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Archives for April 2013

Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (4/10/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 10, 2013, 4:49 PM Apr 10, 2013
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Firefighters taken hostage, the ice storm in Minnesota, a tax on sports memorabilia, Congress prepares to debate, and a company moves out of Connecticut because the state passed new gun laws.

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The Amish up close

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 10, 2013, 1:14 PM Apr 10, 2013
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This is literally something you don’t see every day: the Amish.

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Why political campaigns are so meaningless

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 10, 2013, 12:26 PM Apr 10, 2013
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President Obama, who has proposed cuts in Social Security, was never pressed on the issue during the campaign.

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Honoring Elyse Stern

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 10, 2013, 11:58 AM Apr 10, 2013
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Friends of Elyse Stern, the woman killed in Minneapolis while riding her bike a little more than a week ago, have decided on a way to honor her memory.

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The Twitter Emergency Broadcast System

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 10, 2013, 11:19 AM Apr 10, 2013
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Twitter can do some wonderful things, but let’s all try to work a little harder to try to keep it from starting a nuclear war, OK?

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Five by 8

The end of over-the-air TV? (5×8 – 4/10/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 10, 2013, 7:15 AM Apr 10, 2013
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The coming assault on the TV viewer, are restaurants getting louder, what happens to the people replaced by machines, the return of Dad’s shirt, and when Minnesota lawmakers feud.

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Video: Wedding wishes from Afghanistan

Nate Minor April 9, 2013, 3:23 PM Apr 9, 2013
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Words carry more weight when you know the lengths gone through to say them, don’t you think?

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4 impressions of Peet’s Coffee

David CazaresDavid Cazares April 9, 2013, 11:17 AM Apr 9, 2013
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I spent a lot of time and money in various Peet’s locations in the San Francisco Bay area, so here are my impressions, for those of you who’ve never been to one.

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How Ontario quit coal

Nate Minor April 9, 2013, 10:00 AM Apr 9, 2013
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Ontario, our friendly neighbor to the north, will soon phase out all of its coal-burning power plants.

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On the road

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 9, 2013, 5:22 AM Apr 9, 2013
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I’m traveling to Hendricks, MN today to meet Gary and Sherri Johnson, who responded to an attempt to close their school system a year ago by doing the only thing they could: pitching in.

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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (4/8/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 8, 2013, 4:40 PM Apr 8, 2013
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The River Falls shootings trial, Dems bring gun control to the Senate floor, Thatcher and Funicello die, legislative efforts to stop the Fairview takeover, a new tax idea to fund the Vikings stadium, and how a fear of frogs helped a man win a $1.6 million settlement.

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Court lowers the boom on the ‘boom, boom boom’

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 8, 2013, 1:02 PM Apr 8, 2013
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The Minnesota Court of Appeals today provided a ‘win’ to ear drums, ruling that a Minneapolis law regulating car speaker music is not unconstitutionally vague.

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Death of the original Mousketeer

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 8, 2013, 12:15 PM Apr 8, 2013
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Be nice around your elders today. A piece of their childhood just got ripped away.

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Milwaukee getting a sports arena headache

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 8, 2013, 11:30 AM Apr 8, 2013
4 Comments

In the big scheme of things, 25 years is a ridiculously short period of time. Unless you’re a sports arena or stadium.

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Five by 8

Secrecy in the schools (5×8 – 4/8/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 8, 2013, 6:58 AM Apr 8, 2013
8 Comments

Lowering the cone of silence, Minnesota things worth bragging about, a soldier gives up the fight, what does your name say about you, and how to ask a girl to the prom… or not.

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