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5 X 8: The tornadoes of Trempealeau

5 X 8: The tornadoes of Trempealeau

Where are all the tornadoes this year, what we're supposed to do about white privilege, the good of video gaming, four simple words that could change how we think about mental health, and the last first dance.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (7/22/13)

Why aren't same-sex couples inviting the governor to the wedding, another lawsuit alleging sexual abuse in the Boy Scouts, a big jailbreak in Baghdad, the death of Dennis Farina, and why skipping breakfast might kill you.
by Bob Collins

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Justice Rosalie Wahl, 1924-2013

Justice Rosalie Wahl, 1924-2013

It’s a shame so much attention in Minnesota is being paid to a royal baby because it risks missing the passing of a true legend in the state. Rosalie Wahl, first woman on the Minnesota Supreme Court, died this morning. She was regarded as the “founding mother” of female attorneys in the state. She could’ve…
by Bob Collins

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The pale blue dot

The pale blue dot

That dot there? That’s us. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft took pictures of Earth from nearly 900 million miles away on Friday. It took a day to send them back. Cassini fans took the images, stretched and pasted them, adjusted the color. Guillermo Abramson, a physicist at Argentina’s Bariloche Atomic Center, came up with this striking image.…
by Bob Collins

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The mothers who don’t give up

MPR this weeks digs into the state's mental health system.
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: ‘Grandma drummer’ revealed

5 x 8: ‘Grandma drummer’ revealed

When Mary had to drop her passion, for the love of baseball, a new bike for Shaina, from the mean streets of New York Mills, and with this ring I thee reclaim two lives.
by Bob Collins

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Another ‘last wish’ for Aaron

Another ‘last wish’ for Aaron

You had to figure after Seth Collins reached Milwaukee in his quest to leave a big tip for an unsuspecting server that Minnesota was next. Last week, I told you about Collins, who is traveling the country in honor of his brother, who died and left a suggestion for his family that they make someone’s…
by Bob Collins

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The garden vandals

The garden vandals

The gardening season of 2013 is going to go down as the one in which people sunk to the lowest level possible. It has become common this year to take flowers, trees, and potted plants from other people who did all the work. Can chaining up flower pots and bushes be far away? The latest…
by Bob Collins

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