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Archives for April 2013

Mary and Bob (4/24/13)

Bob Collins April 24, 2013, 4:47 PM Apr 24, 2013

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The tax on booze gets attention in a Capitol floor debate, the FAA says sequester delays aren’t as bad as it thought, the police officer killed by bomber suspects in Cambridge is buried, Wisconsin considers a hunting season on woodchucks, and a Pennsylvania woman-turned-man objects to being nominated for prom queen.

Hoigaard’s sold

Bob Collins April 24, 2013, 3:54 PM Apr 24, 2013

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How many Minnesota businesses founded in 1895 — 1895! — do you think are still operating. One of them today became a Colorado business.

Twins to play “Smalls ball”

Bob Collins April 24, 2013, 3:19 PM Apr 24, 2013

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The Minnesota Twins today made up for all the nonsense they caused a couple of weeks ago when they tried to charge people to watch batting practice.

Money for nothing

Bob Collins April 24, 2013, 12:45 PM Apr 24, 2013

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The government spends almost $900,000 a year on bank fees for accounts that are empty.

Why is AJ Clemente on TV?

Bob Collins April 24, 2013, 11:17 AM Apr 24, 2013

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There’s a curious backlash against AJ Clemente today and not because he said you-know-what and then you-know-what on the air at a Bismarck, North Dakota TV station over the weekend, shortly before getting fired.

Andrew Kitzenberg’s room with a view (5×8 – 4/24/13)

Bob Collins April 24, 2013, 6:53 AM Apr 24, 2013

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New images of the shootout, are you willing to give up the backyard campfire, the great I-35E debate, remembering Marv Bossert, and log-rolling at the U of M.

Mary and Bob (4/23/13)

Bob Collins April 23, 2013, 4:43 PM Apr 23, 2013

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A swing vote on a gay marriage bill in Minnesota says he’ll vote ‘yes,’ France legalizes same-sex marriage, another funeral in Boston, flooding on the Mississippi River, HIV cases increase in Minnesota, and hailing a cab with a smartphone.

The departure of Maj. Freedman

Bob Collins April 23, 2013, 2:32 PM Apr 23, 2013

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Allan Arbus, the actor who played the psychiatrist on M*A*S*H was 95 years old.

The Red River by air

Bob Collins April 23, 2013, 12:55 PM Apr 23, 2013

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It’s only a matter of time before every newsroom is going to have a drone — or at least a radio-controlled helicopter and a GoPro camera.

In praise of the public defender

Bob Collins April 23, 2013, 12:30 PM Apr 23, 2013

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How bad must it be to be the person representing arguably the most hated man in America?

Rewriting last week’s history

Bob Collins April 23, 2013, 11:09 AM Apr 23, 2013

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The Boston Marathon bombing story has reached the repair-the-media-image stage.

‘The weatherman is not a moron’ (5X8 – 4/23/13)

Bob Collins April 23, 2013, 7:25 AM Apr 23, 2013

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Riding a hot streak with the cold stuff, the forgotten city in Texas, Teddy Kremer’s big night, nostalgic for prohibition, and what do voters want.

Mary and Bob (4/22/13)

Bob Collins April 22, 2013, 4:54 PM Apr 22, 2013

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Charges filed against the alleged marathon bomber as another victim is mourned, flight delays and fewer controllers, debating the health and human services bill at the Legislature, Anthony Weiner returns to the scene of the crime — Twitter — and, oh hey, more snow

Cormorants and the culture that wants them dead

Bob Collins April 22, 2013, 2:53 PM Apr 22, 2013

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When should nature be left to take its course?

Snapshots from space

Bob Collins April 22, 2013, 2:27 PM Apr 22, 2013

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Chris Hadfield has made space cool again.