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The Toledo experience

Bob Collins May 27, 2009, 10:54 AM May 27, 2009

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The idea of a $9 air fare to Toledo is far fetched.

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Five at 8 – May 27, 2009

Bob Collins May 27, 2009, 7:34 AM May 27, 2009

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America’s broadband blues, archeology on the Gunflint Trail, a look inside an Arkansas prison farm, a zeppelin flight, and buttock attacks in Rome.

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Sotomayor’s Minnesota connection

Bob Collins May 26, 2009, 5:41 PM May 26, 2009

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Conservatives point to a 2001 speech by Sonia Sotomayer as a reason to be concerned about her judicial temperament. In it, she cited a Minnesota Supreme Court case.

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Obits

Bob Collins May 26, 2009, 5:05 PM May 26, 2009

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It is only in my latter years that I have come to realize why the obituary page is the second-most-read page in the newspaper.

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Betty Ryan

Bob Collins May 26, 2009, 3:53 PM May 26, 2009

The people trying to save newspapers can do worse than reminding people that the Betty Ryans of the world help keep the ‘community’ in the communities they cherish.

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Prop 8 upheld

Bob Collins May 26, 2009, 12:05 PM May 26, 2009

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The California Supreme Court has upheld last November’s vote that struck down gay marriage in the state, while voting to keep existing same-sex marriages legally intact.

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The Sotomayor saga

Bob Collins May 26, 2009, 11:10 AM May 26, 2009

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Is she a fluke, or is she an example of what hard work and some breaks can do?

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Five at 8: May 26, 2009

Bob Collins May 26, 2009, 7:32 AM May 26, 2009

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Who’s pulling the Hausers’ strings, stopping the march of baseball advances, tales from the cemetery, what hath CSI wrought, and why are vitamin sales and the economy linked?

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Memorial Day: Dorothy and Quentin Lundquist

Bob Collins May 25, 2009, 9:12 PM May 25, 2009

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My paternal grandparents, Dorothy (nee Anderson, 1Lt) and Quentin Eric Lundquist (Tsgt) both served during WWII, and were married before returning to the U.S. My grandfather was an orderly and my grandmother was a nurse. There was one story in particular where a patient had shimmied up a drainpipe and my grandfather had gone up Read more →

Watergate’s birth

Bob Collins May 25, 2009, 8:40 AM May 25, 2009

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Historical insight or long-lasting sour grapes?

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Perfectly Minnesota: The falls

Bob Collins May 25, 2009, 8:11 AM May 25, 2009

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Got a picture that captures Minnesota’s long weekend?

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Memorial Day: A tribute to an uncle and father

Bob Collins May 24, 2009, 7:39 PM May 24, 2009

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Lt. Frederick Gordon, reported missing in action during a bombing run over Germany. His remains were never found.

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Perfectly Minnesota: The Arboretum

Bob Collins May 24, 2009, 7:25 PM May 24, 2009

Perfect spots for perfect Minnesota days. Share yours. These were taken Sunday at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. It’s like walking in a screensaver.

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