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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for March 2010

Edith Morgan’s history lesson

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 31, 2010, 1:44 PM Mar 31, 2010

The Massachusetts woman is in the state this week to talk about her experience escaping from the Nazis and emigrating to the United States, drawing parallels with today’s immigrants.

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Lieutenant governor trivia

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 31, 2010, 11:42 AM Mar 31, 2010
6

The lieutenant governor’s job in Minnesota is the political equivalent of being in witness protection.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 3/31/10: Ode to a great teacher

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 31, 2010, 7:06 AM Mar 31, 2010
3

A farewell to Jaime Escalante, the cost of Minnesota’s chronic drunks, why haven’t U.S. rail systems been attacked, where are all the used cars, and a welcome home in St. Cloud.

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Near aviation tragedy averted

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 30, 2010, 4:23 PM Mar 30, 2010
5

A small airplane was one second away from colliding with a jetliner, the NTSB says.

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Mary and Bob

Fresh Eye on the Radio: 3/30/10

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 30, 2010, 4:22 PM Mar 30, 2010

Today’s topics on the daily news conversation with The Current’s Mary Lucia: Hecker in handcuffs, heckling Rove, college kids and their student loans, and what’s going on with the weather in the northeast?

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Roxana Saberi on Fresh Air

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 30, 2010, 3:02 PM Mar 30, 2010

The journalist whose parents live in Fargo talks about her arrest and imprisonment in Iran.

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Rebound in housing prices fades

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 30, 2010, 1:54 PM Mar 30, 2010

For months, housing experts have suggested we’re near the bottom of the drop in housing prices, but we never actually seem to get there. Today, the Case-Shiller Index, which tracks the resale price of homes, shows that home values are still dropping, and a rebound in home prices is fading. “While we continue to see Read more →

LRT pays off for low-wage workers, study says

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 30, 2010, 10:29 AM Mar 30, 2010
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The number of low-wage jobs within 30 minutes’ commuting time increased by 50 percent, the U of M says.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 3/30/10: Game on, Texas!

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 30, 2010, 7:24 AM Mar 30, 2010
12

Minnesota smokes Texas on the census, more on the Twins’ ‘novelty effect,’ everything you want to know about the health care law, terrorism on YouTube, and the mystery of ‘Earth Hour.”

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Mary and Bob

Father of dead soldier fights battle alone

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 29, 2010, 4:00 PM Mar 29, 2010
6

Albert Snyder sued the man who picketed his son’s funeral, and it’s cost him plenty.

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Tax breaks for angels

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 29, 2010, 2:35 PM Mar 29, 2010
3

Should Minnesota backstop risky investments in start-ups?

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Surveys and trivia · The jobs we do

Workplace meltdowns

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 29, 2010, 1:48 PM Mar 29, 2010
4

Perhaps you’ve had days at work like Jim Playfair

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The border battle

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 29, 2010, 11:50 AM Mar 29, 2010

What threat does a drug war in Mexico pose to the United States?

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The bullying epidemic

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 29, 2010, 11:20 AM Mar 29, 2010
2

Of all the critters walking the earth, the human teenager has the capacity to be the most vicious.

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Fireworks bill fizzles

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 29, 2010, 10:58 AM Mar 29, 2010
1

Freedom from government interference ran into the sanctity of a religious holiday in South Dakota today.

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