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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

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The legend lives on

dgaraets November 10, 2010, 3:15 PM Nov 10, 2010

Thirty-five years later, Lake Superior’s most famous wreck still captures the imagination.

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NTSB worries about increasing number of older drivers

David CazaresDavid Cazares November 10, 2010, 2:26 PM Nov 10, 2010
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By 2025, a whopping one in five licensed drivers will be 65 years of age or older, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Advancing technology will probably help make older Americans better drivers, but at some point many of us will lose the ability to drive safely. On Today’s Question we asked this: “Should Read more →

Raccoon wounds: a random news-Google

David CazaresDavid Cazares November 10, 2010, 2:21 PM Nov 10, 2010
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Here’s one way to generate an idea for a blog post: Enter the first word that pops into your mind into Google News. For reasons I care not to examine deeply, the word today was “raccoon.” So, let’s look at raccoons-in-the-news, shall we? In Alameda, California this week, raccoons descended upon a woman walking her Read more →

When journalists take sides

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2010, 3:21 PM Nov 5, 2010
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Should Keith Olbermann have been suspended?

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Another recount?

dgaraets November 3, 2010, 10:20 AM Nov 3, 2010
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A veteran of the Franken adventure raised the prospect of a recount just the other day. But he was joking.

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Bad news from Wyoming

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2010, 10:11 AM Nov 2, 2010
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The search for a missing family ends.

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Campaign caption contest

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 1, 2010, 11:13 AM Nov 1, 2010
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The rules are simple. Make us laugh.

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End of the road for I-35W bridge lawsuit.

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2010, 12:04 PM Oct 28, 2010

Years after completion of the replacement for the collapsed I35W bridge in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Supreme Court today rejected a claim by companies that lost out in the bidding process.

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Farming 101

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 22, 2010, 3:16 PM Oct 22, 2010

Not all kids are leaving the family farm.

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Test your news IQ

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 15, 2010, 4:30 PM Oct 15, 2010
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Here are 15 questions based on this week’s news from here and around the world.

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Tucker gets a lift

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 6, 2010, 11:17 AM Oct 6, 2010

A turtle that captured some hearts is heading back to Kentucky.

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The comedians in Congress

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 24, 2010, 12:39 PM Sep 24, 2010
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Comedian Stephen Colbert, who plays a conservative-leaning commentator on his nightly show, The Colbert Report, testified before Congress today in character.

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Student council, glee club and the Census Bureau

dgaraets September 22, 2010, 10:45 AM Sep 22, 2010

Even in the corridors of power, your high school yearbook will follow you.

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Group calls for resignation of U official over spiked film

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 21, 2010, 4:14 PM Sep 21, 2010
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The Land Stewardship Project joins the controversy over a film about pollution in the Mississippi.

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Don’t ask, don’t tell doesn’t change

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 21, 2010, 1:19 PM Sep 21, 2010
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The attempt to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is dead, and probably for a good long time.

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