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Rock the Cradle

Bob Collins January 25, 2009, 12:08 PM Jan 25, 2009

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The Current is holdings its 4th Rock the Cradle event.

Notes from the freezer

Bob Collins January 25, 2009, 11:02 AM Jan 25, 2009

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Life goes on — sort of — just as winter does.

A flight to safety

Bob Collins January 25, 2009, 8:46 AM Jan 25, 2009

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Many Americans are willing to give up a higher standard of living in exchange for job security.

How Delta rolls

Bob Collins January 24, 2009, 2:18 PM Jan 24, 2009

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Minneapolis-St. Paul isn’t the only Delta hub where the airline is playing hardball.

Some sports stories aren’t about sports at all

Bob Collins January 24, 2009, 8:30 AM Jan 24, 2009

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Kids can surprise you when you only expect them to act like kids.

How did a terror suspect end up back with al-Qaida?

Bob Collins January 23, 2009, 4:09 PM Jan 23, 2009

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Supporters and opponents of Guantanamo Bay’s terror-suspect jail are pointing to the case of Ali al-Shihri

Ice sculpting

Bob Collins January 23, 2009, 2:30 PM Jan 23, 2009

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The St. Paul Winter Carnival is underway for the 123rd year.

Today’s layoffs

Bob Collins January 23, 2009, 1:27 PM Jan 23, 2009

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The economy is in a Catch 22 spiral.

Electronics recycling made easier

Bob Collins January 23, 2009, 11:08 AM Jan 23, 2009

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An electronics retailers is getting into the everyday recycling business for consumer electronics. It’ll cost $10. There are cheaper options, however.

Embracing winter: The Winter Carnival

Bob Collins January 23, 2009, 10:56 AM Jan 23, 2009

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I’m looking for pictures of snow sculptures past.

Rooting for the banks?

Bob Collins January 23, 2009, 8:40 AM Jan 23, 2009

There are days one wonders whether the meltdown in the financial sector would lead to cheering and dancing in the streets, were it not for the fact that it’s taking the rest of us down with it.

Cyberbegging

Bob Collins January 22, 2009, 5:08 PM Jan 22, 2009

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An area soldier turns to strangers for help.

Flyable cars

Bob Collins January 22, 2009, 3:10 PM Jan 22, 2009

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A Boston company says it’s ready to test fly a car that can also be an airplane.

Help wanted

Bob Collins January 22, 2009, 2:44 PM Jan 22, 2009

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A radio program with available jobs provides testimony to the poor economy.

Where winter still rules

Bob Collins January 22, 2009, 1:54 PM Jan 22, 2009

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Fact: On the fourth Thursday of January, there’s more snow on the ground in the last two years than earlier in the decade.