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Defamed?

Bob Collins May 28, 2009, 1:11 PM May 28, 2009

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A Rochester man is suing a TV station for reporting what he now admits was a lie.

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The Saberi tapes

Bob Collins May 28, 2009, 12:37 PM May 28, 2009

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Roxana Saberi’s first in-depth interview since being released from a prison in Iran.

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100 days, 100 projects

Bob Collins May 28, 2009, 12:07 PM May 28, 2009

A report from VP Joe Biden may not do much to calm the debate over whether the stimulus money is always money well spent.

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The battle for Target

Bob Collins May 28, 2009, 11:04 AM May 28, 2009

William Ackman is not walking away from his role as a thorn in the side of the Minneapolis-based company.

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Five at 8: May 28, 2009

Bob Collins May 28, 2009, 7:51 AM May 28, 2009

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Who needs a hug? Sonia and the Second Amendment, Fiddling Around America, the sound that shapes make, and do athletics get a break over the arts in Minnesota schools?

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Gun background checks increase

Bob Collins May 27, 2009, 4:04 PM May 27, 2009

Minnesota’s increase is higher than the national average.

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Soaring gas prices

Bob Collins May 27, 2009, 2:35 PM May 27, 2009

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A year ago, Minnesota — what with its blend of ethanol and all — had the lowest prices in the nation. This year, however, the Upper Midwest is among the higher-priced regions.

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The spelling bee

Bob Collins May 27, 2009, 12:29 PM May 27, 2009

How serious is the spelling bee? One sportswriter is handicapping the competition.

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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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