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The value of a ‘pick-up’ game

Bob Collins February 6, 2013, 11:38 AM Feb 6, 2013

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There may be a physical price to be paid for people who play only organized sports.

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The jobs we do

The letter carrier has left the building

Bob Collins February 6, 2013, 10:59 AM Feb 6, 2013

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Looking out for people isn’t a letter carrier’s job. But they often do it anyway.

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Five by 8

The power of the neighbor (5×8- 2/6/13)

Bob Collins February 6, 2013, 7:27 AM Feb 6, 2013

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A rink for the Rossinnis, until hope is found in Kenya, was the farm ad really a tribute to today’s farmer, when is the last time you got an important piece of mail on Saturday, and a return to Grand Central Terminal.

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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 2/5/13

Bob Collins February 5, 2013, 4:53 PM Feb 5, 2013

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The gun debate hits the Capitol, prison for Nizzel George’s killer, where is the line between honoring and exploiting the kids of Newtown?

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Commuting in the Twin Cities: Is 4 minutes a big deal?

Bob Collins February 5, 2013, 3:15 PM Feb 5, 2013

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The Texas A&M University Transportation Institute has released a report saying that traffic congestion in the Twin Cities makes us spend 34 hours more a year in the car than we otherwise would if there were substantially less traffic woes.

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The close Super Bowl

Bob Collins February 5, 2013, 2:10 PM Feb 5, 2013

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I was a comparatively early fan of the people who used better statistics to analyze baseball — SABRmetrics, as it’s called — but this? This makes my head hurt, football.

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The day Brendan told his dad he was gay

Bob Collins February 5, 2013, 1:36 PM Feb 5, 2013

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It was three years ago today that Brendan Burke, the 21-year-old son of Edina native (sort of) Brian Burke died in a car crash in Indiana.

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Online racism or good marketing?

Bob Collins February 5, 2013, 11:59 AM Feb 5, 2013

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A computer scientist at Harvard writes that any searches involving black-sounding names are more likely to be accompanied by ads suggestive of a criminal record than white-sounding names.

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