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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for April 2008

IDs at the polling place

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 28, 2008, 12:48 PM Apr 28, 2008
12

Why shouldn’t voters have to prove they’re who they claim to be?

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Newspapers cutting carriers

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 28, 2008, 12:31 PM Apr 28, 2008
9

Does the slow death of newspapers mean the end of the line for the people who deliver it?

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Live blogging: The status of girls in Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 28, 2008, 11:05 AM Apr 28, 2008
12

A report released today shows girls of color have wide disparities in most major categories.

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No end to the bad news

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 28, 2008, 9:43 AM Apr 28, 2008

Star Tribune circulation losses in March were among the steepest among top city newspapers.

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The status of girls in Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 28, 2008, 8:01 AM Apr 28, 2008
1

A report out today gives us the opportunity to compare notes.

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Is Tim Pawlenty ready to be president?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 27, 2008, 10:42 AM Apr 27, 2008
24

With John McCain running strong in the polls, is it time to ask some more serious questions about his possible choice of Pawlenty as a running mate?

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Tell it to the hands

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 27, 2008, 9:37 AM Apr 27, 2008
6

Weird things we do to make a living.

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Weather

The sting of spring

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 26, 2008, 8:54 AM Apr 26, 2008
4

Some sections of Minnesota have 18 inches of snow. Send pictures of the weather out your window.

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Regional history

The women of World War II: Virginia Claudon Allen

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 25, 2008, 6:36 PM Apr 25, 2008
5

Though many were never recognized as veterans, many Minnesota women went to war.

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Regional history

Chuck Doyle’s journey

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 25, 2008, 3:45 PM Apr 25, 2008
6

He was expelled from Washburn in 1933 for buzzing a football game in his plane. He finally graduated in 2002.

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Gas Pump Chronicles

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 25, 2008, 1:05 PM Apr 25, 2008
5

There’s pain, but no panic, at the gas pumps.

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Your home. Your heart.

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 25, 2008, 10:45 AM Apr 25, 2008
3

Tell Bob what your home means to you.

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Surveys and trivia

Are you addicted to your computer?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 25, 2008, 10:40 AM Apr 25, 2008
6

Do you often block out disturbing thoughts about your life with ‘soothing thoughts of the Internet?’

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The ‘ethanol tax’ revisited

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 25, 2008, 9:30 AM Apr 25, 2008
10

The cost of using E85 is even higher than News Cut’s unscientific survey had estimated.

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Wanted: Weather anchor

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 25, 2008, 8:59 AM Apr 25, 2008
1

WCCO’s looking. Pay negotiable, to a point.

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