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Discrimination award against MPD upheld

Bob Collins June 1, 2010, 12:14 PM Jun 1, 2010

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals has cut in half an award to a Minneapolis couple who alleged police discrimination in a 2006 incident at an impound lot.

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A celebrity divorce

Bob Collins June 1, 2010, 11:26 AM Jun 1, 2010

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After 40 years, the Gores couldn’t make it work.

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Wash, rinse, repeat

Bob Collins June 1, 2010, 10:56 AM Jun 1, 2010

How a pelican is cleaned of oil.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 6/1/10: Around the planet

Bob Collins June 1, 2010, 6:34 AM Jun 1, 2010

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We start with the earth opening up and swallowing a building. And end with others painting theirs purple. It’s quite a planet, isn’t it?

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Memorial Day flight

Bob Collins May 31, 2010, 4:36 PM May 31, 2010

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A warbird returns home after a Memorial Day flight.

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The ‘big mix’

Bob Collins May 31, 2010, 7:02 AM May 31, 2010

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The Mississippi and St. Croix by air.

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Washington: 12 square miles surrounded by reality

Bob Collins May 31, 2010, 6:44 AM May 31, 2010

After listening to James Fallows this weekend on NPR and reading his column on The Atlantic’s Web site, one wonders how America achieved its greatness while the U.S. Senate existed.

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Delayed casualties

Bob Collins May 29, 2010, 3:15 PM May 29, 2010

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An iconic image from Iraq.

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Quiz: Too clever for easy answers

Bob Collins May 28, 2010, 4:39 PM May 28, 2010

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The weekly News Quiz, now with more fun and easier answers. Or maybe not.

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Memorial Day and the flag

Bob Collins May 28, 2010, 12:37 PM May 28, 2010

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Memorial Day is the only holiday with a specific directive for how the flag is to be displayed.

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Registering reporters

Bob Collins May 28, 2010, 11:36 AM May 28, 2010

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What would happen if a state required reporters to be certified?

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Another near-miss reported

Bob Collins May 28, 2010, 11:30 AM May 28, 2010

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The NTSB is investigating the third near-miss incident involving a passenger airliner this year.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 5/28/10: The names we don’t know

Bob Collins May 28, 2010, 7:57 AM May 28, 2010

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Share your remembrances of people who served.

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Mary and Bob

Fresh Eye on the Radio: We love our bears

Bob Collins May 27, 2010, 4:42 PM May 27, 2010

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On a make-it-or-break-it day for the future of the earth’s environment, it was a bear in Ely that got our attention this week.

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Court: Sister can sue brother for sexual assault

Bob Collins May 27, 2010, 2:09 PM May 27, 2010

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled the a state law preventing family members from suing other family members does not prevent a Walnut Grove woman from suing her brother for sexually assaulting her as a child.

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