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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for February 2011

Five by 8

Erasing winter (5×8 – 2/11/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 11, 2011, 7:16 AM Feb 11, 2011
9

Destroying Winter Carnival evidence, love stories, trying kids as adults, a memo from the overhead bin, and photo contest winners.

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Fireworks, fireworks, fireworks

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 10, 2011, 2:32 PM Feb 10, 2011
8

House Republicans have proposed a bill repealing the ban on fireworks sales in Minnesota.

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When goalies fight

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 10, 2011, 12:19 PM Feb 10, 2011
15

Is there anything sillier than a couple of goalies squaring off?

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The coming brain drain

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 10, 2011, 11:18 AM Feb 10, 2011
1

The ‘best and the brightest’ may not necessarily be the ones who were born here, and increasingly, they’re not the ones staying here.

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After Mubarak

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 10, 2011, 10:03 AM Feb 10, 2011
2

Reports say the president of Egypt has given in to protester demands.

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Five by 8

Adios, winter (5×8 – 2/10/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 10, 2011, 7:28 AM Feb 10, 2011
8

The joy of cold, the joy of sandbagging, the joy of breakthroughs, the joy of the iPhone, and the nurse who allegedly stole a surgery patient’s pain med.

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Tales of the endless winter

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 9, 2011, 3:01 PM Feb 9, 2011
1

An ice-fisherman creates a unique way to alert him that he’s caught a fish.

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Dayton’s words

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 9, 2011, 2:38 PM Feb 9, 2011
2

The word cloud of Gov. Dayton State of the State speech looks remarkably similar to the ones Gov. Pawlenty gave.

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An eye on the river

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 9, 2011, 12:02 PM Feb 9, 2011
5

Meet John Beecher, who lives just south of Moorhead, Minnesota on the banks of the Red River. If he’s lucky, you’ll never hear of him again.

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A little prayer for Bernanke

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 9, 2011, 10:33 AM Feb 9, 2011
4

Bernanke went to Capitol Hill today to say what he and his predecessor have been saying for several years now: It’ll be several more years before things get back to what used to be normal.

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Five by 8

Athletics a la carte (5×8 -2/9/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 9, 2011, 7:15 AM Feb 9, 2011
31

Paying to play, talking txt, roundabouts reconsidered, the point of no return, and busted in a boom.

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When politics and beer mix, do beer drinkers lose?

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg February 8, 2011, 2:51 PM Feb 8, 2011
20

Could interest group politics kill Surly’s desire to make a buck selling you a beer in their brewery?

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Airplane Mode yes, but the phone stays on

David CazaresDavid Cazares February 8, 2011, 11:03 AM Feb 8, 2011
2

Are you bothered by friends who fidget with their phones during conversations? Are you an offender yourself? And do you believe that a smart phone, in a partially disabled state, can enhance friendly communications?

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Prince doesn’t put up with lame

smullis February 8, 2011, 10:15 AM Feb 8, 2011
3

If you don’t dance, you don’t get to share the stage with Prince.

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Outsmarting a river with a mind of its own

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 8, 2011, 12:00 AM Feb 8, 2011
6

When the Red River comes calling in March, it will try to destroy this neighborhood by finding the weak spot among neighbors.

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