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NewsCut

MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Life

The art of the obituary

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 6, 2013, 3:28 PM May 6, 2013
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Regular readers know how much the NewsCut team — all one of us — enjoys a good obituary.

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Always remember: Nature is in charge

Nate Minor May 1, 2013, 10:10 AM May 1, 2013
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The Duluth News Tribune’s Andrew Krueger got a not-so-gentle reminder from the spirits of the north woods that nature is always in charge.

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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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Follow-up: Tig Notaro

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 9, 2013, 12:51 PM Jan 9, 2013
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Coincidence is an odd thing.

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Fueled by Rice

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 2, 2013, 1:32 PM Jan 2, 2013
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Fueled by Rice consists of six friends bicycling for ‘peace, simplicity, and the environment.’

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Your daily aww: Christmas edition

Nate Minor December 14, 2012, 10:45 AM Dec 14, 2012
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What would YOU do in this situation? Bob Collins is off for the rest of the day.

The things that matter

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2012, 12:44 PM Nov 5, 2012

I made a reference in a post last week about a colleague’s husband who greeted news that his cancer had metastasized into his brain with “okee dokee” — two simple words (or maybe it’s one) that can inspire — do inspire — the rest of us to consider the perspectives of life. His name was Read more →

Laughing when you want to cry

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2012, 11:04 AM Oct 26, 2012
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Tig Notaro’s now-famous stand-up routine after she found out she has cancer, forces us to consider how we press on through the times.

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‘Every dot on the map interests me’

Nate Minor October 19, 2012, 1:25 PM Oct 19, 2012
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Andrew Filer has photographed every dot on the North Dakota map.

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Her name was Tinu

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 12, 2012, 3:35 PM Oct 12, 2012

Schools pretend that students who kill themselves didn’t exist. They did. And still do.

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A son’s musical gift

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 9, 2012, 3:43 PM Oct 9, 2012

Spencer Wirth-Davis, aka Big Cats, debuts a musical project inspired by his mother, who died after a battle with ovarian cancer.

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When life isn’t fair (cont’d)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 6, 2012, 2:51 PM Sep 6, 2012
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KARE 11 is reporting today that Jane Fiemeyer has died.

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The ‘L’ in LRT stands for ‘love’

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 3, 2012, 2:50 PM Aug 3, 2012
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Having light-rail construction outside the window has given many of us the World Headquarters of NewsCut an unparalleled opportunity to ‘eavesdrop’ on people living their lives in interesting ways.

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Ode to the family reunion

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 31, 2012, 10:57 AM Jul 31, 2012
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The family reunion is not a dead concept.

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In My Previous Life: The Coffee Farmer

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 11, 2012, 2:04 PM Jun 11, 2012
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People’s journeys to the here-and-now often aren’t what you think they are.

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