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Skydiving for hunger

Bob Collins August 5, 2011, 11:44 AM Aug 5, 2011

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Skydivers raised money to fight hunger just by jumping out of airplanes.

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Unhappy endings

Bob Collins August 3, 2011, 11:50 AM Aug 3, 2011

A State Patrol dispatcher, who wanted to live long enough to get married, has died.

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Binary flirtation isn’t just for robots and politicians

Hart Van Denburg June 15, 2011, 2:08 PM Jun 15, 2011

Rep. Anthony Weiner might have to resign over his online behavior, but he’s not the only one sending out pictures of himself via text or Twitter.

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Matters of the goose

Hart Van Denburg June 10, 2011, 12:45 PM Jun 10, 2011

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A fake gator isn’t likely going to solve your goose problem.

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Infidelity 2.0

Bob Collins June 9, 2011, 1:50 PM Jun 9, 2011

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Rep. Anthony Weiner’s online escapades may be the latest evidence of a technical sexual revolution, an MIT researcher is suggesting.

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Planes in the heart

Bob Collins June 2, 2011, 12:32 PM Jun 2, 2011

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One of the best parts about being a news blogger is hearing from people years after you’ve written a post, who have a personal connection with something mentioned in a News Cut post.

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What’s in your time capsule?

Bob Collins May 19, 2011, 1:45 PM May 19, 2011

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Students in Cloquet discover the distant past.

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Back when fish were big

Hart Van Denburg May 12, 2011, 1:44 PM May 12, 2011

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After a look at the DNR’s account of state record fish, one is left to wonder if the fish have gotten smarter, or simply smaller.

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Lessons learned while your plane crashes

Bob Collins April 22, 2011, 11:41 AM Apr 22, 2011

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It’s been more than two years since Flight 1549 ditched in the Hudson River and passenger Ric Elias is telling his side of the story for the first time.

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