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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for March 2010

The Quiz

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2010, 10:52 AM Mar 5, 2010
13

If you didn’t pay attention to the news, you’ll have a tough time with this week’s Quiz. If you did pay attention, you’ll still have a hard time with it.

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Five by 8

5×8- 3/5/10: Who owns culture?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 5, 2010, 7:10 AM Mar 5, 2010
12

A white group wins a competition in a dance identified with African Americans. So?

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Spreading rumors

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2010, 4:02 PM Mar 4, 2010
3

How to spread a rumor with social networking.

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Role reversal

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2010, 3:48 PM Mar 4, 2010
1

What if it were the Internet that was dying and newspapers that was the upstart media?

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Bill Lawrence and tribal sovereignty

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2010, 12:35 PM Mar 4, 2010
1

The Native American Press journalist was a relentless opponent of tribal government in Minnesota.

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A tax on plastic bags

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2010, 12:07 PM Mar 4, 2010
8

Should Minnesota impose a 5-cent tax on plastic bags?

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Wells Fargo execs raked in cash in 2009

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2010, 11:13 AM Mar 4, 2010
1

The giant bank is paying its bosses more than any other U.S. big bank.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 3/4/10: The angry American

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 4, 2010, 6:31 AM Mar 4, 2010
3

Are Americans as angry as the narrative says, when God shouldn’t be ‘part of the discussion,’ a reporter fills your pain, Duluth strikes back, and the healing power of coffee.

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Mary and Bob

Fresh Eye on the Radio: Exit the bully

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2010, 4:38 PM Mar 3, 2010
1

A Justice Department study says bullying in school is declining.

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The overblown JFK tower story

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2010, 2:11 PM Mar 3, 2010
14

Actual tapes of a boy giving air traffic control instructions reveal less drama than the news coverage of the story is suggesting.

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Sully art

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2010, 12:18 PM Mar 3, 2010
1

Only a real hero can inspire someone to make art with a duck.

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Linking jobs with politicians

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2010, 11:39 AM Mar 3, 2010
3

Jobs data is often used in political debates. Should it be?

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How has Facebook changed your life?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2010, 9:06 AM Mar 3, 2010
8

Live-blogging this morning’s Midmorning conversation on social networking

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The appliance rebate program postscript

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2010, 8:48 AM Mar 3, 2010
7

Now that it’s closed, will the appliance rebate program do what it was supposed to?

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Five by 8

Five at 8 – 3/3/10: Why does online cost more?

Bob CollinsBob Collins March 3, 2010, 6:50 AM Mar 3, 2010
9

Should online classes cost more, Duluth in winter by bike, kids in the control tower, encore in the Mayo atrium, and Rube Goldberg lives on the Internet.

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