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This just in from the committee committee

Tim Nelson July 28, 2008, 2:46 PM Jul 28, 2008

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Notes on the minutes of the meeting conference.

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A bridge to the future

Tim Nelson July 28, 2008, 8:39 AM Jul 28, 2008

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The echoes of the 35W bridge collapse are still sounding. You might be reading one right now.

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Airshow to the world

Bob Collins July 26, 2008, 8:08 AM Jul 26, 2008

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St. Paul is bracing for 60,000 people in August. A city in Wisconsin will get something on the order of 800,000 over the next week.

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The News Cut Quiz

Bob Collins July 25, 2008, 12:05 PM Jul 25, 2008

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Almost as many people camped out at the News Cut World Headquarters last night to be the first to take this week’s quiz, as camped out waiting for the Batman movie. Or not.

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Greg Thompson’s war

Bob Collins July 24, 2008, 3:52 PM Jul 24, 2008

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A multimedia presentation featuring the diary of a soldier in Iraq.

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The only thing we have to fear…

Bob Collins July 24, 2008, 11:14 AM Jul 24, 2008

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.. is sunscreen.

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Who’s monitoring online students?

Bob Collins July 23, 2008, 7:15 PM Jul 23, 2008

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A new law is about to be passed requiring closer monitoring of students going to school online.

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The militancy of the painted face

Bob Collins July 23, 2008, 1:32 PM Jul 23, 2008

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A group protesting the Republican National Convention announced plans for a ‘more militant’ march, but fell short of defining what it means.

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Unclear on the concept: Mass transit version

Bob Collins July 23, 2008, 7:57 AM Jul 23, 2008

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A new tool Metro Transit is touting for bus riders shows just how poor mass transit service can be for a significant number of commuters.

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Airline merger math

Bob Collins July 22, 2008, 1:44 PM Jul 22, 2008

Northwest and Delta officials say the merger of the two airlines will save $2 billion between now and 2012. The two airlines lost five times that much in just the first three months of this year.

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Signs you’re going to be late for work

Tim Nelson July 22, 2008, 9:58 AM Jul 22, 2008

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The new express bus to Los Angeles was sitting in traffic on Interstate 94 this morning.

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Casino bridge collapses

Bob Collins July 22, 2008, 8:51 AM Jul 22, 2008

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Do boarding ramps to floating casinos have gusset plates?

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Mississippi passage

Bob Collins July 22, 2008, 7:59 AM Jul 22, 2008

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Ten Minnesota kids are going to paddle down the Mississippi in the boats they built.

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Your bus-riding stories

Bob Collins July 22, 2008, 7:11 AM Jul 22, 2008

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Some 90 percent of bus riders in the Twin Cities say they’re happy with the service they get from the bus drivers here. But you can’t do a news story about that.

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