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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for January 2009

Memory burn

Than Tibbetts January 21, 2009, 10:54 AM Jan 21, 2009
16

Of all the images from Inauguration Day, which one will stay with you?

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News Cut on Campus: Vermilion Community College

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 21, 2009, 4:38 AM Jan 21, 2009

Bob Collins’ conversations with students is set in Ely today.

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The jobs we do

Pilots on Sullenberger

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 20, 2009, 3:23 PM Jan 20, 2009
1

Commercial pilots seem to disagree on the extent to which Chesley Sullenberger is different from them.

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Inaugural Diary: Quote contest

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 20, 2009, 1:42 PM Jan 20, 2009
23

What’s the first thing you’d do after finishing 8 years as president?

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Inauguration: Poetry

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 20, 2009, 12:38 PM Jan 20, 2009
1

Stan Kusunoki of Shakopee was moved to poetry today. Ripples The sun rises This is nothing new The top spinning marbled blue Brings the light into view As is has for eons and eons The day begins But today a new sensation As the sun crosses the dateline A ripple not quite a melody Rings Read more →

Inauguration Diaries: Fashion

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 20, 2009, 12:26 PM Jan 20, 2009
14

Fashionistas design with hyperbole, apparently.

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Inbloguration

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 20, 2009, 10:43 AM Jan 20, 2009
6

Live-blogging the inauguration

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Inauguration Diary: Ruth Vernette Harper

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 20, 2009, 9:45 AM Jan 20, 2009
5

Ruth Vernette Harper McKee didn’t live long enough to see this day.

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Star Tribune woes may claim carrier jobs

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 19, 2009, 10:28 PM Jan 19, 2009
13

The Pioneer Press carriers will now deliver the competition’s newspaper.

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Looking back

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 19, 2009, 5:30 PM Jan 19, 2009

We look back at the inaugural speeches of the three most-recent presidents. What do you want to hear during Tuesday’s.

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The mysterious disappearance of V. Gene Robinson

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 19, 2009, 10:22 AM Jan 19, 2009
7

The broadcasts of the giant Sunday concert in Washington excluded the gay Episcopal bishop who was added to offset the controversy of a conservative pastor who’ll give the invocation at the inauguration.

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From worms to heroes

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 19, 2009, 9:19 AM Jan 19, 2009
4

There’s no end to some of the fascinating insight that comes from Thursday’s ditching of the US Airways plane in the Hudson River.

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The peanut butter chronicles

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 19, 2009, 8:15 AM Jan 19, 2009
3

Who can figure out what cookies or snacks contain the salmonella-contaminated peanut butter?

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Hockey Day

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 18, 2009, 5:25 PM Jan 18, 2009
6

Nothing says Minnesota like a pick-up game of hockey outside.

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Are you optimistic? Why?

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 18, 2009, 8:51 AM Jan 18, 2009
4

New polls suggest Americans are optimistic about the future, even though they don’t think much will change.

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