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From the ‘worst people on the planet’ file

Until you have an elderly parent with diminished faculties, scams that target them seem too stupid to have any chance of success. But they do and with great regularity.
by Bob Collins

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Jobs increasing. Optimism fading.

Our optimism for the future is declining as the economy recovers more.
by Bob Collins

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State of Hockey, indeed

Culled from today's bill filings at the Minnesota House of Representatives
by Bob Collins

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The mystery rings

The mystery rings

The world is full of people just trying to do the right thing.
by Bob Collins

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Why doesn’t it feel like the good times?

The most interesting -- to me -- statistic from today's news that Minnesota's unemployment rate has held steady at 5.5 percent in February is this one: The state is just 1,000 jobs short of its previous high point for jobs in February 2008.
by Bob Collins

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A little courtesy

A little courtesy

It's a day for politeness and consideration to abound.
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (audio) – 3/20/13

The New Prague hoax, the standoff in Indiana that's not a joke, the healthiest counties in Minnesota, and who left this Apollo engine sitting here?
by Bob Collins

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Cop killed by her husband will not be honored

If a police officer is on duty when her husband hunts her down and shoots her to death, did she die in the line of duty?
by Bob Collins

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Timewaster: Population madness

Timewaster: Population madness

We give Timewaster Credit [tm] today to the usual buttoned-down people at the U.S. Census Bureau. They've put together the perfect afternoon timewaster during March Madness -- a bracket form for city populations.
by Bob Collins

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