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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for May 2008

The other pledge week

Tim NelsonTim Nelson May 12, 2008, 11:57 AM May 12, 2008
1

Some people stand on principle. Eighth grader Bishop Edens sits on his.

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This blog is child labor-free

Tim NelsonTim Nelson May 12, 2008, 9:05 AM May 12, 2008
3

It pays to be good, it turns out. Just not too good.

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Wagons Ho!

Tim NelsonTim Nelson May 9, 2008, 1:53 PM May 9, 2008
2

For most of Minnesota’s 150 years, transportation had emissions much more tangible, and pungent, than greenhouse gasses. A wagon train is celebrating that history.

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And now, a prescription from our sponsor…

Tim NelsonTim Nelson May 9, 2008, 5:02 AM May 9, 2008
3

Tivo two episodes of Desperate Housewives and call me in the morning.

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Major League Bummer?

Tim NelsonTim Nelson May 8, 2008, 1:41 PM May 8, 2008
2

Not even Carlos Gomez’s white-hot bat can get the Twins out of the Fox Sports cellar.

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Still going for broke

Tim NelsonTim Nelson May 8, 2008, 11:37 AM May 8, 2008
3

Robins sing. Snow melts. St. Paul has a budget deficit.

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A few other self-evident truths

Tim NelsonTim Nelson May 7, 2008, 4:11 PM May 7, 2008
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It isn’t just the blood of patriots and tyrants that refresh the tree of liberty. Happy tears and a splash of lemonade helped the cause in St. Paul today.

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File this under irony — on April 15th

Tim NelsonTim Nelson May 7, 2008, 2:08 PM May 7, 2008
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It turns out that the complexity of Al Franken’s income taxes isn’t a recent phenomenon. It may date back to the Al Franken Decade — comedically speaking.

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It’s a bird. A plane. It’s…Super Spike!

Tim NelsonTim Nelson May 7, 2008, 8:28 AM May 7, 2008
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What will $200-a-barrel oil look like in your tank? Probably very much like it does right now.

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The politics of hurricanes

Tim NelsonTim Nelson May 6, 2008, 2:13 PM May 6, 2008

The only disaster bigger than a hurricane is being a rebel group in a hurricane, as Burmese Christians fear they’re about to find out.

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The Newspaper(s) of the Twin Cities

Tim NelsonTim Nelson May 6, 2008, 12:21 PM May 6, 2008
5

Will the Twin Cities always be a two newspaper city?

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The “Talk”

Tim NelsonTim Nelson May 5, 2008, 11:24 AM May 5, 2008
8

I’ve spent a fair measure of my time recently painfully reliving my tween years: I’ve been covering the Legislature while it debates a statewide sex education mandate.

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Fast. Cheap. Right. Pick two.

Tim NelsonTim Nelson May 5, 2008, 10:11 AM May 5, 2008
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Fast and cheap, or just fast? Building new bridges and the transcontinental railroad seem to have the same goal.

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The Week-in-Review Quiz

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2008, 4:12 PM May 2, 2008
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Everything from the germination temperature of a seed of corn to the average delinquent electricity bill in one spot.

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Regional history

The women of WWII: Mary Baruth

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 2, 2008, 11:38 AM May 2, 2008
3

The final installment of News Cut’s series on women who served.

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