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Super Bowl hype adds anti-gay to agenda

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 30, 2013, 2:05 PM Jan 30, 2013
9

Apparently, nobody in New Orleans is interested in talking about a big game coming up.

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Weather

A winter without the windsled?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 30, 2013, 1:05 PM Jan 30, 2013
0

If, as I wrote on Monday, the warmer-than-normal temperatures don’t allow the ice to thicken on Lake Superior between Bayfield and Madeline Island this year, this baby won’t be putting in an appearance. It’s the windsled that replaces ferry service in the area in the winter. It hasn’t been used since 2011.

Inside the mind of Royce White

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 30, 2013, 11:57 AM Jan 30, 2013
1

The former Mr. Basketball in Minnesota gives an interview to Chuck Klosterman about his mental health issues.

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Court: Calling a doctor ‘a tool’ is protected speech

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 30, 2013, 10:48 AM Jan 30, 2013
6

The Minnesota Supreme Court has thrown out the case against a man for rating a doctor online.

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Five by 8

The Jamaicasotan ad (5×8 – 1/30/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 30, 2013, 7:37 AM Jan 30, 2013
4

From the minds of marketers, we’re not afraid of winter, when government works, guns for hockey, and coming out with cake.

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Mary and Bob

Mary and Bob (audio) – 1/29/13

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 29, 2013, 5:35 PM Jan 29, 2013
2

A new secretary of state, an uneven welcome for Gov. Dayton’s $500 giveback, and why did kids have to die before politicians felt compelled to tackle a mental health system they knew was broken?

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Yes, Timbuktu is a real place. Here’s the proof

Nate Minor January 29, 2013, 1:15 PM Jan 29, 2013
5

Timbuktu exists in our minds as a mythical far-off place. It exists in reality too, on the edge of the Sahara, though it’s gone through hell recently.

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The future of comments

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 29, 2013, 12:36 PM Jan 29, 2013
5

Is the end of online commenting on blogs at hand? Probably.

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A final look at Crashed Ice

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 29, 2013, 12:01 PM Jan 29, 2013
0

Red Bull has just posted this up-close video of the track in last week’s Crashed Ice competition at the cathedral.

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Five by 8

Walleye and old wounds (5×8 – 1/29/13)

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 29, 2013, 7:50 AM Jan 29, 2013
11

The Mille Lacs debate flares anew, the NPR game, remembering the astronaut, who’s responsible for LeRoy Hoard’s problems, and the ice boat capital in Minnesota.

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If it smells like a power play…

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 28, 2013, 5:01 PM Jan 28, 2013
10

The story of the resignation of Amy Koch from a Minnesota legislative leadership position unravels in dribs and drabs.

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Weather

Sometimes, a warming planet can be good for business

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 28, 2013, 1:50 PM Jan 28, 2013
7

The Madeline Island Ferry might have its first back-to-back winter without ice disrupting operations on Lake Superior.

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It was 27 years ago today…

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 28, 2013, 12:50 PM Jan 28, 2013
6

It was 27 years ago today that the Challenger exploded. In some ways, it marked the beginning of the end of America’s human space exploration era in which it launched its own citizens into space.

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The dying art of covering local sports

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 28, 2013, 12:02 PM Jan 28, 2013
2

Is the old style of reporting on sports essentially over?

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Public Radio humor: The baby makers

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 28, 2013, 11:28 AM Jan 28, 2013
3

Procreate for Public Radio!

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