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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for September 2010

Five by 8

Did the stimulus create jobs? (Five by 8 – 9/28/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 28, 2010, 7:12 AM Sep 28, 2010
21

It did, but will they last? Comedians fire back at Congress. Bike crackdown at the U of M. How to turn around a school system. The kids are alright.

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Mary and Bob

Early asteroid warning

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2010, 4:37 PM Sep 27, 2010
7

If there were an asteroid heading this way, how much notice would you want?

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Weather

The slow-motion flood

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2010, 3:46 PM Sep 27, 2010

Despite the amount of attention projected flooding is getting, only two locations are expected to have ‘major’ flooding.

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Surveys and trivia

Porn wave follows elections, study says

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2010, 2:09 PM Sep 27, 2010
4

A new study suggests that voting for the winning candidate makes a guy want to watch porn more.

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Southwest vs. Delta

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2010, 12:02 PM Sep 27, 2010
3

When Southwest Airlines announced a couple of years ago that it would start flying to Minneapolis-St. Paul, visions of low airfares danced in our heads, what with Southwest’s low-fare image and all. Has it worked out that way?

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Five by 8

River watch (Five by 8 – 9/27/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2010, 7:15 AM Sep 27, 2010
6

Flood zones by air, pastors dare the IRS, privatizing libraries, the mystery of the empty parks, and what part of ‘heads down’ don’t you understand?

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Northfield flooding

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2010, 8:56 AM Sep 26, 2010
3

A short documentary

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Target to downtown St. Paul?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 24, 2010, 3:26 PM Sep 24, 2010
2

What would cater to the needs of a shopper in downtown St. Paul?

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The comedians in Congress

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 24, 2010, 12:39 PM Sep 24, 2010
4

Comedian Stephen Colbert, who plays a conservative-leaning commentator on his nightly show, The Colbert Report, testified before Congress today in character.

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Roxana Saberi’s world

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 24, 2010, 11:44 AM Sep 24, 2010
1

The journalist, once imprisoned in Iran, is in the Twin Cities, talking about those who are still imprisoned.

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Dear parents, Take the foot off the gas

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 24, 2010, 10:18 AM Sep 24, 2010
3

Is one reason there’s a high number of suicides among teenagers the pressure parents put on their kids?

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Five by 8

It gets better (Five by 8 – 9/24/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 24, 2010, 5:46 AM Sep 24, 2010
7

There’s life after high school, after Troubled Waters, get your Neil Young here, don’t call them Twinkies, and how high school sports helps a young man who lost his father.

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Did release of Buesgens’ video violate his privacy?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 23, 2010, 3:53 PM Sep 23, 2010
6

Has Rep. Mark Buesgens’ privacy been violated by the release of video of his field sobriety test by Wright County authorities yesterday?

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Controversies surrounding the controversy

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 23, 2010, 1:07 PM Sep 23, 2010
8

Does the Catholic Church have the legal right to weigh in on political issues?

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Near midair over MSP

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 23, 2010, 11:29 AM Sep 23, 2010
26

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued this news release on a what it classifies as a “near midair” over Minneapolis St. Paul.

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