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When sports reporters get it wrong

When sports reporters get it wrong

The great thing about the Internet is you can sometimes pretend that big scoop you got wrong never actually happened.
by Bob Collins

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The ‘pay whatever you want’ world (5×8 – 3/28/13)

The ‘pay whatever you want’ world (5×8 – 3/28/13)

When people accept responsibility for helping others, a little charity served up with healthy respect, a fracking quake, free speech by the side of the road, and beer v. trout in Cold Spring.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (audio) – 3/27/13

The Supreme Court's week on same-sex marriage ends. Ryan Larson, arrested but never charged in a cop's death, pleads guilty to unrelated stalking charges, and spring may be coming late but pothole season showed up right on time.
by Bob Collins

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Cold winter no great help to melting Arctic

Cold winter no great help to melting Arctic

Somewhere in the back of my non-scientific mind, I've come to the point of accepting our never-ending winter by telling myself that at least -- probably -- the Arctic sea ice will be restored to some of its previous glory.
by Bob Collins

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SCOTUS DOMA audio

Here is the audio of today's Supreme Court arguments over the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
by Bob Collins

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MN Supreme Court: Foster parents can adopt children even if relatives are able

A sharply divided Minnesota Supreme Court today ruled that two young girls, born to apparent drug addicts can be adopted by their foster parents rather than their grandparents, despite a state law that appears to favor adoption by family members over others.
by Bob Collins

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What’s in an avatar?

What’s in an avatar?

'Changing your avatar is the new standing in front of tanks.'
by Bob Collins

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Sequester hits the Porta Potty business

Maybe the administration finally has the pain to trumpet in the wake of the so-called 'sequester cuts.'
by Bob Collins

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Who’ll take the Salvation Army? (5×8 – 3/27/13)

Who’ll take the Salvation Army? (5×8 – 3/27/13)

News from the backyards, baseball's mess, engaging Somalis on the radio, what St. Paulites want, and the ugly side of good intentions in Cold Spring.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (audio) – 3/26/13

The free-for-all at the Supreme Court, an abortion showdown in North Dakota, health insurance premiums will be going up, Lillehaug gets his gig.
by Bob Collins

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