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The reviews are in for the NRA news conference

Given the lack of much new emanating from today's long-awaited National Rifle Association news conference reacting to last Friday's Connecticut massacre, Twitter's 140 character limit seems like the perfect vehicle for reviewing it.
by Bob Collins

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What are we afraid of? (5×8 – 12/21/12)

What are we afraid of? (5×8 – 12/21/12)

What's behind an old debate, veterans dying for a little help, the North Dakota cowboy lifesaver, the season of stealing, and setting a high bar for marriage proposals.
by Bob Collins

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Write the new Minnesota patriotism standards

MPR's Tim Pugmire reports today several House GOPers are urging Gov. Mark Dayton to reject new Department of Education social studies standards because they do not stress the value of American patriotism.
by Bob Collins

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Fall of a Wisconsin icon

Fall of a Wisconsin icon

A lot of doors are about to close for one of Wisconsin's onetime favorite athletes.
by Bob Collins

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Paper hearts

There are no grand gestures that could make things better in Newtown, Connecticut, but perhaps it's the little gestures that mean the most.
by Bob Collins

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The streets of Woodbury (continued)

A police call that gives new meaning to the classic line, 'Come and get me, copper.'
by Bob Collins

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How will rural Minnesota educate its kids? (5×8 – 12/20/12)

How will rural Minnesota educate its kids? (5×8 – 12/20/12)

When the schools fall down, random acts of music, Mr. Ngo's journey, your daily dose of Twin Cities road rage, and what were you doing in the 6th grade?
by Bob Collins

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The long blue line

Nathan Norman, 5, of Rustburg, Va., has brain and spine cancer. His tumors are growing and the chemotherapy he's undergoing is just to buy some time.
by Bob Collins

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A day in the life of a war correspondent

A day in the life of a war correspondent

This is the video NBC News didn't want you to see earlier this week.
by Bob Collins

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The lessons of the hoax video

The lessons of the hoax video

Nobody seemed to have determined it was a hoax purely on the basis of the absurdity of the notion that someone would keep filming while a raptor swooped down to steal a baby nearby.
by Bob Collins

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