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Biker deaths increase in Minnesota

Biker deaths increase in Minnesota

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says the same contributing factors that killed motorcyclists last year are killing them this year. Three bikers died on July Fourth alone. In a news release today announcing rider deaths are occurring more frequently than last year, the DPS says motorcyclist’s error and failure to yield the right-of-way are…
by Bob Collins

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Hate the breaking news chaos? Turn it off

Living with breaking news immediacy, warts and all.
by Bob Collins

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Small towns and the refusal to quit

Small towns and the refusal to quit

In the almost six years I’ve been writing NewsCut, I’ve found few stories as interesting as one I wrote in 2010 about the Wrenshall girls basketball team because it mirrors the experience of so many small towns in Minnesota, where diminishing  populations challenge the future of high school sports. The Wrenshall kids showed up for practice…
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: What do airlines owe you?

5 x 8: What do airlines owe you?

The art of being bumped, the big telephone disconnect, every killing has a story, the science of Cookie Monster, and what if the planets were as close as the moon?
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (7/8/13)

An arrest in a bicyclist’s hit-and-run death, an appeal against a Wisconsin law requiring women to undergo ultrasounds before getting an abortion, why the flight attendants in the San Francisco crash are real heroes, and “Hug Me Jesus” replaces “Touchdown Jesus” in Ohio. Here’s today’s news conversation with Mary Lucia on The Current.
by Bob Collins

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TSA: Don’t fear the Muslims

Tomorrow marks the start of Ramadan, during which Muslims refrain from eating or drinking any liquids from sunrise to sunset, and focus on their faith. Don’t let that scare you, the Transportation Security Administration is advising in a press release today. Ramadan, a holy month for persons of the Muslim faith, begins this year approximately…
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One more chance to be let down

We have a new addition to our growing list of favorite obituaries. Entsminger Scott E. Entsminger, 55, of Mansfield, died Thursday, July 4, 2013 at his residence. Born January 8, 1958 in Columbus, Ohio, he was the son of William and Martha (Kirkendall) Entsminger. He retired from General Motors after 32 years of service. He…
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Where do you get your news?

Where do you get your news?

Republicans are more likely to get the majority of their news from TV. Democrats favor newspapers.
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