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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for May 2010

Surveys and trivia

Survey: Rochester is #6

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 26, 2010, 1:35 PM May 26, 2010

Kiplinger’s July issue names Rochester, Minnesota the 6th best city of 2010.

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The BP oil disaster: More than shortcuts

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 26, 2010, 12:19 PM May 26, 2010
3

Shortcuts may be too gentle a word for what happened on the Deepwater Horizon.

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It’s an illegal, old flag

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 26, 2010, 10:38 AM May 26, 2010
7

If you’re going to make an issue out of the display of the American flag, at least understand the proper way to display it.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 5/26/10: Twins rain on fans’ parade

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 26, 2010, 7:23 AM May 26, 2010
4

The perils of outdoor baseball, the Constitutional Convention by Twitter, should the government step in to protect Facebook users, the excitement of new citizens, and remembering Bill Hinkley.

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Minnesota education: Not up to standards

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 25, 2010, 4:06 PM May 25, 2010
8

Only 23 percent of black high school juniors can read at grad standard level.

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Surveys and trivia

Dispatches from Planet News

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 25, 2010, 2:38 PM May 25, 2010

Any day in the news business brings its share of bizarre tales, but for reasons we cannot fathom, today has been particularly filled with head-scratchers in the absence of significant news that’s not about oil.

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The limits of self-regulation

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 25, 2010, 12:42 PM May 25, 2010

A gambler violates his own ban on gambling, and is charged with trespassing.

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Fun times for census workers

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 25, 2010, 12:08 PM May 25, 2010
5

The Census Bureau has been producing vignettes of census workers describing the joys of their jobs. So far, nobody has listed having a gun pointed at them.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 5/25/10: Transitions

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 25, 2010, 7:15 AM May 25, 2010
2

The economy is changing us. Is it forever?

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Commencement roundup

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 24, 2010, 4:08 PM May 24, 2010
1

Every year at this time, News Cut begins posting commencement speeches. So far, this season, we have been generally underwhelmed by the speeches we’ve heard.

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Twitter, Facebook and the BP oil spill

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 24, 2010, 11:55 AM May 24, 2010
6

While PR experts give the use of social media high marks, many people aren’t buying the story being told.

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Surveys and trivia

Fit in Minneapolis

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 24, 2010, 10:27 AM May 24, 2010
1

Minneapolis is the third-most-fit metropolitan area in the country, a survey says.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 5/24/10: High points

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 24, 2010, 7:28 AM May 24, 2010
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Accomplishing your life’s highlight at 13, a tale of two communities, the most touristy areas in the world, why don’t ice ages last forever, and Milton Bradley’s demons.

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Scenes from the MPR open house

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2010, 4:30 PM May 23, 2010
7

The view from the UBS Forum.

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‘He wanted to be normal’

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 23, 2010, 7:54 AM May 23, 2010
3

As a rule, I don’t go to fundraisers or benefit dinners for organizations that have lobbyists at the Capitol, even though I work for one. I make one exception.

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