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Helen Thomas, 1920-2013

Helen Thomas, 1920-2013

Helen Thomas died this morning. She was no friend of a lot of sitting presidents; she asked tough questions. President Bush refused to call on her for that reason. She once went three years without being able to ask a question. Unlike a lot of White House reporters, she wasn’t content to be a stenographer.…
by Bob Collins

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Mystery grandma rocks La Crosse drum shop

Mystery grandma rocks La Crosse drum shop

"Older" woman walks into a drum shop and shows the kids how it's done. Who is she?
by Bob Collins

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They rode for Shaina

They rode for Shaina

Nothing brings out the good like a bad break. Shaina Briscoe, a volunteer at The Current, a grant administrator for the McKnight Foundation, and a pretty well-known person in the Minneapolis bike community, was badly hurt last Saturday when she collided with a car while racing in downtown Minneapolis. She’s been in a coma at…
by Bob Collins

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The best teacher you ever had

The best teacher you ever had

Word reached me through the usual channels last week that the first journalism teacher I ever had — Anne Masse — passed away. Until it did, I didn’t know that much about her, really, other than she was the one who encouraged me that this journalism thing could work out. In 1971, she sent me…
by Bob Collins

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Take the NewsCut Quiz

Think you're smart on the news? Take the quiz!
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: Summer camp letters

5 x 8: Summer camp letters

Lessons from summer camp, another side of Tsarnaev, the people who make 'play ball' possible, together again in Duluth, and Cheerios' new ad.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (7/18/13)

The suit to stop the unionization of Minnesota home day-care operators, the unemployment rate drops in Minnesota, how those little memory slips might suggest Alzheimer’s, a man who wanted to testify against Whitey Bulger turns up dead, and the 76-year-old Milwaukee man who doesn’t feel “that bad” about killing a 13-year-old. Here’s today’s news conversation…
by Bob Collins

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A Boston Marathon bombing story you may not know

A Boston Marathon bombing story you may not know

Haven't heard Officer Javier Pagan's story of the Boston Marathon bombing? You should.
by Bob Collins

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When golf swings go bad, the game gets ugly

When golf swings go bad, the game gets ugly

The British Open began today in Scotland. It's a time to honor the worst game ever invented.
by Bob Collins

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