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Hobby Lobby’s contraceptive challenge

A hobby store chain, owned by a conservative Christian family, is going to take on the Obama administration's new rules requiring employers to provide insurance coverage for emergency contraceptives.
by Bob Collins

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In praise of the cold

In praise of the cold

There's something to be said for normal.
by Bob Collins

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The great airplane gadget debate (5×8 – 1/2/13)

The great airplane gadget debate (5×8 – 1/2/13)

Can gadgets bring down a plane, the recession gang, Bakken by air, back to work at a monument that may not be finished in our lifetime and let winter begin!
by Bob Collins

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Happy Penguin New Year

Happy Penguin New Year

The world needs more penguiny people.
by Bob Collins

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The gay athlete, Torii Hunter, and quotes out of context

The gay athlete, Torii Hunter, and quotes out of context

penly gay professional athletes are still rare and comments by former and once-beloved Minnesota Twin Torii Hunter might go a long way toward keeping it that way.
by Bob Collins

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Whatever happened to: The war?

Whatever happened to: The war?

These faces never change. For more than 10 years, they've been bringing dead soldiers from Afghanistan to Arlington National Cemetery, accompanied by family members with these expressions.
by Bob Collins

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Whatever happened to: The guy who needed the liver transplant?

Whatever happened to: The guy who needed the liver transplant?

Joel Beeson, a journalism professor in West Virginia, was all set to be the recipient of a new liver when the Cleveland Clinic lowered the top age of donors to 55, and his donor was older than that.
by Bob Collins

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Whatever happened to: The farmer wiped out by floods?

Whatever happened to: The farmer wiped out by floods?

A third of Dayna Burtness' Laughing Loon Farm in Northfield was washed away. Whatever happened to her?
by Bob Collins

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Lights, camera, fracking (5×8 – 12/31/12)

Lights, camera, fracking (5×8 – 12/31/12)

Fracking 101, in search of a proper punishment, the outdated Constitution, the Russian plane crash on video, and hangover cures.
by Bob Collins

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