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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for July 2009

Sanitizing war

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 20, 2009, 2:11 PM Jul 20, 2009
15

Now that the Obama administration is allowing photographing the homecomings of war dead, journalists have taken to sanitizing it.

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Report: More whites stayed home on Election Day

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 20, 2009, 12:19 PM Jul 20, 2009
2

In Minnesota, as in the rest of the country, a higher percentage of white people decided to stay home, compared to 2004.

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Pawlenty in Iraq

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 20, 2009, 11:51 AM Jul 20, 2009

Gubernatorial fashion in the war zone.

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Taxed by the mile

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 20, 2009, 11:43 AM Jul 20, 2009
13

The government is studying whether to charge people per mile driven, but says it won’t adopt the idea.

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Is the radio obsolete?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 20, 2009, 10:55 AM Jul 20, 2009
7

How do you see your digital future

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Five at 8 – 7/20/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 20, 2009, 7:38 AM Jul 20, 2009
1

More Cronkite stories, the computers of Apollo, cemetery etiquette, where were you when you realized you and your laptop have a problem, and Web Site Story.

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On Cronkite

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 18, 2009, 8:11 AM Jul 18, 2009
1

For one aging blogger, it wasn’t Cronkite who was the most memorable part of the CBS Evening News.

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The rights of the unsavory

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 17, 2009, 3:11 PM Jul 17, 2009
9

The rights guaranteed by the Constitution are quite often protected by letting some pretty unscrupulous characters skate.

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The Quiz: Stump the social media expert

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 17, 2009, 2:01 PM Jul 17, 2009
5

You not only had to pay attention to the news this week. You had to pay attention to the reaction of the news this week.

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Five at 8 – 7/17/09

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 17, 2009, 7:06 AM Jul 17, 2009
4

Life outside your cubicle, the Soviets crash the moon landing party, the myth of objectivity, and Obama’s challenge to African Americans.

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The sin of wages

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 16, 2009, 4:01 PM Jul 16, 2009
2

A survey says the recession is so deep, younger adults are cutting back on bar hopping.

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Is West Nile Virus hype too?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 16, 2009, 2:33 PM Jul 16, 2009

The number of deaths nationwide has been dropping since 2002.

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Submitted without comment

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 16, 2009, 2:21 PM Jul 16, 2009
3

The St. Paul Saints remain the kings of marketing in the Twin Cities.

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Romney makes money, political friends

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 16, 2009, 12:51 PM Jul 16, 2009
4

Today’s Gallup Poll makes clear the size of the task Gov. Tim Pawlenty has of getting the Republican nomination for president in 2012.

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Pursuing Ricky

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 16, 2009, 12:32 PM Jul 16, 2009
2

Players who don’t love it here bring out the worst in the Minnesota sports fan.

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