NewsCut

Hands off my lightbulb!

Bob Collins January 18, 2011, 1:39 PM Jan 18, 2011

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A fight may be brewing over light bulbs.

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Milton Rogovin, 1909-2011

Bob Collins January 18, 2011, 12:59 PM Jan 18, 2011

He concentrated his imagery on the poor, whom he called ‘the forgotten ones.’

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Is high-tech business friendly?

Bob Collins January 18, 2011, 11:28 AM Jan 18, 2011

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The growth in high-tech jobs appears to have little to do with taxes.

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Sign wars: What’s your sign?

Bob Collins January 18, 2011, 10:15 AM Jan 18, 2011

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What sign would you post to counter Wisconsin’s ‘open for business’ signs at the state’s borders?

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Five by 8

In school, Facebook is off limits for teachers (5×8 – 1/18/11)

Bob Collins January 18, 2011, 6:50 AM Jan 18, 2011

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Your teacher is not your friend, welcome to Fargo, back to Vietnam, the art of fun in January, and docs and suicide.

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Opposition to health care bill fading?

Bob Collins January 16, 2011, 8:34 PM Jan 16, 2011

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Only one in four surveyed favors repealing the U.S. health care law.

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Surveys and trivia

Miss Understood

Bob Collins January 16, 2011, 9:28 AM Jan 16, 2011

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America isn’t ready for a yodeling ventriloquist.

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Embracing Winter: The rink

Bob Collins January 15, 2011, 10:50 AM Jan 15, 2011

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January is a month both embraced and cursed in flyover country.

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Small favors

Bob Collins January 14, 2011, 3:13 PM Jan 14, 2011

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A small human gesture can make a big difference.

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Brooks on civility

Bob Collins January 14, 2011, 2:39 PM Jan 14, 2011

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Is the reason we lack civility, as charged, that we are too immersed in ourselves?

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Breaking: Asset trader charged with threatening officials

Bob Collins January 14, 2011, 10:39 AM Jan 14, 2011

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The feds are charging a commodities trader with, basically, putting a bounty on the heads of government officials and other officials.

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Weather

Viral video of the day: Up on the roof

Bob Collins January 14, 2011, 10:23 AM Jan 14, 2011

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This video, which is pretty funny since it didn’t turn out tragically, is still a good reminder that it’s rarely good idea to get up on your roof in the winter.

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The ‘m’ word (5×8 – 1/14/11)

Bob Collins January 14, 2011, 7:05 AM Jan 14, 2011

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What is a miracle, why do we need political pundits, should Dire Straits be banned, voter ID, the science of nonsense, and the taste of rain.

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The freedom to assassinate?

Bob Collins January 13, 2011, 3:32 PM Jan 13, 2011

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A White House spokesman answers a Russian reporter’s assertion that the shooting in Tucson is what happens with freedom.

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Weather

March of the dead mailboxes

Bob Collins January 13, 2011, 2:57 PM Jan 13, 2011

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Cities pull back from replacing damaged mailboxes.

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