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Although some sports stars got credit recently for speaking out about the killing of Trayvon Martin, it’s still good business for the athlete to stick to athletics and cliches about athletics.

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Five by 8

The friends we don’t know we have (5×8 – 4/10/12)

Bob Collins April 10, 2012, 7:04 AM Apr 10, 2012

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Where we seek solace, Supreme Court approval ratings jump, art or hate speech in Duluth, same-sex divorce, and music to reach the person who’s still alive inside.

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A ‘right to be free from excessive punishment’

Bob Collins April 9, 2012, 3:41 PM Apr 9, 2012

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals gives judges more authority to order expungement of criminal records.

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Has Target Field failed at its primary mission?

Bob Collins April 9, 2012, 2:19 PM Apr 9, 2012

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Few teams have been worse at parlaying a new stadium into on-field success than the Minnesota Twins.

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‘Don’t turn that di….”

Bob Collins April 9, 2012, 12:01 PM Apr 9, 2012

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Study: Digital ‘natives’ change their medium more than 30 times an hour.

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Alcohol = marijuana?

Bob Collins April 9, 2012, 10:45 AM Apr 9, 2012

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Colorado considers whether to legalize small amounts of pot.

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Five by 8

Death of a journalist (5×8 – 4/9/12)

Bob Collins April 9, 2012, 7:13 AM Apr 9, 2012

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Evaluating Mike Wallace, the story of Rosalie Wahl, for the love of the game, a tornado’s connections (continued), and who owns your ID?

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The decisions we live with

Bob Collins April 6, 2012, 1:17 PM Apr 6, 2012

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An F-18 jet crashed into an apartment building in Virginia this afternoon. The two-pilots ejected, so let’s deal with the obvious question that few people will actually want to ask: Why would a pilot eject from his jet if there was a chance it was going to kill people on the ground?

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