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February 22, 2013 12:57 PM

The shot at glory

Just when you're ready to give up on the news, they rip your heart out with this confound better part of humanity.

by Bob Collins

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February 22, 2013 9:38 AM

The plow driver everyone wanted fired

First this disclaimer: We here at NewsCut are nothing but appreciative of the work you snowplow drivers do and we acknowledge upfront that the person we're about to tell you about is not representative of your profession.

by Bob Collins

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February 22, 2013 7:55 AM

Closed airport towers a potential ‘calamity?’ Not likely

it's good to keep the dire warnings in perspective and requiring a transportation secretary to explain how closing towers at airports without airline service is going to significant hamper the airline traveling public.

by Bob Collins

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February 22, 2013 6:34 AM

The ‘new’ math

A teacher had students write math problems, the students wrote math problems about slaves, the teacher handed out the problems, and there are some parents -- some parents -- who wonder what the big deal is?

by Bob Collins

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February 22, 2013 6:22 AM

Hey, that’s our bear!

There's something not quite right when a polar bear seems happier in Kansas City than the Northland of Minnesota.

by Bob Collins

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February 22, 2013 5:21 AM

It was 33 years ago…

We may never hear of another coach's speech like the one Herb Brooks gave that afternoon.

by Bob Collins

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February 22, 2013 1:42 AM

How outrageous hospital practices drive health care costs (5×8 – 2/22/13)

What's behind the medical device provider tax, it's OK to love the Metrodome, the 14 year old and the things she thinks she can do, when bullying was a story, and kite skiing in Minnesota.

by Bob Collins

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February 21, 2013 8:59 AM

Dispatches from the land of husbands and wives

The Associated Press Stylebook, the bible from which journalists take their cue for proper wordsmithing, finally acknowledged that a woman can have a wife and a man can have a husband.

by Bob Collins

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February 21, 2013 8:00 AM

Nature vs. nurture, continued: Throwing ‘like a girl’

It's more than just men's physical strength that leads to their superior throwing ability, argues sociologist Lisa Wade.

by Nate Minor

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February 21, 2013 7:24 AM

Fighting the cost of health care, one shoeshine at a time

In Pittsburgh, a shoeshine man -- Albert Lexie -- has been working in a hospital for children and usually gets tipped a dollar or two. It adds up, especially since he donates the money -- about $200,000 so far -- to the families of sick kids.

by Bob Collins

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