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On Sunday (12-1 p.m.), I’ll be hosting a Q&A at the MPR booth at the State Fair with Chris Worthington, the managing director of regional news at Minnesota Public Radio. To my knowledge, the event is not being broadcast, you can’t call in with a question. If you’re not going to the Fair on Sunday,…
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Photos, videos reveal the terrible beauty of wildfire

Photos, videos reveal the terrible beauty of wildfire

Like other disasters before it, the Yosemite Rim Fire is providing some tremendous beauty in photographs and video.
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: Town ball, county fairs, and terrorist organizations

5 x 8: Town ball, county fairs, and terrorist organizations

A town ball state of mind, county fairs and cat video season, New York says mosques are terrorist organizations, eyes on lake homeowners, and the liquor store drive-thru lanes.
by Bob Collins

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Light sentence for rape of 14 year old sparks protest

Cherice Moralez, who was 14 at the time her high school teacher had sex with her, isn’t able to react to a Montana judge who sentenced the teacher to only 30 days in jail because the girl “was older than her years.” She killed herself shortly before her 17th birthday when the case became a…
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5 x 8: Great speeches, jet noise, and Millennials afraid of phones

What would you do if you owned the MLK speech, whose house will MSP jets fly over, why Millennials hate the telephone, the 'mind meld' is real, and why you could be liable for texting someone who is driving.
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