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Bobblelection

Bob Collins August 9, 2008, 9:00 PM Aug 9, 2008

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Maybe a minor league baseball team is onto something. Elect presidents via bobleheads.

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CEO of Bachman’s stabbed to death in China

Bob Collins August 9, 2008, 11:09 AM Aug 9, 2008

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Todd Bachman, the father of former Olympian Elisabeth Bachman and CEO of Bachman Floral in Minneapolis, and his wife, Barbara, were visiting a tourist spot about 5 miles from the Olympic games.

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The Edwards affair

Bob Collins August 8, 2008, 5:57 PM Aug 8, 2008

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A local filmmaker finds a moment of fame — maybe a small fortune — with an image of the woman with whom John Edwards had an affair.

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From the ashes in Minneapolis

Bob Collins August 8, 2008, 5:00 PM Aug 8, 2008

The City of Lakes Community Land Trust is making home ownership possible at a time when more people are losing their homes.

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The fall of Glen Taylor?

Bob Collins August 8, 2008, 2:12 PM Aug 8, 2008

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The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal reveals a damning court case against the Timberwolves’ owner.

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The ‘we matter’ index

Bob Collins August 8, 2008, 7:40 AM Aug 8, 2008

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An update on the presidential campaign in Minnesota.

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How we get our jollies

Bob Collins August 8, 2008, 7:04 AM Aug 8, 2008

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Two unrelated news stories are unnerving for their similarity.

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Dispatches from Planet News

Bob Collins August 7, 2008, 3:01 PM Aug 7, 2008

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Six stories that have nothing to do with each other, that span the considerable extremes of a day in the U.S.

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The view outside the Xcel

Bob Collins August 7, 2008, 1:56 PM Aug 7, 2008

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While crews work on transforming the inside of the Xcel Energy Center for the Republican convention, the outside is getting a makeover, too.

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Seifert questions welfare spending

Bob Collins August 7, 2008, 1:44 PM Aug 7, 2008

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Why are debit cards issued to some Minnesota welfare recipients being used in Hawaii… or 48 other states for that matter?

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Ethanol: Full speed ahead

Bob Collins August 7, 2008, 12:17 PM Aug 7, 2008

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The EPA rejects a call to waive the requirement for ethanol in gasoline.

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The political conventions: Party lineup

Bob Collins August 7, 2008, 10:58 AM Aug 7, 2008

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It’s not by coincidence that the Democrats and Republicans are known as political ‘parties.’

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News Cut on mobile phone

Bob Collins August 7, 2008, 10:03 AM Aug 7, 2008

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News Cut is now available on your mobile phone.

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In summer, kids’ thoughts turn to algebra

Bob Collins August 6, 2008, 4:50 PM Aug 6, 2008

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What would make dozens of kids in Minneapolis spend a gorgeous week indoors learning algebra?

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New flip-o-meter

Bob Collins August 6, 2008, 11:02 AM Aug 6, 2008

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If there’s one label that’s been known to stick to a politician — flip-flopper is it.

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