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The comet

The comet

Can your planetary system do this?
by Bob Collins

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Woe of the Monarch

Woe of the Monarch

Been looking through the seed catalogs to help get you through the last days of winter? Here's something you should think about planting this year: milkweed.
by Bob Collins

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Survey: Modern parenthood not all that modern

Survey: Modern parenthood not all that modern

Women and men are increasingly feeling stressed about trying to balance work and home functions, a Pew survey out today reports.
by Bob Collins

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The Google Way (5×8 – 3/14/13)

The Google Way (5×8 – 3/14/13)

The risk of the free app, there's money in parking spots, the search for Kira Trevino, the price of progress, and it's Pi Day!
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (audio) – 3/13/13

Another effort to derail the same-sex marriage bill fails, efforts to increase the graduation rate, and the new pope and the non-Catholics who are intrigued by it all.
by Bob Collins

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A sign of spring: The 35E speed-limit bill

The crocuses bloom, the smoke turns white when a pope is elected, and the I-35E speed limit bill is filed at the Capitol.
by Bob Collins

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A kiss is (almost) just a kiss

A kiss is (almost) just a kiss

A guy couple kisses in Colorado and it makes the front page.
by Bob Collins

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The price of a House seat: $35,000 a day

In two days, the average U.S. senator raises enough money to equal the poverty level for a family of four.
by Bob Collins

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Study: Same-sex married men live longer

Danish researchers report today that men in same-sex marriages are living longer. But it also says mortality rates among married lesbians have begun to rise after a long period of decline.
by Bob Collins

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