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The train doesn’t stop here anymore (5×8 – 4/5/13)

The train doesn’t stop here anymore (5×8 – 4/5/13)

Is commuter rail a failed idea, Ebert on Ebert, in the saddle with the guv, Minnesota: land of manure, and raising tomorrow's racists today.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (audio) – 4/4/13

The death of Roger Ebert, more testimony in the Schaffhausen trial, the anniversary of the King assassination, and why did it take 12 years to sift through the ruins of the World Trade Center?
by Bob Collins

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The farmer’s market on wheels

Tony Pavelko had an idea one day when he noticed the Schwan's truck in a neighborhood.
by Bob Collins

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The intersection of art and politics

The intersection of art and politics

Young people who've experienced homelessness document their personas.
by Bob Collins

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Behind the scenes at Wait Wait

Behind the scenes at Wait Wait

It's official. Carl Kassell walks on water.
by Bob Collins

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Health care, Canadian style

The CBC has an interesting story today about the way the country's health insurance system can create instant holes in the safety net.
by Bob Collins

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Toward a better Saint Paul (5X8 – 4/4/13)

Toward a better Saint Paul (5X8 – 4/4/13)

The Minnesota Idea Open, the lost art of sign painting, frac sand mining makes a well run dry, when should kids be allowed to roam, and mourning Neal Conan.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (audio) – 4/3/13

Civil unions instead of marriage in Minnesota? More law enforcement officials shot to death. a nuke shield from North Korea, and, here, take this $20,000 off my hands.
by Bob Collins

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Target Field novelty wearing thin

Target Field novelty wearing thin

A new ballpark can cover up the lack of fan interest in a bad ballclub for about three years.
by Bob Collins

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A celebration of being drunk

A celebration of being drunk

Maybe it's time to pull the plug on the famous Eelpout Festival on Leech Lake.
by Bob Collins

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