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January 31, 2013 7:05 AM

Return of the bird ballet

Another breathtaking video of a murmuration of starlings.

by Bob Collins

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January 31, 2013 5:47 AM

The long road of accepting gays in the NFL

The San Francisco 49er who earlier this week said he didn't want gay football players in the locker room, paid the price today.

by Bob Collins

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January 31, 2013 4:48 AM

1,000 words: The cellist

There's a bit of a mystery to a photo the White House released this week.

by Bob Collins

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January 31, 2013 1:36 AM

The women who helped win a war with a song (5×8 – 1/31/13)

The end of the Andrews Sisters, the cold hard facts of being cold in Minnesota, goodbye to Saint Paul's 'popover palace,' another stab at 'stand your ground' laws, and why do we think we're different?

by Bob Collins

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January 30, 2013 10:48 AM

Mary and Bob (audio) – 1/30/13

The first congressional hearing on guns, the latest victim in Chicago's violence, tools and protected speech, the ongoing SPCO dispute, and the winter carnival medallion.

by Bob Collins

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January 30, 2013 8:25 AM

A medallion for medicine

The annual Saint Paul Winter Carnival Medallion Hunt is over. The medallion, a Saint Paul Pioneer Press promotion, comes with something extra this year: commentary on the state of the health care system.

by Bob Collins

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January 30, 2013 8:05 AM

Super Bowl hype adds anti-gay to agenda

Apparently, nobody in New Orleans is interested in talking about a big game coming up.

by Bob Collins

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January 30, 2013 7:05 AM

A winter without the windsled?

If, as I wrote on Monday, the warmer-than-normal temperatures don’t allow the ice to thicken on Lake Superior between Bayfield and Madeline Island this year, this baby won’t be putting in an appearance. It’s the windsled that replaces ferry service in the area in the winter. It hasn’t been used since 2011.

by Bob Collins