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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for September 2009

How do you like him now?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2009, 4:52 PM Sep 27, 2009
2

Where does Sunday’s final play rank on top memories of the Metrodome?

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What do you want?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2009, 8:42 AM Sep 27, 2009
1

Do we want politicians to bend to what the polls say? Yes.

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Lutherans step back from the edge

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2009, 3:10 PM Sep 26, 2009
2

A more conservative wing of the Lutheran Church has decided to wait a year to consider splitting over the church’s decision to allow gay clergy.

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The hazards of the flood insurance system

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2009, 8:15 AM Sep 26, 2009
1

The people of Atlanta are finding out this week what the people of Fargo Moorhead found out last March.

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Action figures then and now

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 25, 2009, 2:52 PM Sep 25, 2009
4

We’re wistful for the time when the idea of action figures in politics was fresh and new.

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History or politics

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 25, 2009, 1:40 PM Sep 25, 2009
1

Is the video of school children singing about Barack Obama indoctrination or education?

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The worst billboards

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 25, 2009, 10:38 AM Sep 25, 2009
5

What’s the worst billboard in St. Paul?

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Five at 8 – 9/25/09: Marrying young

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 25, 2009, 7:39 AM Sep 25, 2009

Culture collides with the law, the Department of Doofus, Rod Blagojevich unplugged, remembering ‘Big Russ,’ and enough with the frog metaphor.

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The land of one great sunset

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 24, 2009, 8:51 PM Sep 24, 2009
3

Thanks to the fires out west, this week’s sunsets in Minnesota have been top notch.

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Friday Nights by the School Bus Lights

Than Tibbetts September 24, 2009, 1:42 PM Sep 24, 2009
1

As districts struggle with declining enrollment, budget gaps and school closures, it’s getting harder for large-class high school football teams to find opponents.

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Lunch Break: Minnesota Scenes

Than Tibbetts September 24, 2009, 11:52 AM Sep 24, 2009

What’s going on in your neck of the woods?

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Five at 8: 9/24/09 – Pinch hitting

Than Tibbetts September 24, 2009, 8:00 AM Sep 24, 2009
1

Is CBS getting its money’s worth? Also, plucky upstarts, where to get away from McDonald’s, your new lunar pool and today’s Microsoft moment.

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Discussion: Is there value to the United Nations?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 23, 2009, 9:46 AM Sep 23, 2009
5

The lack of applause during some of President Obama’s speech to the General Assembly reveals much about the U.N.

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Five at 8: 9/23/09 – Flipping and flopping

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 23, 2009, 7:25 AM Sep 23, 2009
2

The changing stripes of the presidential candidate, the Twins’ ballpark at night, Warren Nelson’s downfall, the end of penmanship, and the beginning of the artificial nose.

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What in creation?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 22, 2009, 4:26 PM Sep 22, 2009
7

The controversy surrounding Charles Darwin’s greatest work continues to evolve.

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