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Health care and the art of empathy (5×8 – 3/8/13)

Health care and the art of empathy (5×8 – 3/8/13)

Another step for a health exchange, when the ice gives way, the lure of the sled dog race, the reward for loyalty in Rochester, and budget cuts and bad weather.
by Bob Collins

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Opening day for worthless presidential polls

Our four-month break from full-time presidential campaigns has apparently ended with today's release of 2016 presidential poll showing Hillary Clinton crushing her opposition.
by Bob Collins

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The stigma of the smart kid (5X8 – 3/7/13)

The stigma of the smart kid (5X8 – 3/7/13)

Do gifted learners get enough attention, the 86-year-old face of voter fraud, people swamped in rising economic tide, what's it like to know a drone is looking for you, and when can same-sex couples kiss in public?
by Bob Collins

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Mary and Bob (audio) – 3/6/13

A 'watered-down' gun bill finds favor at the Capitol, Gabby Giffords returns to the scene of the crime, the east tries our snowstorm on for size, and an old-fashioned filibuster in the Senate breaks out because the U.S. won't rule out using a drone to kill Americans on U.S. soil.
by Bob Collins

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The right to show a gruesome image

Should protesters who are against legalized abortion be allowed to hold signs and posters showing aborted fetuses?
by Bob Collins

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Would more women have prevented the sequester?

Let us consider this idea: If there were more women elected to office, there wouldn't be a sequester and a budget problem right now?
by Bob Collins

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Alright. Alright. They got it right

Alright. Alright. They got it right

The weather forecasters, whom we delight in mocking, have been remarkably good this season at predicting storms.
by Bob Collins

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The joy of the short commute

The average commuting time in Minneapolis-Saint Paul is now about 24 minutes. Curiously, that's only increased a little over three minutes in the last 23 years.
by Bob Collins

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The HIV baby (5×8 – 3/6/13)

The HIV baby (5×8 – 3/6/13)

Parents v. county in HIV baby dispute, the price of booze, is the end near for SXSW, where snow smells like money, and the people who do 'throwback' jobs.
by Bob Collins

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