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The crowdsourced vacation

The crowdsourced vacation

A couple is taking a year-long vacation, going to places people on the Internet suggest. What would lure them to Minnesota, Minnesota?
by Bob Collins

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‘Phone tapping’ is the new birth certificate

Some people in Congress don't know understand the controversies they're trying to fan.
by Bob Collins

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Bad week. Good people

Bad week. Good people

There are so many worthy candidates in the running for this week's most memorable person recognition.
by Bob Collins

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Military moms and the bond they have

This is a coincidence worth passing along.
by Bob Collins

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Bob Dylan’s world

Is it true that Minnesota has only been mentioned five times in songs?
by Bob Collins

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The stuff we throw away (5×8 – 5/24/13)

The stuff we throw away (5×8 – 5/24/13)

Trashology in Duluth, behind school suspensions, after the fire in South St. Paul, the end of the apostrophe, and music for the locked-out soul.
by Bob Collins

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Sunday liquor sales: The little bill that can’t

Sunday liquor sales: The little bill that can’t

If government was all about the will of the people, you'd be able to buy booze on Sunday in Minnesota.
by Bob Collins

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The concealed carry muzzle

Joe Blow has a concealed carry permit. If I were in Louisiana, that sentence could put me in jail.
by Bob Collins

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