Bob CollinsMothers and fathers eager to avoid in-person blowback are texting chore and homework reminders to teens who are a mere staircase away. Read more →
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The seeds of anarchy are being sowed in Hudson, Wis. A business owner painted her building pink, which is against the law in the river town.
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In lieu of flowers for her father, a daughter recommends people buy baseball tickets instead. Read more →
Along the lakes of Minnesota, the cabins are growing and, in one case, the neighbors are suing. Now, a judge has ordered the destruction of a lake home. Read more →
There was a forehead-slapping moment last week when NPR’s Morning Edition interviewed one of its reporters about Facebook’s ad-targeting program which allowed advertisers to target anti-Semitics in the audience. Read more →
Truthfully, we’re not exactly sure what Appleton, Wis., police officer Jack Taschner was doing when he walked into the stands at the high school football game last Friday night. Read more →
OK, we’ll bite, mysterious motorcycle rider dressed up like a panda. Why are you dressed up like a panda? Read more →
In Minnesota, death is efficient. Read more →
Your social media history is forever. Read more →
Bob Collins and John Wannamaker of MPR News discuss a few of the posts on NewsCut this week. Read more →
Frank Giaccio, from Falls Church, Va., may be an 11 year old whose lawn-mowing career is peaking.
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It’s simple, really. If you’re offended by a business playing Christian music, don’t walk through the front door of the Dairy Queen in Kewaskum, Wis.
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They’re the crews who piled into their trucks from points far away — including from Minnesota and Wisconsin — and drove to Florida for the overtime pay and privilege of touching electric wires and listening to the occasional complaint from some people that their electricity wasn’t restored yet after Hurricane Irma. Read more →
What are the odds that there is a long-married couple who share the names of two hurricanes, whose story is every bit as compelling as the ones surrounding their meteorological namesakes? Read more →
It was the first day of kindergarten in the Bronx this week for Austin Tuozzolo. His father would’ve accompanied him to the bus stop. But he’s dead. Read more →