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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for March 2009

The Quiz

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 6, 2009, 11:20 AM Mar 6, 2009
7

It’s been a fairly slow news week, so you should have no trouble with this week’s quiz.

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The jobs we do

Should the media try to make a difference?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 6, 2009, 4:03 AM Mar 6, 2009
10

Former Star Tribune columnist Nick Coleman isn’t quite ready to say ‘goodbye.’

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Minnesota’s mortgage meltdown

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2009, 8:33 PM Mar 5, 2009

One in 5 subprime mortgages in Minnesota is delinquent.

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Funeral stories

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2009, 5:53 PM Mar 5, 2009
1

Garrison Keillor’s touching tribute to his brother.

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Regional history

Alice Rainville, 1928-2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2009, 5:01 PM Mar 5, 2009
1

A 1998 interview with the first woman to head the Minneapolis City Council.

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Bank pushback and sports stadiums

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2009, 11:59 AM Mar 5, 2009
3

Some banks are pushing back after criticism about money spent on sports stadium naming rights.

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Prop 8 goes to court

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2009, 11:04 AM Mar 5, 2009
5

The California Supreme Court is hearing arguments on three lawsuits intended to overturn last November’s voter approval of a ban on gay unions.

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Surprise!

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2009, 8:00 AM Mar 5, 2009
11

If economists are so smart, why are they so often wrong?

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A mortgage-help ‘stress test’

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2009, 7:28 AM Mar 5, 2009

President Obama has unveiled the Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan yesterday. It is supposed to help 9 million people with their mortgage problems. Are you one of them?

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The jobs we do

Deadbeats

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2009, 3:27 PM Mar 4, 2009
8

A Minneapolis firm specializes in collecting debts from the dead.

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It’s lights out for streetlight fee plan

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2009, 2:46 PM Mar 4, 2009
1

If Bemidji is any example, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak’s plan to impose a fee for street lights could be a tough sell.

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The news agenda: The next 24

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2009, 1:45 PM Mar 4, 2009
1

This is what we’ll be covering in the next 24 hours. Now tell us three things we should be talking more about.

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An HIV blocker discovered?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2009, 12:00 PM Mar 4, 2009
2

University of Minnesota researchers say a common substance appears to block HIV transmission in monkeys.

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Live-blogging: ‘The God Delusion”

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2009, 8:58 AM Mar 4, 2009
134

Richard Dawkins says atheists should be just as forthright in their views as those who believe God is real.

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Franking

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2009, 8:34 AM Mar 4, 2009
4

Do you read those ‘newsletters’ from members of Congress, that are mailed at taxpayer expense?

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