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Weather

Video: The lightning show

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 18, 2010, 7:03 AM Jul 18, 2010
1

Is there a better show in town than when big storms leave the Twin Cities, settle over Wisconsin, and allow us to watch the lightning from the comfort of the front lawn?

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Dereliction of media duty

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 16, 2010, 5:25 PM Jul 16, 2010
3

A White House pool reporter reveals why she shouldn’t be a White House pool reporter.

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Road closings: You can’t get there from here

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 16, 2010, 3:15 PM Jul 16, 2010
6

It’s another weekend in the Twin Cities, which means more closings of major interstate highways traversing these major American cities.

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The war comes home, again

dgaraets July 16, 2010, 2:35 PM Jul 16, 2010

For two Minnesota families, the Gulf isn’t the story that deserves attention just now.

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Real concern over so-called synthetic pot

dgaraets July 16, 2010, 11:36 AM Jul 16, 2010
3

Duluth is considering a ban on K2, a supposed marijuana substitute.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 7/16/10: Chris Dewey’s fight

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 16, 2010, 7:03 AM Jul 16, 2010
4

The end is near for a Mahnomen County hero, firefighters get the boot, wrestling and a vision for the future, how we’re connected to oysters in the Gulf, and the ‘interesting’ parachute attempt.

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Should the media help police?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 15, 2010, 4:55 PM Jul 15, 2010
7

A look back at the post-RNC actions of police and media in St. Paul.

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Rare images from the Gulf

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 15, 2010, 2:59 PM Jul 15, 2010

Thursday’s capping of an oil well provides one of the few days when Americans agree on something.

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Minnesota taxes by the numbers

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 15, 2010, 12:52 PM Jul 15, 2010
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Any discussion about taxes in Minnesota inevitably begins with a statement of where the state ranks compared to the rest of the nation. According to a report today from the Minnesota Taxpayers Association, Minnesota ranks 13th. And 21st. And 15th. And 32nd.

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Regional history

Meeting Miss Mitchell

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 15, 2010, 11:34 AM Jul 15, 2010
6

A tour of Minnesota’s only flying B-25.

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Hiding your online tracks

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 15, 2010, 9:49 AM Jul 15, 2010
4

A Wired Magazine writer tried to hide online. It didn’t work.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 7/15/10: Searching for Shock

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 15, 2010, 8:05 AM Jul 15, 2010
10

Why can’t Minneapolis catch a graffiti artist, songs from the Gulf, should you be required to vote, a pick of two weather extremes, and six ballparks in seven days.

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Tom Emmer’s new best friend

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 14, 2010, 5:05 PM Jul 14, 2010
13

An opponent of Tom Emmer did the embattled Republican gubernatorial candidate a big favor by diverting attention from the minimum wage issue, and replacing it with the immigration issue.

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The disaster after Haiti’s disaster

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 14, 2010, 2:12 PM Jul 14, 2010

Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN has found something of a scandal in Haiti, where people are struggling to recover from an earthquake earlier this year. He found a warehouse full of undistributed supplies not far from an orphanage where workers are struggling to feed the kids.

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One last vote… from the grave

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 14, 2010, 1:19 PM Jul 14, 2010
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A Nevada woman’s obituary afford’s one last chance to speak ill of a politician she didn’t like.

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