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Inauguration Diary: Ruth Vernette Harper

Bob Collins January 20, 2009, 9:45 AM Jan 20, 2009

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Ruth Vernette Harper McKee didn’t live long enough to see this day.

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Star Tribune woes may claim carrier jobs

Bob Collins January 19, 2009, 10:28 PM Jan 19, 2009

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The Pioneer Press carriers will now deliver the competition’s newspaper.

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Looking back

Bob Collins January 19, 2009, 5:30 PM Jan 19, 2009

We look back at the inaugural speeches of the three most-recent presidents. What do you want to hear during Tuesday’s.

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The mysterious disappearance of V. Gene Robinson

Bob Collins January 19, 2009, 10:22 AM Jan 19, 2009

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The broadcasts of the giant Sunday concert in Washington excluded the gay Episcopal bishop who was added to offset the controversy of a conservative pastor who’ll give the invocation at the inauguration.

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From worms to heroes

Bob Collins January 19, 2009, 9:19 AM Jan 19, 2009

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There’s no end to some of the fascinating insight that comes from Thursday’s ditching of the US Airways plane in the Hudson River.

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The peanut butter chronicles

Bob Collins January 19, 2009, 8:15 AM Jan 19, 2009

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Who can figure out what cookies or snacks contain the salmonella-contaminated peanut butter?

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Hockey Day

Bob Collins January 18, 2009, 5:25 PM Jan 18, 2009

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Nothing says Minnesota like a pick-up game of hockey outside.

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Are you optimistic? Why?

Bob Collins January 18, 2009, 8:51 AM Jan 18, 2009

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New polls suggest Americans are optimistic about the future, even though they don’t think much will change.

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The plane

Bob Collins January 17, 2009, 10:42 AM Jan 17, 2009

Six must-read items in the aftermath of the water landing of the US Airways jet on Thursday.

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The Star Press?

Bob Collins January 17, 2009, 8:37 AM Jan 17, 2009

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If the two local newspapers combine, what would it be called?

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Inauguration diaries: James Meincke

Bob Collins January 16, 2009, 3:39 PM Jan 16, 2009

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A Hudson teen delayed college to work on the Obama campaign. Next week he gets his reward.

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Sweat the small stuff

Bob Collins January 16, 2009, 1:57 PM Jan 16, 2009

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It’s always something — often something small — that leads to disaster.

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Weather

Frozen in time

Bob Collins January 16, 2009, 8:48 AM Jan 16, 2009

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The weather has everyone chattering about how much we don’t care about it.

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Banking 101

Bob Collins January 16, 2009, 8:11 AM Jan 16, 2009

Why is it so difficult to understand the big banking bailout and the financial situation that makes it ‘necessary?’ Because it’s a different reality from one mere mortals live in.

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Bed bugs

Bob Collins January 15, 2009, 4:49 PM Jan 15, 2009

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A day in the life of a bed bug reads like a cheap sci-fi novel.

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