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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for June 2008

Leonid Hurwicz, 1917-2008

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2008, 1:20 PM Jun 25, 2008

The Nobel Prize winner from Minnesota died Tuesday, according to a University of Minnesota spokesman.

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A patient’s view of bipolar

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2008, 11:34 AM Jun 25, 2008
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Marya Hornbacher on MPR’s Midmorning

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A reprieve for St. Paul?

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2008, 11:07 AM Jun 25, 2008

A report in Detroit says Ford may keep the St. Paul Assembly Plant open.

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Where’s Heller?

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2008, 9:43 AM Jun 25, 2008
1

The Supreme Court has been releasing rulings today, except the one most awaited.

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The end of the suburb?

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2008, 6:55 AM Jun 25, 2008
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Do sinking housing values and skyrocketing energy prices mean the end of the outer-ring suburb?

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A look at the power of people

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2008, 6:03 PM Jun 24, 2008
1

A delegation from Korea, investigating grassroots democracy, makes a stop in Minnesota.

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Tracking Tim

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2008, 4:36 PM Jun 24, 2008
1

If you’re looking for a long-form interview with Gov. Tim Pawlenty, you best turn to the national media.

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Mid-afternoon pick-me-up

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2008, 3:42 PM Jun 24, 2008

Keep swinging, like John Challis.

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Surveys and trivia

What Google says about us

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2008, 1:02 PM Jun 24, 2008
8

A defense attorney uses Google to prove that pornography is acceptable in Florida. It wouldn’t work in Minnesota.

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‘There was no pact,’ pregnant teen says

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2008, 11:04 AM Jun 24, 2008
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The story of a pact by teenagers to get pregnant in Gloucester disappears.

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The secret war in Iraq

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2008, 11:03 AM Jun 24, 2008

News organizations have stopped daily coverage of the war in Iraq, but it’s not because the American public doesn’t care.

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There’s no ‘$137.5 million’ in ‘team’

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2008, 7:12 AM Jun 24, 2008
5

Johan Santana got rich by leaving the Twins, but the local team has found more success.

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The reluctant teacher of the year

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 23, 2008, 5:50 PM Jun 23, 2008
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Carleen Gulstad stood out because of the credit she gave her brother for her success.

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The story behind ‘the catch.’

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 23, 2008, 4:04 PM Jun 23, 2008
1

Has someone emailed you a video of a ballgirl making a great catch? It’s fake.

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How NBC got beat on the Russert story

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 23, 2008, 3:38 PM Jun 23, 2008
1

An employee of a Twin Cities firm pays the price for scooping NBC on the death of Tim Russert.

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