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A Thousand Words: iJoy

Bob Collins October 15, 2011, 8:28 AM Oct 15, 2011

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This person just bought a phone.

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Is a cross just a cross?

Bob Collins October 14, 2011, 2:03 PM Oct 14, 2011

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The Supreme Court could decide once and for all whether a cross by the side of a public highway is a government endorsement of religion.

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‘We do,’ but they don’t

Bob Collins October 14, 2011, 12:11 PM Oct 14, 2011

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Lost in all the coverage of Occupy Wall Street, is a protest that has been quietly going on over the last two weeks in Asheville, NC.

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The ER wait

Bob Collins October 14, 2011, 11:14 AM Oct 14, 2011

A new study out this week confirms that the growing number of ER visits for children is chiefly because of mental health woes.

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Are reporters lobbyists?

Bob Collins October 14, 2011, 10:41 AM Oct 14, 2011

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What part of the First Amendment don’t government officials get? On some days, most of it.

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Five by 8

The Brainerd bump and grind (5×8 – 10/14/11)

Bob Collins October 14, 2011, 7:26 AM Oct 14, 2011

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Homecoming hell, the Zamboni crew, news from the great unwashed, the things worth waiting in line for, and your moment of Minnesota Zen.

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How to save a life in 22 seconds

Bob Collins October 13, 2011, 3:10 PM Oct 13, 2011

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A white sheet beneath a blue tarp should be the image we all have in our heads when we drive past construction zones.

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The marathon bandit

Bob Collins October 13, 2011, 12:31 PM Oct 13, 2011

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Peter Sagal comes clean and acknowledges ‘banditting’ the Chicago marathon.

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Searching for ‘real Minnesota’

Bob Collins October 13, 2011, 11:35 AM Oct 13, 2011

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When you look for real Minnesota, where do you look?

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Occupying prison

Bob Collins October 13, 2011, 10:39 AM Oct 13, 2011

Away from the bright lights surrounding protesters on Wall Street, Raj Rajaratnam continued his relative anonymity outside of the financial world, even though he is one of the biggest crooks in a generation.

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Five by 8

The reluctant Republican (5×8 – 11/13/11)

Bob Collins October 13, 2011, 7:55 AM Oct 13, 2011

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Political flavors, is life worth living without your iGadget, the day they killed JFK, a day on Planet Booze, and homecoming in Fergus Falls.

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Rough day for portable communicators

Bob Collins October 12, 2011, 4:33 PM Oct 12, 2011

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Two companies struggle with disruptions in service.

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Supreme Court explains rejection of Seward killer’s age appeal

Bob Collins October 12, 2011, 3:02 PM Oct 12, 2011

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The court said it’s fairly impossible to prove beyond all doubt, the age of people from country’s that don’t keep birth records.

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Why some ‘job creators’ don’t get ‘it’

Bob Collins October 12, 2011, 12:30 PM Oct 12, 2011

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The real job creator is the person who walks through the front door and needs an auger belt.

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A city goes toes up

Bob Collins October 12, 2011, 11:27 AM Oct 12, 2011

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You don’t often see a capital city of a state declare bankruptcy. I’m not sure we’ve ever seen it before.

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