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Tag: Minnesota moments

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Little heat wave on the prairie

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 15, 2015, 5:43 PM Aug 15, 2015
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The Monarchs, bison, milkweed, upland sandpipers, and meadowlarks in Blue Mounds State Park in Luverne, Minn., didn’t care that a 90-degree heat wave had hit the region today. On the prairie, it’s their time of year. Read more →

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A Minnesota love letter

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 6, 2013, 10:34 AM Jul 6, 2013
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Photo: Bob Collins Dear Minnesota: I’m sorry. I got angry with you and, really, it was my fault. For someone who spends most of the winter posting about embracing you, I turned away from you when you needed me most — spring. We all have our little tantrums and when I said in April that Read more →

Five by 8 · People doing good

5 x 8: The good and bad among us

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 2, 2013, 7:30 AM Jul 2, 2013
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Team Josh, Gettysburg at 150, a special session for the Internet tax, why don’t people like books anymore, and Lake Pepin with glorious weather. Read more →

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