I swear if Brittany Spears and Paris Hilton showed up at my front door collecting for UNICEF I wouldn’t know who they are. Admittedly buxom blonds showing up at the house is getting to be old hat and a bit of a hassle to my wife when she answers the door to shoo them [...]

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I was going to start this column with the admission that I have never been to Iowa, even though I live just two “I” states away. Then I remembered something I probably was trying to forget, I was in Iowa for one day and one night sometime in the late 70’s. The fact that I [...]

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For about a decade now a number of buddies and myself have put together a Top Ten list of yearly CD’s. It actually goes beyond a top ten with any number of sub categories. This is very much a guy thing, I think, just like the movie High Fidelity or one of those fake [...]

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I want to tell you a little bit about my dog Molly who passed away on December 20th. Like many of you my dogs have been central to my life and who I am. They have always been there for me no matter what. I have a theory that most animals are nicer [...]

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Look for mikecollinsnews.com in 2008.  I promise an exciting mix of things that mean something to you and me.  Everything from politics to pets to recipes from local folks just like you.  We will also have blogs where I can keep in touch with the people of Michiana who have been so good to me [...]

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