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Mailbag: The reading room

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 18, 2011, 10:49 AM Nov 18, 2011
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Joe Plut’s reading room dedication.

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Standing in line for Tom

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 12, 2011, 7:02 AM Nov 12, 2011

His friends throw a party for Tom Keith. Bring a book.

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11 (5×8 – 11/11/11)

Than Tibbetts November 11, 2011, 7:26 AM Nov 11, 2011
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Good morning class, Mr. Collins is out today. 0) ELEVEN I’ll spare you the jokes about 11/11/11 — that’s 11/11/11 for our friends across the pond — and just point you to The Current’s Music Blog, where they’re celebrating Nigel Tufnel Day. 1) VETS Today is Veteran’s Day. The Department of Veteran’s Affairs has more Read more →

‘The day Occupy Wall Street won’

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 9, 2011, 11:32 AM Nov 9, 2011
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Alex Chadwick tells the story of the protest that sparked the Occupy movement.

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A Garth Brooks concert or a funeral?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2011, 1:49 PM Nov 7, 2011
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Money to fulfill a man’s dying wish will probably go toward funeral expenses instead.

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Sioux suit

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 1, 2011, 3:02 PM Nov 1, 2011
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The fight over the University of North Dakota ‘Fighting Sioux’ nickname and logo has always been just a little bit different from most battles over Native American sports team logos and nicknames.

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Best friends no more

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2011, 3:09 PM Oct 28, 2011
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Bella the dog and Tarra the elephant were best friends, to the point that the elephant even held a vigil for the dog at one point.

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Police defend raid tactics at Occupy Oakland protest

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg October 26, 2011, 11:30 AM Oct 26, 2011
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More than 100 people were arrested in Oakland overnight as police raided an ongoing protest encampment.

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Scenes from the gene pool

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 23, 2011, 12:53 PM Oct 23, 2011
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What sort of person dumps household items illegally?

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SE Minnesota residents not digging the ‘sand rush’

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 20, 2011, 9:33 PM Oct 20, 2011
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Frac sand mining is to silica-sand rich Goodhue, Wabasha, and Winona counties, as a certain football stadium is to Ramsey County.

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Is Twitter censoring Occupy Wall Street?

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg October 20, 2011, 3:57 PM Oct 20, 2011
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In an era of political upheaval and economic turmoil why does Twitter tell us that “Bieber” is a trending topic? Twitter execs say it is all about the algorithm.

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Carp on a stick?

Paul TostoPaul Tosto October 20, 2011, 2:53 PM Oct 20, 2011

When does an invasive species become the dominant species in an ecosystem? Or, to put it another way, when do we stop hating invasive carp and learn to love the species in that most Minnesotan of ways, dipped in batter and deep fried on a stick at the State Fair? It seems a reasonable question, Read more →

(5×8)-(5×8)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 20, 2011, 6:03 AM Oct 20, 2011
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Eric Ringham and Hart Van Denburg will be posting later this morning

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A man without a percent

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2011, 3:26 PM Oct 19, 2011
3

Every protest movement has its budding media personalities.

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Why don’t teens wear seat belts?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 18, 2011, 2:58 PM Oct 18, 2011
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One hundred teens died in Minnesota crashes between ’08 and ’10 and most were not wearing seat belts.

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