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Stories on a stick

Bob Collins September 5, 2010, 9:55 AM Sep 5, 2010

Do you have State Fair withdrawal yet?

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Caption contest

Bob Collins September 3, 2010, 10:47 PM Sep 3, 2010

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Your State Fair caption here.

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My State Fair vacation

Bob Collins September 1, 2010, 11:19 PM Sep 1, 2010

An overwhelming number of conversations I’m having this year involve people who tell me about the job they’ve lost.

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A responsibility to win?

Bob Collins August 29, 2010, 8:18 AM Aug 29, 2010

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But a revelation in the sports business world this week has rekindled a debate in the world of sports and the cities and states who often throw millions of dollars at them for sports stadiums: What responsibility do teams have to win?

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Katrina

Bob Collins August 27, 2010, 3:35 PM Aug 27, 2010

There’ll be plenty of Hurricane Katrina remembrances over the weekend, the fifth anniversary of the deadly storm that still makes us shake our head when we look back at the pictures.

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La Tomatina

Bob Collins August 27, 2010, 1:15 PM Aug 27, 2010

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Our State Fair is a great state fair, but if it’s ever looking for a pick-me-up, a festival in Spain this week might provide some inspiration.

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Surveys and trivia

Timewasters: The answering machine message

Bob Collins August 27, 2010, 12:59 PM Aug 27, 2010

Every around this time every year, this answering message begins appearing in inboxes and on Facebook, allegedly a real message placed on the answering machine of a school in Australia.

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For melting glaciers, size matters

Bob Collins August 27, 2010, 10:12 AM Aug 27, 2010

Another ice shelf breaks off into the ocean.

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Too early for convention outrage?

Bob Collins August 27, 2010, 9:34 AM Aug 27, 2010

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A group wants a parade permit for a convention that may not even be held in Minneapolis.

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Five by 8

The power of other people’s money (Five by 8 – 8/27/10)

Bob Collins August 27, 2010, 7:37 AM Aug 27, 2010

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How the banks use your money to get more of your money, fact-checking private vs. public employees, tales from the funeral home, the heroes of live programming, and giving our kids the chance to not meet our expectations.

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