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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for April 2011

Five by 8 · Sports

Nobility and the foul ball (5×8 – 4/13/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 13, 2011, 7:12 AM Apr 13, 2011
6

The kid and the ball, Band Aid art, you are the jury, whose flood is it, and what happens on the farm stays on the farm.

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Happy hour could save your life

Hart Van DenburgHart Van Denburg April 12, 2011, 5:00 PM Apr 12, 2011
2

The ills of alcohol are well known. However, study after study indicates that people who drink in moderation live longer and are happier. These studies haven’t helped to resolve why a drink or two a day can be good for you.

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Homeless documentary earns honors for Mahtomedi student

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 12, 2011, 10:04 AM Apr 12, 2011
6

Sam Ostlund’s documentary wins third prize in C-SPAN competition.

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Big plane vs. small plane: “Goliath won”

David CazaresDavid Cazares April 12, 2011, 9:52 AM Apr 12, 2011
2

A double-deck Air France Airbus 380 clipped the wing of a commuter jet at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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Five by 8

Should the small town be saved? (5×8 – 4/12/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 12, 2011, 7:13 AM Apr 12, 2011
3

When is it time to give up, the Civil War 150, pulling Planned Parenthood, Iman’s rape, and misunderstood melodies.

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An end to the mortgage deduction?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 11, 2011, 2:45 PM Apr 11, 2011
23

The mortgage deduction has been termed ‘America’s favorite deduction,’ but as tax day approaches, it seems harder to find its friends.

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A look back at opening day

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 11, 2011, 11:37 AM Apr 11, 2011
17

A mini-doc on opening day at Target Field.

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Bob Dylan: Sellout?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 11, 2011, 10:52 AM Apr 11, 2011
8

Bob Dylan played Ho Chi Minh City last night, and left out the peace anthems that made him famous during the Vietnam War.

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Five by 8

Whack-a-flood (5×8 – 4/11/11)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 11, 2011, 6:52 AM Apr 11, 2011
4

Whack-a-flood, a cost-benefit analysis of religion, life on a string, the final haircut, and saving the world with video games.

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Floods make for good neighbors

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 9, 2011, 9:16 PM Apr 9, 2011
3

Most of us don’t know many of our neighbors anymore and if it weren’t for the occasional flood, maybe the Riverview neighborhood of Moorhead would be like anywhere else.

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Waterworld

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 9, 2011, 2:45 PM Apr 9, 2011
1

Scenes from the flooding in rural Clay County, shot this afternoon.

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Flood zone by air

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 9, 2011, 2:33 PM Apr 9, 2011
1

Some video of the Fargo Moorhead area from topside.

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Looking ahead

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 9, 2011, 12:03 PM Apr 9, 2011

Before the Red River has even receded, residents are already considering the future floods.

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A man and his sump pump

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 9, 2011, 8:40 AM Apr 9, 2011
1

When the media — that’s me — come flying in to cover the major drama — this isn’t usually the type of thing we focus on — a man and his sump pump.

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Ditch skiing

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 8, 2011, 6:33 PM Apr 8, 2011
3

Not everyone is taking floods seriously.

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