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What river ‘stages’ look like in a flood

What river ‘stages’ look like in a flood

It's hard to get a picture of what any of the river flood terms mean. So here's a picture.
by Bob Collins

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A sinkhole up close

Video from the sinkhole that killed a man in Florida.
by Bob Collins

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A mother’s anguish (5×8 – 4/3/13)

A mother’s anguish (5×8 – 4/3/13)

When should we be shielded from the horrible, elderly voter fraudster gets a break, a leave of presence for Roger Ebert, the cruel ways of Mother Nature, and the coach who hits kids.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (audio) – 4/2/13

Taking North Korea seriously, lawmakers jump back into stadium issue, the long lines to buy guns in Connecticut, mapping the human brain, and the picture of Jesus in a public school.
by Bob Collins

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You Should Meet: Brent Olson

You Should Meet: Brent Olson

Clinton, Minnesota has an idea percolating, thanks to Brent Olson, a long-time Big Stone County farmer, syndicated agriculture columnist, and county commissioner, who recently reopened the town cafe for breakfast, as part of a mission to build a community kitchen to answer four 'food challenges' facing his rural town.
by Bob Collins

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The ‘illegal immigrant’ usage explained

Language matters; nobody argues with that. But some words are automatic e-mail generators when they appear in news stories. The term 'illegal immigrants' is one.
by Bob Collins

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The shame of Spirit Lake (5×8 – 4/2/13)

The kind-hearted woman, what happened at the Applebee's in Rice Lake, morality and March madness, why you should check before you carry, and advanced baseball statistics win over the old boys.
by Bob Collins

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Kevin Ware on crutches

Kevin Ware on crutches

We're filing this photo in our 'ain't medicine something?' file.
by Bob Collins

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Postscript: The stroganoff obit

The New York Times' public editor has now checked in the continuing controversy over the obituary for rocket scientist Yvonne Brill, which stressed both her homemaking skills and her rocket propulsion expertise.
by Bob Collins

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The view from the baseball

The last remaining frontier in all of the dizzying camera angles at baseball games has been conquered: the ball's perspective.
by Bob Collins

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