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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for October 2010

The final debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 31, 2010, 9:15 AM Oct 31, 2010
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I’ll tell you what’s going on at the debate. You tell me what’s going on in the Vikings-Patriots game.

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Turning a pumpkin into a camera

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 30, 2010, 9:25 AM Oct 30, 2010

Some NPR employees tried out some newspaper’s instructions for turning a pumpkin into a camera. For their next trick, we’re hoping they figure out how to turn one into a big-screen HDTV.

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Oh, to be a Giants fan about right now

David CazaresDavid Cazares October 29, 2010, 4:45 PM Oct 29, 2010
2

This is the kind of fun we could be having if the Twins had a staff ace and could somehow get by the Yankees: Giants fans sing Journey during World Series Game 2 @ Yahoo! Video And if a Journey sing-a-long at a World Series game doesn’t look like enough of a hoot, check out Read more →

Weather

Wind redux

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2010, 12:29 PM Oct 29, 2010

In Minnesota high school football this week, the best way to get good field position, was to give up a touchdown.

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An emotional investment in the news

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2010, 9:38 AM Oct 29, 2010
2

The family, friends, and co-workers of Luke Bucklin are allowing us all to experience the helplessness and hopefulness that they are, thanks to the medium in which Bucklin makes his living — the Internet.

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Five by 8

Pat down or scan? (5×8 – 10/29/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2010, 7:15 AM Oct 29, 2010
8

How do you want to reveal yourself, the ‘what’ is easy but the ‘how’ is hard, fear the pumpkin, how biased are you, and when dreams come true.

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Time traveler in a Chaplin film?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2010, 3:14 PM Oct 28, 2010
4

Is a person appearing to talk on a cellphone in a Chaplin film from the future?

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Randy being Randy

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2010, 2:08 PM Oct 28, 2010
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Is Randy Moss really happy to be back in Minnesota? Some Minnesota sportswriters are tweeting that he won’t talk to the locals.

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Surveys and trivia

Paul was a fraud

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2010, 12:49 PM Oct 28, 2010
4

The Guardian blows the lid off the soccer-predicting octopus story.

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The last-minute voter

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2010, 12:16 PM Oct 28, 2010
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To what extent are the people who are just getting around to paying attention to the candidates digging deeply into the coverage provided so far?

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End of the road for I-35W bridge lawsuit.

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2010, 12:04 PM Oct 28, 2010

Years after completion of the replacement for the collapsed I35W bridge in Minneapolis, the Minnesota Supreme Court today rejected a claim by companies that lost out in the bidding process.

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It’s all in the question

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2010, 11:21 AM Oct 28, 2010
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Did an NBC affiliate in Texas believe that asking ‘are homosexuals the downfall of America’ was a neutrally phrased question?

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Five by 8

Barely true (5×8 – 10/28/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2010, 7:45 AM Oct 28, 2010
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A heavy dose of ‘false,’ should teachers be allowed to discuss homosexuality, when government is private business’ best friend, flight attendants on food stamps, and ideas for calling in sick.

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Poll: Keep funding NPR

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2010, 4:48 PM Oct 27, 2010
5

A survey shows Democrats are more likely to support funding for NPR than Republicans.

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Christine O’Donnel and the First Amendment – Part two

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2010, 3:45 PM Oct 27, 2010
2

The Delaware Senate candidate threatened to sue a Delaware radio station if a video of an interview with her was posted online. It was. She didn’t.

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