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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for December 2009

Five by 8

Five at 8 – 12/15/09: Is it still cool to be frugal?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 15, 2009, 7:29 AM Dec 15, 2009
3

Keeping up with cheap, getting your head out of your BlackBerry, a teachable moment for law students, Copenhagen’s carbon footprint, and how to steal identities on Facebook.

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Spinning the marijuana story

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 14, 2009, 3:39 PM Dec 14, 2009
2

A report claims marijuana use is growing in popularity. Or is it?

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When does race matter?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 14, 2009, 1:50 PM Dec 14, 2009
3

Is it time for more black Santas?

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MPR to be named in data lawsuit

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 14, 2009, 11:46 AM Dec 14, 2009
3

The CEO of a company that may not have protected private data is suing the state and MPR over the revelation.

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Weather

Golden Snowball Challenge standings

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 14, 2009, 10:20 AM Dec 14, 2009
4

With the latest snowstorm, we’ve updated the ‘standings’ in the snow prediction contest.

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Company that exposed private Minnesota data goes on offensive

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 14, 2009, 8:34 AM Dec 14, 2009
5

The company appears to be striking back against efforts that led to the story that the data was not secured.

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Five by 8

Five at 8 -12/14/09: Are Minnesotans nice?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 14, 2009, 7:12 AM Dec 14, 2009
1

Considering Norwegianess, is your smart phone too smart, stories from Planet Research, should teenagers be identified in news stories, and cyberbullying strikes back.

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Take my money

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 13, 2009, 9:24 AM Dec 13, 2009
1

Not everyone is ready to write off the local newspaper.

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Minnesota’s fail-unsafe data

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2009, 6:02 PM Dec 11, 2009
1

Data privacy breaches are become fairly frequent in Minnesota government.

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Mary and Bob

Fresh Eye on the Radio: What were they thinking?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2009, 5:38 PM Dec 11, 2009

The scandal du jour.

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What does a blowout teach us?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2009, 4:02 PM Dec 11, 2009
2

Can kids learn something from a 65-0 loss in basketball? If so, what is it?

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Weather

The two-minute blizzard

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2009, 2:29 PM Dec 11, 2009
3

A season’s first snowstorm is like a person’s first love. You’ll never love another quite the same way.

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Why live in rural Minnesota?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2009, 10:33 AM Dec 11, 2009
10

Rural Minnesota has a lot going for it. But can you make a living there?

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Five by 8

Five at 8 – 12/11/09: A ruling on Climategate

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 11, 2009, 7:40 AM Dec 11, 2009
4

Fact-checking the stolen emails controversy, holiday lights, should there be more regulation of what you eat, what the decade made obsolete, and how to slice a pizza.

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Mary and Bob

Fresh Eye on the Radio: Tattoos, peace prizes, and a skate in the park

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 10, 2009, 5:26 PM Dec 10, 2009
6

A judge in Florida is ordering the state to pay $150 for a cosmetologist to cover up the tattoos of a neo-Nazi during his trial.

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