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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for June 2010

Weather

What to do if your car flooded

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 26, 2010, 7:51 AM Jun 26, 2010
2

The people who will have the biggest problem are the ones who ignored warnings about driving through standing water.

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Weather

1,000 Words: The Storm

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2010, 6:40 PM Jun 25, 2010
1

The commuters of St. Paul and Minneapolis had it rough, especially the ‘Never Say Dry’ bicycle commuters.

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Quiz: The week in review

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2010, 6:31 PM Jun 25, 2010
11

As usual, the questions are about the news, but the answers may not be.

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The Pride ruling

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2010, 3:11 PM Jun 25, 2010
2

Regular readers of News Cut know that I love a good controversy over the United States Constitution, and the more reprehensible people find those who cite it, the stronger the Constitution emerges.

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On the NBA draft

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2010, 10:47 AM Jun 25, 2010

The Timberwolves seem more interested in saving money than winning basketball games.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 6/25/10: A weekend in the life of Minnesota 3

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 25, 2010, 7:29 AM Jun 25, 2010
2

The sum of Minnesota’s parts, art and the oil spill, a kindergarten brawl, bridge-jumping in Mankato, and art imitates soccer.

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Photographic perspective

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2010, 4:07 PM Jun 24, 2010
4

It’s a big, diverse, wonderful news world out there and I was reminded of this while browsing through the daily news photos from the Associated Press. Neither has anything to with the other. They just are.

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Ethics in a war zone

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2010, 2:48 PM Jun 24, 2010
2

Did NPR endanger a farmer by publicizing his name on an All Things Considered post last week?

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The jobs we do

Do-it-yourself reactor

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2010, 2:41 PM Jun 24, 2010
3

Mark Suppes has become the 38th private person to build his own nuclear reactor.

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The other bridge

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2010, 12:40 PM Jun 24, 2010
6

One of the largest construction projects in state history is about to end.

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What’s the Story Here? The bench

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2010, 10:38 AM Jun 24, 2010
2

Long-time News Cut reader Derek Schille has the latest contribution to the summer photo series.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 6/24/10: Carpmania

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 24, 2010, 7:31 AM Jun 24, 2010
3

Sex and the Asian Carp, iPhones and the cultists, tax credits and criminals, planes and people, and heroes and their stories.

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Mary and Bob

Fresh Eye on the Radio: Rolling Stone’s relevance

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 23, 2010, 4:55 PM Jun 23, 2010
4

Mary Lucia reveals why Rolling Stone, which has brought down a general, had become irrelevant.

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Slick from space

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 23, 2010, 3:47 PM Jun 23, 2010
1

NASA has released this satellite photo of the Gulf of Mexico, with the oil slick clearly visible.

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The Twitter excuse

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 23, 2010, 2:42 PM Jun 23, 2010
3

Politicians pretend their Twitter accounts are really from them, until it serves their purpose to deny it.

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