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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for December 2009

Slideshow: The sum of ‘us’

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2009, 6:27 PM Dec 31, 2009
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All of us are a little news story. Sometimes we’re a big news story. But it’s all of our experiences put together that define who we are.

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Mary and Bob

Fresh Eye on the Radio: Snowblower alert

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2009, 4:33 PM Dec 31, 2009
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A serious warning to snowblower owners to take precautions against the theft of their prized possession probably shouldn’t make us snicker. But, truth be told, it does.

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A news release from the White House

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2009, 2:44 PM Dec 31, 2009

An update on the attempted bombing of NWA flight 253 offers nothing new.

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Health

How much alcohol would a .708 BAC equal?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2009, 10:34 AM Dec 31, 2009
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A South Dakota woman is alive despite an unimaginable blood alcohol content.

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Security crackdown targets bloggers

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2009, 8:41 AM Dec 31, 2009

Secrecy and the Department of Homeland Security.

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Five by 8

Five at 8 – 12/31/09: We’ll never see it coming

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 31, 2009, 7:32 AM Dec 31, 2009
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The future isn’t what you think; when life hands you lemons, make a documentary, life in a yurt, caviar for the homeless, and an update on ‘Sully.’

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Goodbye, Northwest

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2009, 5:12 PM Dec 30, 2009
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Northwest Airlines officially disappears at midnight Thursday.

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The war against asteroids

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2009, 3:17 PM Dec 30, 2009

An asteroid is more likely to hit earth before you’re involved in a terrorist incident on a plane.

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Carl Kasell’s farewell

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2009, 2:24 PM Dec 30, 2009

The long-time NPR newscaster retired today.

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The four phases of terrorism

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2009, 1:57 PM Dec 30, 2009

Today, we reached the fourth phase.

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Five by 8

Five at 8 – 12/30/09: The unheeded lessons of 9/11

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 30, 2009, 7:23 AM Dec 30, 2009

The same problems of 9/11 surface on 12/25, what’s right with us, Carl Kassell’s last day, when gay marriage goes bad, and 10 tricks for New Year’s Eve.

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Your train story

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 29, 2009, 4:51 PM Dec 29, 2009

This week we’ll find out more about high-speed rail service to Chicago. But what about the slow-speed service we’ve got now?

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Will there be a Flight 253 scapegoat?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 29, 2009, 3:56 PM Dec 29, 2009
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The head of the Department of Homeland Security is in the crosshairs.

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The mystery of the vanishing seals

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 29, 2009, 2:46 PM Dec 29, 2009
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One of the biggest tourist attractions in San Francisco has disappeared.

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To Pluto: Are we there yet?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 29, 2009, 2:39 PM Dec 29, 2009

The Obama administration is considering the future of the U.S. space program, a difficult concept for many politicians to grasp because there’s little chance of an immediate payoff. Take the New Horizons Pluto probe, which was launched on January 19, 2006. That was nine months before then Sen. Barack Obama announced his intentions to run Read more →

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