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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for August 2008

The Georgia-Russia cyberwar

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 11, 2008, 10:31 AM Aug 11, 2008
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It’s not just bombs and bullets. It’s blogs, too.

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A letter from the Bachman family

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 11, 2008, 10:24 AM Aug 11, 2008

An update on last weekend’s killing of a Minnesota icon.

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To be old, frail, and evicted

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 11, 2008, 8:30 AM Aug 11, 2008
5

Evictions from long-term care facilities are increasing. There’s no money in it.

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Monday morning giggles

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 11, 2008, 8:21 AM Aug 11, 2008
1

Sorry, flight attendants. We’re not really laughing at you; we’re laughing with you.

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Perfection: Superior style

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 10, 2008, 8:40 PM Aug 10, 2008
1

There are days that I think people would pay to live here. Sunday was most certainly one of those days.

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Bobblelection

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 9, 2008, 9:00 PM Aug 9, 2008
1

Maybe a minor league baseball team is onto something. Elect presidents via bobleheads.

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CEO of Bachman’s stabbed to death in China

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 9, 2008, 11:09 AM Aug 9, 2008
9

Todd Bachman, the father of former Olympian Elisabeth Bachman and CEO of Bachman Floral in Minneapolis, and his wife, Barbara, were visiting a tourist spot about 5 miles from the Olympic games.

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The Edwards affair

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2008, 5:57 PM Aug 8, 2008
8

A local filmmaker finds a moment of fame — maybe a small fortune — with an image of the woman with whom John Edwards had an affair.

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From the ashes in Minneapolis

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2008, 5:00 PM Aug 8, 2008

The City of Lakes Community Land Trust is making home ownership possible at a time when more people are losing their homes.

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The fall of Glen Taylor?

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2008, 2:12 PM Aug 8, 2008
1

The Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal reveals a damning court case against the Timberwolves’ owner.

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The ‘we matter’ index

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2008, 7:40 AM Aug 8, 2008
6

An update on the presidential campaign in Minnesota.

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How we get our jollies

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2008, 7:04 AM Aug 8, 2008
1

Two unrelated news stories are unnerving for their similarity.

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Dispatches from Planet News

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2008, 3:01 PM Aug 7, 2008
7

Six stories that have nothing to do with each other, that span the considerable extremes of a day in the U.S.

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The view outside the Xcel

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2008, 1:56 PM Aug 7, 2008
3

While crews work on transforming the inside of the Xcel Energy Center for the Republican convention, the outside is getting a makeover, too.

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Seifert questions welfare spending

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2008, 1:44 PM Aug 7, 2008
3

Why are debit cards issued to some Minnesota welfare recipients being used in Hawaii… or 48 other states for that matter?

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