NewsCut

Strung out on sanitizer?

Bob Collins September 21, 2009, 1:50 PM Sep 21, 2009

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Some parents worry about the alcohol content in hand sanitizer.

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Recession-proof jobs: Crop duster

Bob Collins September 21, 2009, 12:22 PM Sep 21, 2009

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If the cubicle-bound day job doesn’t work out, maybe you can be a crop duster.

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I see your ‘dumb,’ and I raise you an ‘elitist’

Bob Collins September 21, 2009, 10:24 AM Sep 21, 2009

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Old tensions are new again.

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Five at 8- 9/21/09: Problem-solving the American way

Bob Collins September 21, 2009, 7:25 AM Sep 21, 2009

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Innovations from a willingness to solve a problem, losing a war in Afghanistan, freemium Web sites, summer camp for the Victorians, and the kinship between rap music and talk radio.

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The Week in Review Quiz

Bob Collins September 18, 2009, 4:02 PM Sep 18, 2009

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If you read News Cut this week, you’re smarter than you were. If you didn’t, nothing can save you on this week’s quiz.

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Surveys and trivia

One for the Situation Room

Bob Collins September 18, 2009, 12:29 PM Sep 18, 2009

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In a battle of wits, a journalist is no match for a comedian.

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Will a tax/fee cost jobs? ‘Yes,’ Minnesota DFLers say

Bob Collins September 18, 2009, 12:15 PM Sep 18, 2009

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Rallying around Medtronic

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Ramstad for governor?

Bob Collins September 18, 2009, 11:31 AM Sep 18, 2009

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The former congressman drops a firecracker.

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Five at 8 – 9/18/09: What kind of person?

Bob Collins September 18, 2009, 7:40 AM Sep 18, 2009

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Toxic farmers, the Last Man Club, a kidney on Facebook, the kind of father we wish we were, and the kind of person we’re glad we’re not.

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One Picture: ‘I’d give it all up to have my son back.’

Bob Collins September 17, 2009, 4:10 PM Sep 17, 2009

A mother and father get their son’s medal.

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Surveys and trivia

Health care debate has been polite for some, survey says

Bob Collins September 17, 2009, 3:42 PM Sep 17, 2009

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Surveys tend to reveal more about us than we’d like

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After the fire

Bob Collins September 17, 2009, 3:11 PM Sep 17, 2009

After a wildfire, only a moonscape is left.

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Perils of the photo op

Bob Collins September 17, 2009, 2:01 PM Sep 17, 2009

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‘Photo opportunities’ are always risky business for a president.

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Is Keillor coming or going?

Bob Collins September 17, 2009, 11:28 AM Sep 17, 2009

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After a stroke, is Keillor considering retirement? It depends.

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The Unemployed: Moira Webster-Larranaga

Bob Collins September 17, 2009, 11:03 AM Sep 17, 2009

A director of human resources has seen layoffs from both sides.

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