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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for May 2010

Quiz: Are you smarter than the MPR interns?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2010, 2:02 PM May 21, 2010
21

The MPR News Cut Quiz.

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Are you ready for another national political convention?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2010, 11:05 AM May 21, 2010
8

Minneapolis wants to host the Democratic National Convention.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 5/21/10: Business-friendly the drug cartel way

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 21, 2010, 7:13 AM May 21, 2010
3

Can Minnesota compete with Mexico, why save a drive-in, newspaper commenters up close, Chaudhary’s lapse, and life with leeches.

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The Employed: Thomas Schunk

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 20, 2010, 3:21 PM May 20, 2010
1

One of the people profiled in News Cut’s ‘The Unemployed’ series has found work.

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The baseball ticket stock market

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 20, 2010, 3:03 PM May 20, 2010
1

This might be the worst news for baseball fans since the designated hitters. The system that’s used to set airline ticket prices is now migrating to baseball tickets.

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Oil spill at your desk

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 20, 2010, 1:57 PM May 20, 2010
1

Live video of the Gulf oil spill.

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Al Franken and the definition of harassment

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 20, 2010, 1:33 PM May 20, 2010
4

Sen. Al Franken introduced a bill today designed to protect gay and lesbian students from bullying at school. There was a moment in his conversation with MPR’s Cathy Wurzer this morning that caught some attention.

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Bars and the burning effigies

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 20, 2010, 1:15 PM May 20, 2010
1

Bar patrons in West Allis, Wisc., are reportedly being investigated because they burned an effigy of President Barack Obama.

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Rand Paul and the race question he wouldn’t answer

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 20, 2010, 11:35 AM May 20, 2010
6

The Tea Party member made an issue bigger than it should’ve been.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 5/20/10: Google comes to the Twin Ports

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 20, 2010, 7:36 AM May 20, 2010
5

The magic of a girl named Google, an important question missing from today’s MPR poll, live video of the oil spill, Miukhtars’ birthday, and today’s reason to love the Internet.

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Bachmann vs. Twitter

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2010, 4:11 PM May 19, 2010

A reporter’s mission to use Twitter to cover Michele Bachmann fails.

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Autism and divorce

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2010, 3:50 PM May 19, 2010
2

A study debunks the myth that 80% of marriages of parents of autistic children end in divorce.

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Too young for adventure?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2010, 3:05 PM May 19, 2010
3

A 13-year old is trying to be the youngest person to climb Mt. Everest.

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Are some kids worth grieving over more than others?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2010, 1:03 PM May 19, 2010
4

If gang members aren’t worth mourning, is there any hope of saving them?

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When it comes to kids, what are we thinking?

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 19, 2010, 10:39 AM May 19, 2010
13

The story of the father who put his son near a cougar at Como isn’t the only case of risking our children we see each day.

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