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Mary and Bob (8/9/13)

Obama says "there's nothing more to see here" when it comes to domestic surveillance, there'll be no Olympics boycott, a break -- sort of -- for people with high-interest student loans, no charges against racist Minneapolis police officers, who needs a $38,000 handbag, and the kid in Sartell who could teach a few things to the people who do.
by Bob Collins

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The horrors of texting documented in film

The horrors of texting documented in film

The campaigns to get people to stop watching their cellphones while they drive often seem like shoveling sand against the tide; nothing seems to be working to convince people there’s danger in it. So AT&T, Verizon, Spring, and T-Mobile commissioned Werner Herzog, the German filmmaker, to produce a documentary, featuring four tragedies: A paralyzed young…
by Bob Collins

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In Russia, anyway, bank pays for not reading fine print

Raise your hand if you've ever read a software license, credit card, or bank "agreement." I didn't think so.
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: Why didn’t Minnesota leaders know about Wilf’s legal woes?

5 x 8: Why didn’t Minnesota leaders know about Wilf’s legal woes?

The questions surrounding the Wilfs, it's time for journalists to change how they tell stories, the brew farm, rapping scientists, the people who don't give up, and not all heartless crooks are heartless.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (8/8/13)

Two soldiers who were shot testify in the Fort Hood trial, the Wilfs say don't worry about that civil racketeering thing, meet the Powerball winner, the flooding in the midsection, the last King Family survivor dies, and the fungus of northern Michigan. Here's today's news conversation with Mary Lucia on The Current.
by Bob Collins

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On Twitter, it’s dump-on-Anoka-County day

Anoka is trending this afternoon on Twitter after a Ham Lake man won a piece of the Powerball jackpot. Apparently, plenty of people on Twitter are happy for Paul White, because it gave them a chance to dump on an entire county. The winning MN Power Ball ticket was sold in Anoka County. A Frank…
by Bob Collins

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Public financing for sports stadiums never goes away

Public financing for sports stadiums never goes away

There's a reality in debates over public financing of sports stadiums that rarely gets acknowledged: You never really stop paying for them.
by Bob Collins

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