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What if it’s too late to reverse climate change?

What if it’s too late to reverse climate change?

It’s getting increasingly hard for an old man, such as myself, to listen to the latest status reports on the state of the climate on terra firma and not think, “what do you want me to do about it?”, because there appears to be nothing I can do about it. The idea that the countries…
by Bob Collins

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The people who run for something greater

The people who run for something greater

It would be a shame if the story of Steve Knowlton’s run across America to raise awareness of Asperger’s and autism should include the word “fail,” because from all accounts, the guy is all guts. Mr. Knowlton, who hails from Prior Lake, had to abandon his run on Sunday in the hills of Utah, according…
by Bob Collins

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The lives well lived

Regular NewsCut readers know how obsessed I am with well-written obituaries. Some of us go through life; others live it, and the well-done final tribute can be a call to recalibrate it. Today’s Star Tribune obituary of Harold Macoubrey Cragg is a perfect example and not to be missed. He died late last month at…
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: Why the DNA ruling was a big deal

5 x 8: Why the DNA ruling was a big deal

Guilty until proven innocent? North Dakota justice. Jesse Ventura: Embarrassment. Dreaming trains. And songs to move the NPR headquarters by.
by Bob Collins

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Does home ownership hurt the job market?

Does home ownership hurt the job market?

Minnesota has one of the highest  home ownership rates and lowest jobless rates in the nation. That’s been consistently true in good economic times and bad. So it’s completely weird  lately to read research arguing that, nationally, just the opposite is true —  that rising home ownership in a state is a “precursor to eventual sharp…
by Paul Tosto

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Follow-up: Baseball team gives in to fans’ rain-delay outrage

Faced with a stinging weekend of criticism — I wrote about it on Saturday — the Cleveland Indians today relented and agreed to give new tickets to its fans who were forced to either go home or stay until midnight when a rain-delayed game got underway. Here’s the team’s statement today: The Cleveland Indians today…
by Bob Collins

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DNA and the warrantless search

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision could expand DNA's role because it allows warrantless DNA searches of people who are arrested, not just those convicted.
by Bob Collins

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Death of a storm chaser

Death of a storm chaser

Because of Tim Samaras' encounter with a tornado in South Dakota, we know a lot more about what happens when a tornado hits than the fact it sounds like a train.
by Bob Collins

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China to control Iraqi oil

China to control Iraqi oil

China is pouring money and workers into Iraq to get control of most of the oil the country is producing.
by Bob Collins

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