don’t say you’re your sister

It was a heck of a try by Carissa Jean Elizabeth Stahosky two years ago when she was stopped for speeding in Ramsey County
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: Can Jerry Kill be a coach?

5 x 8: Can Jerry Kill be a coach?

To be imperfect in a world of perfect, a solution to what ails the Iron Range, how to find a kidney, what does America want for health care anyway, and the Replacements in Chicago.
by Bob Collins

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The marriage proposal

The marriage proposal

Over the years on NewsCut, we have presented and talked about the hyperplanned marriage proposals, but this one is a first in our ongoing list: a same-sex proposal. It happened in a Home Depot in Salt Lake City: Utah doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages. There is a federal court case in the state to overturn the…
by Bob Collins

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Too much ‘thank you for your service’?

Too much ‘thank you for your service’?

Public praise for veterans happens at most sporting events in America now. It tugs at the heart. It brings a response. And, apparently, some veterans hate it.
by Bob Collins

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