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December 17, 2012 7:59 AM

The Mississippi Puddle

The Mississippi River is at some of the lowest levels we've seen in years.

by Bob Collins

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December 17, 2012 6:34 AM

When journalists keep a secret

An NBC reporter goes missing in Syria, and a news blackout about it is imposed.

by Bob Collins

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December 17, 2012 6:32 AM

NASA style

I'm generally not a huge fan of Gangnam Style parody videos but this latest one seems to confirm that sometime, somehow, rocket scientists became the cool kids.

by Bob Collins

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December 17, 2012 5:42 AM

The streets of Woodbury

The local police blotter has always been something from which I can't look away. Particularly in smaller towns, there's no better way to get the temperature of a community.

by Bob Collins

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December 17, 2012 4:46 AM

Court: Judge can’t order jury to reach a verdict

Maybe you've seen the TV crime episode when a jury is hopelessly deadlocked but the judge tells them they have to reach a verdict.

by Bob Collins

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December 17, 2012 1:08 AM

When words aren’t necessary (5×8 – 12/17/12)

The power of silence, 26 moments that restored faith in humanity, the Sunday school Christmas, where did the farmers go, and Rubio or Peterson?

by Bob Collins

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December 14, 2012 12:45 PM

‘The Mindless Menace of Violence’

I've got nothing else.

by Bob Collins

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December 14, 2012 6:30 AM

What the web used to be

Digital master Anil Dash remembers the Web We Lost.

by Nate Minor

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December 14, 2012 4:52 AM

U’s greatest enrollment increase comes from China

China and Illinois have been recruiting targets for the U for a few years now. The five-year trend maps, though, show just how important that growth has become.

by Paul Tosto