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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

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Five at 8 – 8/10/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 10, 2009, 7:27 AM Aug 10, 2009
6

Why don’t airline passengers rebel? People who shout into cellphones. Drug court softball. Rituals of the day. A week of golf.

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Different perspectives

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2009, 2:14 PM Aug 7, 2009
2

Times are tough but every now and again we get a reminder that we’ve got it better than most.

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The Airbus problem

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2009, 12:36 PM Aug 7, 2009
7

Up to a dozen Northwest Airlines flights reported faulty airspeed indicators.

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Five at 8 – 8/7/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2009, 7:28 AM Aug 7, 2009
1

Your brain thinks money is a drug, the upside of being laid off, a tale of two bicycling cities, how one person avoided an Iranian jail, and the last man standing.

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Live-blogging: Alcohol and college sports

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 6, 2009, 9:02 AM Aug 6, 2009
9

What’s the relationship between booze and college sports?

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Five at 8 – 8/6/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 6, 2009, 6:54 AM Aug 6, 2009
4

It’s cool. So what? A tale of two Minnesotas, dumping your zuchinni, putting lipstick on the mortgage pig, and a proper send-off for Harry Patch.

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Five at 8 – 8/5/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 5, 2009, 7:40 AM Aug 5, 2009
9

Return of the red tail, living with diabetes, joining the mob, how do we have productive political discussions, and can you name a living scientist?

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Things that are dead for $20

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2009, 11:21 AM Aug 4, 2009

The day in news (so far) in Jeopardy format

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Five at 8 – 8/4/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 4, 2009, 7:44 AM Aug 4, 2009
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Hopelessness for wind power, the power of the Pentatonic Scale, why the Large Hadron Collider is a scientific dog, the worst part of losing a job, and what if the birthers were right?

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Five at 8 – 8/3/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 3, 2009, 7:39 AM Aug 3, 2009
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The pursuit of happiness in real time, why make a documentary about a Camaroonian drag queen, failed compost bins, suing your college, and Teflon Tim Pawlenty.

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Cash for Clunkers: Disappointing success or rousing failure?

bingrassia July 31, 2009, 8:57 AM Jul 31, 2009
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Clearly, the program is working. Perhaps too well.

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The obligatory post about Obama’s beer

bingrassia July 30, 2009, 10:14 AM Jul 30, 2009
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When you think “Presidential,” is Bud Light what comes to mind?

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Texting behind the wheel

Than Tibbetts July 28, 2009, 12:17 PM Jul 28, 2009
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The splash made by a Virginia Tech study of texting while driving wasn’t so much about whether texting is a bad idea, but about just how bad it is.

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Happy honeymoon, folks

bingrassia July 27, 2009, 7:04 AM Jul 27, 2009
14

The couple whose wedding dance became a YouTube sensation were kicked out of their hotel room amid a booking battle between rival TV networks.

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The kids are alright. Or are they?

bingrassia July 24, 2009, 1:37 PM Jul 24, 2009
15

A Minneapolis councilwoman wants to keep underage fans out of concerts when alcohol is served; club owners are up in arms.

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